ملكَتْ بكَ العُرْب الفَخار وقد

نودي بأنَّكَ فيهُمُ المَلِكُ

The Arabs have endowed you with glory and honor

And proclaimed you to be their king

ففَضْلتَ نُعْماناً ومُنْذِرَهُ

ومُحَرِّقاً فلا فَحَحٌ ولا صَكَكُ

So you excelled over Nu'man and his ilk

There is no boast or brag from you

ودعَوْكَ قُطْباً إذْ يدورُ بما

تَخْتارُهُ وتُحِبُّهُ الفَلَكُ

And they called you a pole star around which

The cosmos revolves as you desire

فحمَلْتَ والأبْطالُ ناكِصَةٌ

وأصَبْتَ والآراءُ تَرْتَبِكُ

So you marched forth while the champions fell back

And you hit the target while opinions wavered

ولقد أقَرَّ بما خُصِصْتَ بهِ

ومُنْحِتَهُ سَلْمٌ ومُعْتَرَكُ

And the peace treaty acknowledged

What you were uniquely endowed with

فالسَّلْمُ يَحْيا المُعْتَفونَ بهِ

والحَرْبُ للأبْطالِ تَحْتَنِكُ

So peace gives life to those who concede it

And war wears down even the brave