1. وَمُشرِفِ الهادي طَويلِ السُرى

    ضافي سَبيبِ الذَيلِ وَالعُرفِ

    And a steed with lofty neck, far-ranging by night,

    with abundant hair of tail and mane.

  2. يُصَرِّفُ الفارِسُ في لِبدِهِ

    طِرفاً بِهِ أَسرَعَ مِن طَرفِ

    The rider guides, upon its saddlecloth,

    a noble steed, swifter with him than a blink.

  3. مُؤَدَّباً لَو كانَ مُستَعبَداً

    لَم يَعبُدِ اللَهَ عَلى حَرفِ

    Well-trained—were it bound to worship,

    it would not worship God on the brink.

  4. مِن أَنجُمِ السَعدِ وَلَكِنَّهُ

    يَومَ الوَغى مِن أَنجُمِ القَذفِ

    One of the stars of good fortune, yet it is,

    on the day of battle, one of the shooting stars.