إنْ كُنْتَ تَبْغِي أبا بَكْرٍ فإنَّهُمُ

بِكُلِّ ساحَةِ قَوْمٍ مِنْهُمُ أَثَرُ

If you seek Abu Bakr, they are in every open space,

With traces of them everywhere among the people.

نُعْمَى وبُؤْسى بآفاقِ البِلادِ فما

ينالُ أعْداؤُهُمْ مِنْهُمُ ولا قَدَرُوا

Whether in good or bad times across the horizons,

Their enemies cannot touch them, nor plot against them.

والعالِمُونَ إذا ما الأمْرُ ضاقَهُمُ

أَنَّى يُحاوَلُ فيه الوِرْدُ والصَدَرُ

When matters tighten for the knowledgeable,

Where can conversation and patience break through?

واخْتَرْتُ آلَ أبي بَكْرٍ لحاجَتِنا

وكانَ فيهِمْ لمَنْ يَخْتارُهُمْ خِيَرُ

I chose the family of Abu Bakr for our need,

Among them is the best for whoever would choose them.

وما اتَّهَمْتُ بني جَزْءٍ بظِنّتِهِ

ومَا أساؤُوا وما ضاعَ الذي خَطَروا

I never suspected the sons of Jazr with any doubt,

They did no wrong and did not fail what they ventured.