1. Your staying, O knight of the Muslims
Has brought guidance and delighted the eyes

2. Were it not for your defense of the abode of guidance
People would have lost this world and religion

3. Through you the Fatimid state held fast
You tied it with a firm rope

4. You became its bracelet and rampart
And a mighty citadel protecting it

5. You were faithful to the pacts, nay more
You protected its people, being the trusted, strong one

6. The conscience of loyalty whispers to you about them
Like Moses' talk on Mount Sinai

7. And your worth that you be pleased with anything
Noble, even if it were a precious pearl

8. And he who wore out the nights standing guard
What would robes of honor mean to him?

9. You stayed until you saw with your own eyes
That every surmise had become certainty