العَمُّ حَسَن رَحَّبَ في أَفْرَاحِ صَالِح lyrics

العَمُّ حَسَن رَحَّبَ في أَفْرَاحِ صَالِح

Uncle Hassan welcomed at Saleh's celebration

تَرْحِيبَ مَا مِثْلَه لِمَنْ جَاءَ يِهَنِّيه

A welcome like no other for those who came to congratulate him

بِنَهْمٍ وَالهَيْلِ مَعَ العُودِ فَايِح

With generosity and cardamom, with oud fragrant

وَالعَيْشُ في صِحَافَهْ وَسَمْنٍ يِغَطِّيه

And rice in platters, covered with ghee

في قَدْرَكُمْ نَقَى مِنْ أَطْيَبْ ذَبَايِح

Fī qadrakum naqā min aṭyab dhabāyiḥ

In your honor, we have the purest of the finest sacrifices

كَرِيمٍ مَا يِحْسِبْ مَا تِعْطِي أَيَادِيه

Generous, he doesn't count what his hands give

فِيهِمْ كَرَمْ وَالدُّنْيَا كَانَتْ شَحَايِح

Fīhim karam wal-dunyā kānat shaḥāyiḥ

They have generosity, even when the world was scarce

بَيْتٍ مُقَدَّرْ وَسْطَ نَصْبَهْ وَنِغْلِيه

Baytin muqaddar wasṭa naṣbah wa nighlīh

A respected house amidst its setup, and we cherish it

ضُيُوفُهْ نُخْبَهْ يَسْتَاهِلُونَ المَدَايِح

Ḍuyūfuhu nukhbah yastāhilūna al-madāyiḥ

His guests are elite, deserving of praise

المُحَافِظْ وَاللِّي مَعَهْ اللهُ يِحَيِّيه

The Governor and those with him, may God bless them

بِالرَّقُوشْ قَبْلَ الخُتُومْ وَالمَنَايِح

Bil-raqqūsh qabla al-khutūm wal-manāyiḥ

With engravings before seals and grants

مِنْ سَابِقِ الأَزْمَانْ فِعْلَهْ مِعَلِّيه

From ancient times, his deeds have elevated him

مَعَ عَبْدِالعَزِيزْ هَدُّوا القُبَبْ وَالضَّرَايِح

With Abdulaziz, they demolished domes and shrines

سِلْمٍ لِمَنْ سَالَمْ وَعَادُوا مُعَادِيه

Peace to those who seek peace, and they oppose his enemies

وَلَاهُمْ في الدَّمْ بَيْنَ الصَّفَايِح

Walāhum fī al-dam bayna al-ṣafāyiḥ

And their loyalty is in the blood between the rocks

وَدَايِمْ مُحَافِظْنَا يُجَسِّدْ مَعَانِيه

And our Governor always embodies its meanings

وَشَيْخْنَا وَجْهَ السَّعْدْ وَالفَرَايِح

And our Sheikh, the face of good fortune and joy

عُثْمَانْ مَهْمَا أَقُولْ مَا بَقْدَرْ أُوفِيه

Othman, no matter what I say, I cannot do him justice

وَلَاءَ الزِّنَادْ قَبْلَ النِّظَامْ وَاللَّوَايِح

And the loyalty of the flint before systems and regulations

جُنْدُ الوَطَنْ لَا مِنْ دَعَانَا نِلَبِّيه

Soldiers of the homeland, if it calls us, we answer

وَرِيسٍ حَبُّوهْ كُلُّ الشَّرَايِح

Wa rīsin ḥabbūhu kullu al-sharāyiḥ

And a leader whom all segments loved

أَبُو مُهَنَّدْ لَا ذُكِرْ وَالنِّعْمَ فِيه

Abu Muhannad, when mentioned, how excellent he is!

وَالعُمْرْ لَوْ طَالَ لَهْ نِهَايَهْ وَرَايِح

And life, even if long, has an end and passes

وَأَخْلَاقُ الإِنْسَانْ لِلْمَعَالِي تِرَقِّيه

And human morals elevate one to high ranks

وَاللِّي يَفُوقُ الشِّعْرَ وَكُلَّ المَدَايِح

And what surpasses poetry and all praises

وَلِيُّ العَهْدِ وَمَلِيكْنَا اللهُ يِخَلِّيه

The Crown Prince and our King, may God preserve him

وَإِحْنَا دُرُوعًا لِلْوَطَنْ في الجَوَايِح

And we are shields for the homeland in calamities

نِرْخِصْ لَهُ الأَرْوَاحْ بِالدَّمْ نِفْدِيه

Nirkhiṣ lahu al-arwāḥ bil-dam nifdīh

We make our souls cheap for it, with blood we redeem it

صَلُّوا صَلَاةً عِطْرُهَا المِسْكْ فَايِح

Send blessings whose fragrance is musk, wafting

عَلَى مُحَمَّدْ كُلَّ مَا حَدٍّ طَرَاها

Upon Muhammad, every time someone mentions him