نجومُthe stars سعودكyour good fortune لاdo not تَفْتُرُwane
نجومُ سعودك لا تَفْتُرُ
وآياتُand the signs فضلكyour excellence لاare not تُنْكَرُdenied
وآياتُ فضلك لا تُنْكَرُ
The stars of your good fortune never wane.
Your stars of glory never cease to shine
And the signs of your excellence cannot be denied.
And signs of your grace are there for all time
وفيand in كلّall ماthat which أنتyou فَعَّالُهever doing it
وفي كلّ ما أنت فَعَّالُه
لكyours are المعجزاتُthe marvels الّتيthat تَبْهَرdazzle
لك المعجزاتُ الّتي تَبْهَر
And in all that you do,
In all that you do wondrously well
Yours are the marvels that dazzle.
Your miracles amaze and truly excel
فمجدُكfor your glory ماthere is no فوقهabove it مَصْعَدٌa height to ascend
فمجدُك ما فوقه مَصْعَدٌ
وقَصْرُكand your palace ماthere is no بعدهbeyond it منظَرa sight
وقَصْرُك ما بعده منظَر
For there is no height above your glory,
Your glory towers over all ascent
And no sight surpasses your palace.
Your palace has no earthly equivalent
مَنَازِلُdwellings لمdid not يَبْنِbuild مِثلاًa likeness لهاof them
مَنَازِلُ لم يَبْنِ مِثلاً لها
علىon الأرضthe earth كِسْرَىKhosrow ولاnor قَيْصَرCaesar
على الأرض كِسْرَى ولا قَيْصَر
Dwellings whose like was never built
Its halls surpassing any Citadel
On earth by Khosrow or Caesar.
Built in splendor by Cyrus or infidel
بناءa structure تردّدَmoved to and fro فيهwithin it الجَمَالُbeauty
بناء تردّدَ فيه الجَمَالُ
ولاحand shone عليهupon it السَّناradiance الأنوَرthe brightest
ولاح عليه السَّنا الأنوَر
A structure in which beauty moved to and fro,
Where perfection and brilliance entwine
And the brightest radiance shone upon it.
And the glorious stars and moonlight shine
فظاهرُهso its exterior العزّglory مستظهَرٌoutwardly displayed
فظاهرُه العزّ مستظهَرٌ
وباطنهand its interior التِبْرُraw gold والجوهرُand jewels
وباطنه التِبْرُ والجوهرُ
So its exterior is glory made manifest,
Its magnificence and honor no secret things
And its interior is gold and jewels.
Its essence of glory and virtue it brings
ولوand even if سَحَرَتْcast a spell أَرْبُعٌdwellings قبلَهbefore it
ولو سَحَرَتْ أَرْبُعٌ قبلَه
لكانthen it would be البديعَthe wondrous one الذيthat يَسحَرenchants
لكان البديعَ الذي يَسحَر
And even if dwellings before it had cast a spell,
And if four sorcerers came before
It would be the wondrous one that enchants.
Still your creation would leave them in awe
فَهُنِّيتَهso may you be blessed with it وتملأْتَهand may you enjoy it fully
فَهُنِّيتَه وتملأْتَه
وذَلَّand may it submit لكto you الدهرُtime والأعصرُand the ages
وذَلَّ لك الدهرُ والأعصرُ
So may you be blessed with it and enjoy it to the full,
You filled it with joy and pride abound
And may time and the ages bow to you.
While time and eras circle around