1. فَبَشِّرْ سماءَ السَّنَا والسَّناءِ

    بنجم هُدىً لاَحَ في آلِ هُوْدِ

    So bring glad tidings to the heaven of radiance and glory,

    Of a star of guidance that has shone in the house of Hud,

  2. بِمُقْتَبَسٍ من شُمُوْسِ النُّفُوْسِ

    ومُقْتَدَحٍ من زِنادِ السُّعُودِ

    Of a light borrowed from the suns of souls,

    And a spark struck from the firesticks of good fortune:

  3. هِلاَلٌ تَأَلَّقَ من بَدْرِ سَعْدٍ

    ومُزْنٌ تَخَلَّقَ من بَحْرِ جُودِ

    A crescent gleaming from a full moon of good fortune,

    And a rain cloud formed from a sea of generosity;

  4. شِهابُ مِنَ النَّيِّرَيْنِ استَطَارَ

    لإِرْدَاءِ كلِّ مَرِيْدٍ عَنِيْدِ

    A meteor that shot forth from the two luminaries,

    To strike down every stubborn rebel;

  5. ونَصْلٌ إذا تَمَّ منه انتِضَاءٌ

    فَوَيْحَ العِدَا مِنْ مٌبِيْرٍ مُبِيْدِ

    And a blade—once its unsheathing is complete,

    Then woe to foes at the hands of a destroyer, an annihilator!

  6. تَبَيَّنَ فيه كُمُوْنُ الذَّكاءِ

    ويا رُبَّ نارٍ بِمُخْضَرِّ عُوْدِ

    The brilliance latent within him has become apparent;

    And oh, many a fire lies in green wood!