1. O you who describe the generous Arabs as a nation
Among whom zeal for the sacred and valor remain

2. And who honor the intrinsic nature of the Pre-Islamic Era
Which all other civilizations envied with their hands

3. And who restore the ways of that generation as
Witnessed by onlookers and indicated by relics

4. And represent virtuous morals as they
Appeared like stars and fragrant flowers

5. And explain to the West how
Poetry of help owned the East

6. And some of their poets became
An obeyed king among them, a conqueror

7. Yes, your testimony which they augmented
Won over the stranger and pleased approbation

8. With true news you were fair to a people
Who before you were wronged by reports

9. You exalted their passion, chastity, and one
Who rejects drink though fire is in his bowels

10. And the loyalty of beautiful ladies, for with
The noble, the free are honored

11. You stood and made others stop at their ruins
Where yearning and recollection stir you

12. And walked among their meadows, in a garden
Whose fruits are manners and ideas

13. No storm can fade its bloom, though
It may fade the abodes and people with storms

14. Reports exhausted me until I became
As though strings were in my hearing

15. And people's talk made me visualize them
As though they were civilizations before my sight

16. If reminiscing could bring back a patron
Among them, conviviality and hospitality would return

17. Their instincts were good, so when they were surprised
By their prophet they recognized the path and walked it

18. Their resolves remained steadfast, so when they struggled
That tide seized the kingdoms

19. If you are loyal to them you are their friend
And if you look after them you are their neighbor

20. You reminded Egypt of that conquest which
Made your noble ancestors forget

21. They offered kingdoms and tested their rulings
In various ways until they chose and preferred

22. That if they welcomed the Muslims and were sincere
To them, they would be Muhammad's in-laws

23. What you have presented hoping
For the expected future and rejoicing

24. If you are celebrated by an Egyptian group
You are celebrated by Hashim and Nazar

25. Would that I were a pilgrim among the tribes
Bearing the blessed Imam's insignia

26. I would call and rouse every sleepy one
Until civilization and construction return

27. And gather them around the crescent to ransom
Themselves, the protectors of the kingdom and its helpers

28. A harmony that satisfies the Ottomans among them
Is more worthy of the most loyal and jealous guardian