أنِخْها فَهَذا مربعُ المجدِ والفَضْلِ

وقِفْ نُملِ أَخبار المعالي ونَسْتَملي

Raise it, for this is the domain of glory and virtue

Stop, let us take in tidings of greatness, and let us gain

ونقضِ بهِ ما أوجَبَتْ شِرعةُ الندَى

عَلى الحُرِّ مِنْ فَرضٍ أكيدٍ ومن نَفْلِ

And with it fulfill what the law of guidance

Obligates on the freeman of firm duty and supererogation