مَقيلُ النَّصْرِ في ظُلَلِ القَتامِ

وَمَسْرَى العِزِّ في ظُبَةِ الحُسامِ

The path of victory in the shades of darkness,

And the course of glory in the thickets of swords,

وَلي هِممٌ جَثَمْنَ على ضُلوعٍ

تُلَفُّ مِنَ الهُمومِ على كِلامِ

I have resolves that crouched on ribs,

Which are wrapped in worries upon worries,

تَمُرُّ بِها الخُطوبُ وَهُنَّ شُوسٌ

فَتَقْرِفُها بِأَظْفارٍ دَوامِ

Difficulties pass by them, yet they are fiery,

So they withstand them with lasting claws,

وَقَلْبي يَطْمئِنُّ بِهِ الْتِياحٌ

أَضُمُّ حَشايَ مِنْهُ عَلى ضِرامِ

And my heart is reassured by this comfort,

I gather its warmth upon my chest,

وَلا أَصْبو إِلى رِيٍّ ذَليلٍ

إِذا صَادَفْتُ عِزِّي في أُوامِي

I do not aspire to an easy, humiliating path,

If I meet my glory during my lifetime,

سَتُجْلَى غَمْرَةُ الحَدَثانِ عَنِّي

وَما مَلَكتْ عَلَيَّ يَدٌ زِمامِي

The cloud of youth will dissipate from me,

And no hand has ever controlled my reins,

فَضَوءُ الصُّبْحِ مُرْتَقَبٌ لِسارٍ

تَرَدَّد بَيْنَ أَثْناءِ الظَّلامِ

So the light of dawn is awaited by one wandering

Between the folds of darkness.