كَأَنَّ بِلادَ اللَّهِ وَهيَ عَريضَةٌ

عَلى الخائِفِ المُطرودِ كِفَّةُ حابِلِ

As if the lands of God though vast

Are to the outcast fugitive but a handspan's space

يُؤتَّى إِلَيهِ أَنَّ كُلَّ ثَنِيَّةٍ

تَيَمَّمَها تَرمي إِلَيهِ بِقاتِلِ

To which are brought tidings that every mountain pass

Is vigilant to hurl at him its deadly missile.