1. When an orator's eloquence
Suffices troops and their dispatch,
١. إِذا دَهى خَطبٌ فآراؤُه
تُغني عَنِ الجَيشِ وَتَسريبِه
2. And when night's darkness is intense,
His wisdom shines to light their path.
٢. وَإِن دَجا لَيلٌ بَدا نُورُهُ
لِلرَكبِ نَجماً فَهيَ تَسري بِه