1. For whom is that kingdom whose side majesty made strong
Its owner preached morals to angels and men alike

2. Is it your kingdom, O David, and the kingdom that
He is jealous over it and the Giver of it

3. He wanted something so breasts were filled with awe
So he followed gently and results were momentous

4. He took aim and the arrow flew back while creation slumbered
Does his creation beware Him or keep a vigil on Him

5. Can the feast of life be annulled for an obscure worm
And its splendor fold up and its processions cease

6. And the sorrowful heart return with its visitors
Among them the lamps of the world and its stars

7. And the hand of fate capriciously wield its power
Against the boughs of the bow till triumph is its striker

8. And the haughty people beseech their Lord
And the drawer of schemes from imagination sheathe his sword

9. And the Lord of the feast be hidden in his feast's hour
And its edges lose their fine points

10. Behold, such is this world and such is its love
Why then, does not its suitor act prudently

11. Edward made for it feasts for his crown
While nothing is counted by God as His calculator

12. Its news crept into the dust interrogating
Its easts and its wests about its affair

13. And the pebbles on land challenged the feet that tread them
And the sea waves challenged their rider

14. To a procession the like of which earth never brought forth
And never will parade above it anything approximating it

15. When it marched, people marched behind it
And the ships of kings fastened its saddles

16. Its horses surround it like ants in the wilderness
And its ships fill the horizons of the oceans

17. Order of splendor and processions adorned it
A time soon in doubt are its woes and afflictions

18. While the people's path is safe to their quest
When it is fearful conjectures its directions

19. When feasts come in every ear
Its rumors course east and west

20. Hope then no sooner despair then no stay
Ask fate which of the two is its wonders

21. Oh, would that I know where its troops were
And how derelict were its defenders for ransom

22. And its ship turned back on its heels
And who in the sea a day made it combatant

23. And how did mishaps elude it seeking
And what habituated it that its wins elude

24. To you belongs the kingdom, You who peculiarly honored His Self
And whom the stratagems of kings cannot outwit

25. Thus no throne but You inherits its glory
And no crown but You rightfully earns it

26. And I believe in the knowledge which you are its light
And from You its hands and from You its minarets

27. You grant safety from fear through it to every victor
To his command on earth though malady vanquishes him

28. Ask the King of Two Domains, did he conquer powers
And the lion of mankind comply and battle against him

29. And did his Vizier lift the tough disease
And did its doorkeeper veil the forbidden door

30. And did his people send other than prayers
And did his kin double down other than with supplication

31. There knowledge is tested with its trial
And the weapon of the soul made useful by its experiences

32. The generous hand, harm cannot touch its limit
And in other than it, the evil of creation and its contenders

33. When it passes by a person, it would be as if
His life like Jesus's finger toward a corpse addressing it

34. And its actions easier than wounds of rebuff
And its strikes simpler than the sword of quick glance

35. Wondrous, either hoped for gain or feared against
Whom the West hopes while the East flees from

36. If white and black slaves were ransom
His troops would cast their spears in the lands

37. If over knowledge there were a crown to crown
A doctor whose company he kept yesterday they would crown

38. So I believe in God whose glory is mighty
And I believe in knowledge whose seeker is mighty