1. Our pillars, lofty and sublime, and our fathers,
Our refuge from any misfortune that befalls us,

2. And the unrelenting, supreme sword with which
We protect our lands and evade those who oppose us.

3. Your advice arrived, making clear
To those who are guided the proof of its light.

4. Truth is not to be turned back by any critic,
For truth is far greater than them in stature.

5. And God knows I did not depend
On them to demolish any structure.

6. No - I did not prepare them out of anxiety
To restrain my tongue in their arena.

7. My enemies refuse that I take
Your guidance, be it in secret or openly.

8. But I am charged with all strange matters
Containing prohibitions, eloquence and clarity.