سَبا بِالحُسامِ العَضبِ كُلَّ مُنازِعٍ

وَأَورَدَ بَحرَ الجودِ صَفوَ المَشارِعِ

Glory with angry swords to all opponents

And brought the sea of generosity the elite of the roads

سَبا القَلبُ مِنّي موقِداً لِأَوارِهٍ

غَزالٌ ثَواهُ باغِياً في جِوارِهِ

My heart left me aflame for its lights

A gazelle its passion in its proximity

تَباشَرؤَ حِزبُ الظاهِرِ المَلِكِ إِذ رَأَوا

سُلوكَ مُعانٍ راشِدٍ في اِفتِقارِهِ

Al-Dhahir's party conspired when they saw

The conduct of Mu'an the righteous in his need

كَدَأَبِ أَبيهِ الفاتِحِ القُدسِ حَولَهُ

صَناديدُ شِركٍ وَهيَ حَشوُ جِدارِهِ

As was the habit of his father the conqueror of Jerusalem

The lords of idolatry surrounding its wall

وَجَدَّ فَبانَ الكَفرُ إِذ بانَ أَهلُهُ

مِنَ الشامِ مَطروداً جَلا عَن قَرارِهِ

And he strove so disbelief was exposed when its people were

Expelled from the Levant far from their abode