1. وَلِمّا بَدا جَعفَر في الخَمي

    سِ بَينَ المطلّ وَبَين العَروسِ

    And when Jaʿfar appeared amid the army,

    between al-Muṭill and al-ʿArūs,

  2. بَدا لابِسا بهما حُلّة

    أُزيلَت بِها طالِعات النحوسِ

    he appeared clothed in a robe of them both,

    by which the rising stars of ill omen were dispelled.

  3. وَلمّا بَدا بَينَ أَحبابه

    وُلاةِ العُهود وَعزّ النفوسِ

    And when he appeared among his loved ones,

    the heirs apparent and the pride of souls,

  4. غَدا قَمراً بَينَ أَقمارِهِ

    وَشَمساً مكلَّلَة بِالشموسِ

    he became a moon among his moons,

    and a sun crowned with suns,

  5. بِإيقاد نار وَإِطفائِها

    وَيَومٍ أَنيق وَيَومٍ عَبوسِ

    with the kindling of a fire and its quenching,

    and a splendid day and a frowning day.