إذا ما بنو النّوري خلت من صفاقس

فلم يهتدُوا يوما إلى دفع محذُور

If the lights of an-Nuri were to depart from Sfax

They would never find their way to avert the feared

وعن طُرُقات الحقّ ضلّت سراتُهم

وهل يهتدي للطّرق سار بلا نُوري

And their paths would stray from the paths of truth

Can one who travels without light be guided aright?