Having no peer

Beyond description and those who seek to describe
Your rank O you who enhance all qualities

Your name heads the tome of the immortals
First and in the highest lines

By your name alone you teach the wise
The alpha and omega, O Symbol of Steadiness

Long live O (Maktoum) of the shining countenance
By which we travel on dark nights

Generosity from you learned two things:
Generous patience and nobility

Rain, ocean and lions in their dens
Take from you lessons so clear

And the sky and the mountains unbending
Have drawn upon your glory and stature

And you taught nights and years
To obey you gladly and willingly

Our Sheikh to whom we owe gratitude
Creator of the nation's glories

I confirm that you are without peer
And nights* cannot bring forth your equal

The moon and the sun, like me, confirm
That your light illuminates darkness

Your description, none will capture
Beyond description, not limited to traits.

* Meaning time