لَقَد أَمِنَت وَحشُ البِلادِ بِجامِعٍ

عَصا الدينِ حَتّى ما تَخافُ نَوارُها

The wild beasts of the land have found safety in a unifier,

The staff of religion, so that its plains need not fear.

بِهِ أَمَّنَ اللَهُ البِلادَ فَساكِنٌ

بِكُلِّ طَريدٍ لَيلُها وَنَهارُها

With it Allah has brought security to the land, so it is tranquil

For all who live there night and day.

رَأَيتَ بَني مَروانَ خَيرَ عِمارَةٍ

وَأَنتَ إِذا عُدَّت قُرَيشٌ خِيارُها

You have seen the Marwanids as the best builders of civilization

And you, when the Quraysh are counted, as the best of them.

أَتاكَ بِها مَخشوشَةً بِزِمامِها

خِلافَتَهُ إِذ في يَدَيكَ اِختِبارُها

To you it has come, its reins in its mouth,

To test its caliphate, since in your hands lies the testing of it.