عَطِّل ركابكَ أيُّها السّاري فلا

كَفٌّ تُرَى لنَدىً ولاَ وجُهٌ نَدِ

Halt your journey, O traveller, for neither

A palm appears amidst the dew, nor face amidst lightning.

واللهِ لاَ فرحَ الزَّمانُ وأَهلهُ

بِمُؤمَّلٍ بعدَ العزيز مُحمَّدِ

By God, time and its people have not delighted

In one hoped for since the cherished Muhammad.