1. فإن تكن في الغزو دانية

    وفرس ترضى بها مركبا

    So if it is near at hand during the raid,

    and a horse you are content to take as a mount,

  2. فأقدم وغلا فاتخذ مذهباً

    في الأرض شرقاً واهجر المغربا

    then advance, and [unclear wording]; then take a path

    eastward through the land, and forsake the West.

  3. أقدم وإلا فاتخذ مذهباً

    بذلت فيها نصحك الأوجبا

    Advance; otherwise, take a path.

    In it I have offered you the most necessary counsel.