1. You are the one who drove away our adversity,
While we fear the destructive events of time.

2. We have held onto a rope whose end we do not fear,
To a noble one whose pillars are lofty.

3. You have not seen the likes of Al-Ash`ari when he shoots
A rope towards two palms to a frightened one.

4. He prevents harm from the neighbors and hastens aid to others,
And he protects what is in the scriptures for Islam.

5. I see my camels - the best of them yearn
When their strings are tied to the tent poles.

6. With them lethal blows are warded if it is necessary
And the deep pools of eyes that shed many tears are cooled.

7. We prayed to God when there descended upon us
A night of covered darkness.

8. So Bilal unsheathed his sword for the enemy,
Against the stupidity of the mound, the smooth-faced executioner.

9. I saw Bilal buying with his charges,
And with the sword the best of the generous and quick to help.

10. From Bilal actions that secretly twisted our hearts
To the denier of favors - knowledgeable of the truth.