'Dubai it,' my lord — a word and a deed

And a deed before a word whenever it is spoken

For you today are swifter than light

And you, in truth, are more fragrant than jasmine

'Dubai' — a new standard of excellence

For achievement, morning and evening, you are thanked

My lord's will knows no impossible

Ambition reaching for the stars, and beyond

On record time we place our wager

And who is worthier of achievement than Dubai?

Our speed and our quality are our ambition

Without haste, and without slowness worth mentioning

To achieve progress we were created

Our progress has given expression to creativity

With 'the philosophy of Dubai it' we have made

For generations a passage toward action