1. Haroun, O best of all the caliphs
Of those gone before, and this fleeting one

2. The horizons vie jealously for your face among them
So it's as if they're delighted wherever you are

3. So arrive with the good fortune and safety
For the auspicious bird has flown for you

4. Indeed the eyes are veiled from you in awe
So that when you begin with them, the onlooker lowers his gaze