1. Your outstretched hand cannot be matched,
Horses exhausted from racing cannot keep up.
١. أما مداكَ فغايةٌ لم تُلحَقِ
أعيَت على غُرِّ الجِيادِ السُبَّقِ
2. With your fortune, clarify every ambiguous meaning,
With your sword, open every locked door.
٢. فاشرَح بِسَعدِكَ كُلَّ مَعنىً مُشكِلٍ
وافتَح بِسَيفِكَ كُلَّ بابٍ مُغلَقِ
3. March against the enemy, break forth with your resolve,
Bringing the light of victory to West and East.
٣. واغزُ العِدا واصدَع بعَزمِكَ مُطلعاً
نورَ الفُتوحِ بمغربٍ ومشرقِ
4. For God, you have renowned scenes,
The likes of which were never witnessed by God before.
٤. لِلَّهِ منكَ مَشاهِدٌ مَشهورةٌ
عند الإلهِ بِمثلِها لم تُسبَقِ
5. Like the ditch you undertook,
Emulating the acts of the Messenger and his companions.
٥. مثلُ الحفيرِ بها الذي باشَرتَهُ
فِعلَ الرسولِ وَصَحبِهِ في الخَندَقِ
6. It suffices that your noble intention
Guides the way with its radiant light.
٦. وَكَفى بِنِيَّتِكَ الكَريمَة أَنَّها
تَهدِي السَّبيلَ بِنورِها المُتألِّقِ
7. So honor it with a victorious raid
That dawns upon the world with a shining face.
٧. فأَكرِم بها من غَزوَةٍ مَنصورَةٍ
طلعت على الدنيا بوجهٍ مشرقِ