قَد رَكِبَ الدُلفينَ بَدرُ الدُجى

مُقتَحِماً لِلماءِ قَد لَجَّجا

The full moon of the dark night has boarded the Dolphin,

Plunging into the waters, braving the deep currents,

فَأَشرَقَت دِجلَةُ مِن نورِهِ

وَأَسفَرَ الشَطّانِ وَاستَبهَجا

So the Tigris shone brilliantly from his light,

And both riverbanks dawned bright and resplendent.

لَم تَرَ عَيني مِثلَهُ مَركَباً

أَحسَنَ إِن سارَ وَإِن عَرَّجا

My eye has never beheld a vessel like it,

Most magnificent whether sailing straight or turning aside.

إِذا استَحَثَّتهُ مَجاذيفُهُ

أَعنَقَ فَوقَ الماءِ أَو هَملَجا

When its oars urge it to hasten,

It gallops across the water or ambles with grace.

خَصَّ بِهِ اللَهُ الأَمينَ الَّذي

أَضحى بِتاجِ المُلكِ قَد تُوِّجا

God has exclusively favored Al-Amin with it—he who

Has risen, crowned with the diadem of sovereignty.