1. لي الملكُ لا بل نحن للملكِ آلة

    فإنْ كنتَ ذا علم بما قلتفاهتدى

    Dominion is mine—no, rather we are an instrument for the King.

    For if you know what I said, then he found guidance.

  2. تخيل لي السلطان ان كنتُ حاكماً

    بصورة مهديّ وسنة مهتدي

    Sovereignty seemed mine, if I were a ruler,

    In the form of one rightly guided, and following a guided one's way.

  3. فإنَّ بالاستحقاق قد نالَ ملكه

    ويغفلُ عما في الرداء لمرتد

    For indeed, by right he has attained his dominion,

    And he is heedless of what is in the cloak for its wearer.

  4. وليس بالاستحقاق ما نال آية

    ليسأل عنه في القيامة في غد

    Nor was it by right that he attained a sign,

    So that he might be questioned about it at the Resurrection tomorrow.

  5. يقابل من يلقى بدرعٍ حصينة

    ويقتل أعداء بكلِّ مهند

    He confronts whomever he encounters, clad in impregnable armor,

    And slays enemies with every Indian-steel sword.