خَلِيلَيَّ إِذْ مَا جِئْتُمَا دَارَ طَارِقٍ

سَقَى اللهُ ذَاكَ الرَّبْعَ صَوْبَ غَمَامِهِ

My beloved friends, when you come to Tariq's abode,

May God water that land with his clouds' downpour.

فَلاَ تُغْفِلاَ أَنْ تُنْهِيَا عَنْ أَخِيكُمَا

هَدِيّةَ طِيب مِنْ كَرِيمِ سَلاَمِهِ

Do not neglect to convey from your brother

A gift of loving greetings in his generous peace

إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ لِلْمُلْكِ وَالدِّينِ خَيَّمَتْ

رِكَابُ الْعُلاَ وَالْجُودِ تَحْتَ خِيَامِهِ

To a dwelling of kingdom and faith that camps

With pillars of glory and bounty beneath its tents,

مَضَارِبُ عِزٍّ كَالنُّجُومِ مُحِيطَةٌ

بِأَزْهَرَ مِثْلَ الْبَدْرِ عِنْدَ تَمَامِهِ

Encampments of might like stars surrounding

The full moon at its peak in the darkest night.

وَقُولاَ أمِيرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تَحِيَّةً

حَبَاك بِهَا عَبْدٌ حَلِيفُ غَرَامِهِ

And say to the Prince of Believers, greetings

From a devoted lover captured in passion's snare.

تَرَحَّلَ عَنْ مَثْوَاكَ طَوْعَ ضَرُورَةٍ

وَخَلَّفَ قَلْباً رَاضِياً بِمُقَامِهِ

He left your dwelling willingly out of duty

Yet left behind a heart content with its place.