برياض تفتخر الرياض على الورى

برياض تفتخر الرياض على الورى

فشذا اسمه ألقى عليها العنبرا

فشذا اسمه ألقى عليها العنبرا

Through Riyad, the gardens boast over humankind;

With gardens Riyadh takes pride before all

For his name's fragrance has cast ambergris upon them.

As its name an ambergris did spread

ونداه فاض على البلاد فأصبحت

ونداه فاض على البلاد فأصبحت

روضاً أريضاً بالسعادة مثمرا

روضاً أريضاً بالسعادة مثمرا

And his generosity overflowed across the lands, so they became

Its voice called and overflowed through the lands

A lush garden, fruitful with happiness.

Becoming a fertile meadow of bliss

لو لم يكن ملأ الممالك حكمةً

لو لم يكن ملأ الممالك حكمةً

ما جاده اللَه النظارة منبرا

ما جاده اللَه النظارة منبرا

Had he not filled the kingdoms with wisdom,

If the kingdoms were not filled with wisdom

God would not have granted him the ministry as a pulpit.

God would not have given it the pulpit to spread

فهو الذي لولا حلاوة عدله

فهو الذي لولا حلاوة عدله

حست العباد السوكران المنكرا

حست العباد السوكران المنكرا

For he is the one: without the sweetness of his justice,

It is he who if not for the sweetness of his justice

The people would have drunk the loathsome hemlock,

The people would have felt the bitter and abhorred

وخلت من الحكم التي ملأت معا

وخلت من الحكم التي ملأت معا

رفه بها الدنيا ومدَّنت القرى

رفه بها الدنيا ومدَّنت القرى

And been bereft of the wise counsels that together filled

And it would have been devoid of the rule that filled it

The world with well-being and civilized the villages.

Its luxury spread through the lands and built the villages

مولاي أبعدت الخيانة بالتقى

مولاي أبعدت الخيانة بالتقى

ونشرت أعلام الأمانة في الورى

ونشرت أعلام الأمانة في الورى

My lord, you banished treachery through piety,

My Master you have banished treachery with piety

And unfurled the banners of trustworthiness among humankind.

And spread the flags of trustworthiness in the lands

فاسلم لعزم الداخلية صارماً

فاسلم لعزم الداخلية صارماً

ولهام حزم الخارجية مغفرا

ولهام حزم الخارجية مغفرا

May you remain a sharp sword for the Interior's resolve,

So bow to the resolute homeland security

And a helmet for the head of Foreign Affairs' prudence.

And forgive the zeal of foreign security

فهما بدائرة اقتدارك آيةٌ

فهما بدائرة اقتدارك آيةٌ

صغرى وكل الصيد في جوف الفرا

صغرى وكل الصيد في جوف الفرا

For those two, within the sphere of your power, are a sign—

For they are under the orbit of your power a sign

A small one; all the game is in the wild ass's belly.

Minor, and all the prey is in the belly of the bowman