1. Between doom and spear and honored lineage
And the resolve of the gallant youth in that cause

2. None attains glory unless he possesses
A soul yearning for what old age makes unattainable

3. Generosity, valor, and pardon when able
And humility when misfortune intensifies

4. And a stallion who makes the earth seem small under his tread
Before whom the sandy hills and dunes bow down

5. To God is the effort of the Imam of Muslims
For he encompasses the traits that elevate ranks

6. Abdul Aziz whom no rising sun matched
On any day, nor will match throughout the eras

7. What I said is but a drop from the sea of his ambition
Alas, verse and prose cannot enumerate his virtues

8. From the beginning they renewed people's religion for them
With revelation, supported by Indian teak

9. They stood by Abu Bakr the Truthful and did not waver
When people and passions were thrown into confusion

10. He repelled them with the spear from where they had come forth
And said, fulfill what is mandated in our canon

11. While you, whether Bedouin or settled folk
Are only inclined toward what will ruin you

12. This one circumambulates the Lord of the Grave bewailing Him
Hoping for salvation when hardship intensifies

13. While that one invalidates the verses about God's attributes
Deceived into distorting what the scriptures have brought

14. You have taken a stance that would ruin those who take it
And the Arabs have assailed you with the bow of hatred

15. But whoever helps the Merciful - He will help him
The army of God - though few they overcome many

16. You have returned them to the Straight Path, though before you
They had deviated from the way of the Chosen One

17. What an excellent minister you have, a shaykh whose words
Are those of God, the Elect, and the Companions

18. His Master has given him light, by which he finds guidance
And God apportions to whom He wills what He grants

19. A care that has encompassed Najd and its inhabitants
Through him, a source of pride for them throughout the ages

20. And when the shadow of security diminished
And its banners departed from Najd and treachery spread

21. God brought you as a savior for the people and the lands
A blessed rain after they had suffered drought

22. You began erasing the verses of misguidance with what
The definitive texts decree - neither falsehood nor lies -

23. Until the channel of religion was set aright and straightened
So praise be to God - no doubt or suspicion

24. And how many noble traits of character you have brought
By which your noble forefathers would be pleased in their graves

25. And remember the tribulation of the sons of Islam - they
Are excellent supporters and a fortress when the war flares up

26. A people who sacrificed themselves in God's cause
And strove seeking reward, purifying their intentions

27. Stand near the arrows of the swift she-camel, addressing her
As she is covered by the saddlecloth, shielded by armor

28. She glances at the whip at times, startled
When she sees its shadow or it touches her hind leg

29. Take her from the prosperous land, making
Your steadfast grandfather your guide, lest landmarks confuse you

30. Greet Faisal and mention his achievements
And say to him: thus should the noble ones act

31. The Imam's sword which his hand grasps
Unfailing in battle - no jesting with its edge

32. When the Imam draws it for the encounter
It surges forth while the fire of war blazes

33. The chief of the exalted ones - through the faith his glory
And through him the faith is exalted, lineage regardless

34. He who inhabits Dar al-Reaya that was built
On piety and guidance - the noblest of Arabs inhabit it

35. The people of Riyadh gave sincere counsel
For the religion, their advice sincere, without deceit

36. So too their brothers - do not forget their merit -
Wherever they went, they were champions of truth

37. I mean by them the partisans of Islam, who reside
In Mubarraz, mobilizing for war on the apostates

38. And mention the achievements of a people whose sole aim
Was jihad against the deviants - not supererogatory acts or spoils

39. They are the people of the township, brethren who have a history
Of righteous deeds hoped to bring one close to God

40. God unleashed upon the people of Kuwait through them
The whip of torment, in whose folds lies wrath

41. The beasts of prey gorged until sated, then other packs
Set upon them, one after another in succession

42. And the birds peck at the tops of their skulls
As if a drinking-companion sipping the wine of death's rapture

43. How many bereaved women slap their cheeks crying:
"Alas if battle could avail!"

44. In your accursed name they took ill omens
When in your "salama" lay destruction

45. Such is the vengeance of the Imam of the Muslims upon you
Either repent, or progeny and ancestry will be obliterated

46. O people of religion and faith, I owe you
A duty, I see, to advise you sincerely

47. Hold fast to God's Book, follow the way
Of the Messenger, and let not passions seize you

48. And advise the Guardian sincerely, for it is
Incumbent upon you by verses in the Scripture

49. The Prophet made their obedience obligatory by textual decree
Even if they take wealth or strike you

50. Unless their command is polytheism and disobedience
There obedience is required - otherwise it is not

51. But when they aim at reform and make effort
And neither motive nor cause is clear to us

52. Then objection or defiance are not warranted
The definitive texts of truth have come urging accord

53. Then, blessings upon the Guide and his partisans
And his Companions, as long as the clouds pour rain