1. The Commander of the Faithful will come with
Crowds whose determination and sorrow are evident

2. My echoes respond to every poem
That I dedicate to one who does not disgrace it

3. I exalt the family of Marwan in it, for they
When the fear of a slave of the sun spread, their fortresses protected it

4. Lions in the valleys of fervent zeal, vigilant
Protecting their cubs from the mountains' peaks

5. When they sought the highest virtues, they attained
What the accounts of a people and their religion reached

6. The enemies exerted themselves in vain, their efforts failed
While maidens of battles came to your aid

7. They did not find in you, O son of Marwan, any flaw
Nor an ignorant one in dire straits seeking refuge

8. Rather, they tested in you a distant, sleepless vigor
Its wealth overflowing and its essence pure

9. If they exceeded its favors, it surrendered them
To a torrent in which swimmers cannot see its depths

10. When he intended to raid, no steed swayed his resolve
Adorned with a string of pearls that graced it

11. It cautioned him, but when the caution went unheeded
It wept, crying from the pain that distressed it

12. Nor did its caution dissuade him in his youth
The day its affairs commenced with tears

13. Rather, the resolute man of principle went forth
To the clear, evident truth that revealed it

14. I smell the pervading scent in his turban that showed
His belt on a body that gives it strength

15. And the honesty of promises - for it is said:
Only one certain of the unseen fulfills them

16. As they strike the line of battle to affirm
And return the horses in mass, their forelocks tossed

17. A noble the war purified until he turned
As it had purified rage in the blows of its spearheads

18. And the honesty of promises - for it is said:
Only one certain of the unseen fulfills them

19. As they strike the line of battle to affirm
And return the horses in mass, their forelocks tossed

20. A noble the war purified until he turned
As it had purified rage in the blows of its spearheads