1. تمسكت بالتقوى لدى كل مطلبٍ

    ومن يتق اللَه استتمت مطالبه

    I held fast to piety in every pursuit;

    And whoever fears God sees his aims fulfilled.

  2. وكم هددتني بالليالي جحافلٌ

    من العسر تعدو بالشتات سباسبه

    And how many legions threatened me through the nights,

    Of hardship, racing across its wastelands, bringing dispersal.

  3. وحكت على عزمي كلا كل روعها

    وقد كان أن ينقض منه جوانبه

    And their terror's crushing weight wore at my resolve,

    And its sides had almost crumbled.

  4. فعارضها ثبت الجنان بصارمٍ

    من العزم ماضٍ لا تفل مضاربه

    So one steadfast of heart confronted them with a sword

    Of resolve, keen, whose striking edges are never blunted.

  5. أقول لها والحرب قامت قناته

    وبالصبر يستدني السلامة صاحبه

    I say to them, as his spear stands upright in battle:

    And through patience, its possessor draws safety near.

  6. حذارك من بأس أمره لا تروعه

    على الدهر من قبل الفطام نوائبه

    Beware the might of his command: he is not frightened

    By time's calamities, even before he was weaned.

  7. تعود مس الضر في الدهر مذ نشا

    فما الرعب لو دارت عليه مصائبه

    He has been inured to hardship's touch in life since childhood;

    What fear, then, if its calamities turn against him?

  8. إليك عن القوم الهجان الذي له

    يد البطش تدميراً على من يغالبه

    Keep clear of the pure-bred folk, who wield

    A crushing hand that lays waste to whoever challenges them.