1. A rose whose essence is guaranteed success,
It is the dignity of this life and triumph in the afterlife,

2. Jihad has called you for covert victory,
It appears to you amongst the rugged mountains,

3. Leave the abodes for the eternal abode and embark
Upon the tumultuous seas to the bountiful greenery,

4. And accustom yourselves to the bitterness of the waters during travel,
Quench your thirst with the water of the Cistern that is unperturbed,

5. And endure the turbulent ocean, for it
Is a cause for you to obtain the Kawthar river,

6. And withstand the heat of migration, for it
Is shade for you on the Day of the Greatest Gathering,

7. O company of Arabs, those who inherited
The noble qualities of chivalry generation after generation,

8. Indeed God has purchased your souls
Sell yourselves and may the reward of the Buyer delight you,

9. You are most deserving to aid the religion of your Prophet
And through you it paved the way in ancient times,

10. You built its pillar so reinforce
That edifice with every dark-complexioned spear,

11. You have clattering swords which if you mounted
Would suffice you against every deceitful party,

12. And if you readied your resolves
You would vanquish your enemies with an army,

13. And if you directed your aspirations
They would stab them before the quivering spearhead,

14. Guidance now complains of thirst while you are
Its shade and downpour like pouring rain,

15. And darkness has covered the peninsula while your slumber
Is folded over the rising dawn,

16. The religion called you while above your pillows
Is the screaming plea and desire of the seeker of help,

17. No remnant remains for Islam other than a remnant
That has grown accustomed to the extraordinary events,

18. While disbelief aggressively expands and guidance
Clings to the tail of a dreary life,

19. The whites writhe anxiously in the darkness,
For truth to throw down the hand of the belittled one,

20. And the horses fidget impatiently tethered
Lest they freely roam amidst the yellow hordes,

21. How they have denied so many symbols! How they destroyed
So many groups! How they altered so many sanctuaries!

22. How they invalidated the Prophet's ways and suspended
The peak of monotheism's adornment - the Pulpit!

23. Where are the protectors? Why have they not been resurrected?
Where are the resolvers? Why do they not rise?

24. Is there a horseman among you who grips
A sword while the religion of Muhammad is not aided?

25. Or how can the steeds boast of a crooked one among you
And the spears attribute themselves to an unblemished horse?

26. Shake out your garments for an endeavor in which you are clothed
In robes that are gained or excellent,

27. Exert yourselves and grow your rewards through jihad,
The aim of one who rolls up his sleeves is not disappointed,

28. In grave tribulations your merit becomes evident
And the fire informs of the acumen of the ambergris,

29. If Islam were personified he would come to you
Hastily with an anxious and confused self,

30. If he called you for aid saying "My family O my comrades!"
And summoned you, O my clan, O my company!