لِبشرِ بنِ مَروانِ على الناسِ نِعمَةٌ

تَروحُ وَتَغدو لا يُطاقُ ثَوابُها

Bishr son of Marwan is a blessing upon the people,

Coming and going, his reward cannot be matched.

بِهِ أَمَّنَ اللَهُ النُفوسَ مِن الرَدى

وَكانَت بِحالٍ لا يَقَرُّ ذُبابُها

Through him Allah gave souls safety from evil,

When they were in a state no flies could rest upon.

دفعتَ ذَوي الأَضغانِ يا بِشرُ عَنوَةً

بِسَيفِكَ حَتّى ذَلَّ مِنها صِعابُها

You repelled the spiteful by force, O Bishr,

With your sword until their firmness failed from it.

وَكُنتَ لَنا كَهفاً وَحِصناً وَمَعقِلاً

إِذا الفِتنَةُ الصَمّاءُ طارَت عُقابُها

You were a cave, fortress and stronghold for us

When the deaf strife fluttered its wings.

وَكَم لَكَ يا بِشرَ بنَ مَروانَ مِن يَدٍ

مُهَذَّبَةٍ بَيضاءَ راسٍ ظِرابُها

And you have so many refined white hands, O Bishr son of Marwan,

Whose swords’ brightness have been sharpened.

وَطَدتَ لَنا دينَ النَبيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ

بحلمِكَ إِذ هَرَّت سِفاهاً كِلابُها

You secured for us the religion of Prophet Muhammad,

With your forbearance when its ignorant dogs barked nonsense.

وَسُدتَ ابنَ مَروانٍ قُرَيشاً وَغيرَها

إِذا السنةُ الشَهباءُ قَلَّ سَحابُها

And you defended Ibn Marwan and the rest of Quraysh,

When the hoary tradition lessened its rain.

رَأَيتَ ثآنا واِصطنعتَ أَيادياً

إِلَينا وَنارُ الحَربِ ذاك شِهابُها

You saw ruin and made efforts to help us,

While the fire of war burned - that was its flames.