1. رَكِبنا رِياحاً مِن كَرائِمِ خَيلِهِ

    تَؤُمُّ سَحاباً مِن سَماءِ سَماحِهِ

    We rode winds from among his finest steeds,

    Heading toward clouds from the sky of his generosity.

  2. فَقُل لِلَيالي الخَطبِ طولي أَو اُقصِري

    فَإِنّي على وَعدِ السُرى مِن صَباحِهِ

    So tell the nights of calamity: grow long or short,

    For I trust the promise his dawn makes to the night journey.

  3. وَلَمّا نَضا الأَستارَ عَن نورِ وَجهِهِ

    تَغَطَّيتُ مِن دَهري بِظِلِّ جَناحِهِ

    And when he drew the veils from the light of his face,

    I sheltered from my fate in the shade of his wing.