أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي خُفافا

أَلُوكاً بَيتُ أُهلِكَ مُنتَهاها

Is there anyone to carry my news stealthily

To the tents where my family has settled?

أَنا الرَجُلُ الَّذي حُدِّثتَ عَنهُ

إِذا الخَفِراتُ لَم تَستُر بُراها

I am the man you were told about,

When guards could no longer conceal their awe.

أَشُدَّ عَلى الكَتيبَةِ لا أُبالي

أَحتَفي كانَ فيها أَم سِواها

I press on against the battalion recklessly;

I revel whether I am among them or not.

وَلي نَفسٌ تَتوقُ إِلى المَعالي

سَتَتلِفُ أَو أُبَلِّغُها مُناها

My soul aspires to great heights;

Either it will be fulfilled or I will help it attain its wish.