إِذا دَهى خَطبٌ فآراؤُه

تُغني عَنِ الجَيشِ وَتَسريبِه

When an orator's eloquence

Suffices troops and their dispatch,

وَإِن دَجا لَيلٌ بَدا نُورُهُ

لِلرَكبِ نَجماً فَهيَ تَسري بِه

And when night's darkness is intense,

His wisdom shines to light their path.