يا رستمي استعمل الجِدا

وَكِدّنا في حَظِنا كَدّا

O Rustami, be diligent,

And strive for our fortune with effort,

فَإِنَّك المَأمول وَالمُرتَجى

تَهوِّن الخَطب إِذا اِشتَدا

For you are the one hoped for and sought,

You make hardships easier when they intensify,

أَحكمت مَن ذا السور ما لَم تَجد

وَاللَه مِن أَحكامِهِ بُدّا

You governed those with the wall when you did not find,

By God, any way around His rulings,

فَخلفه نَسلٌ كَثير لِمَن

أَصفَت لِآذريونها السودّا

So for whoever you made the wall black,

There followed a great number of offspring,

وَهُم كياجوج وَماجوج

إِن عدَدَتهم لَم تُحصِهم عَدّا

And they are like Gog and Magog,

If you count them you cannot number them,

وَأَنتَ ذو القرنين في عَصرِنا

جَعَلتهُ ما بَينَهُم سَدّا

And you are Dhul Qarnayn in our time,

You have made between them a barrier.