يا سيدي دعوة ذي رحلةٍ

مقتصرٍ في الجري مسبوقِ

My lord, this is an invitation to a journey

That is accelerating in its pace

والقوم قد صح بهم عزمهم

وضربوا بالطبل والبوق

And the people are determined in their resolve

Having beat the drums and trumpets

وضمروا للسير أفراسهم

وفرسي الأشهب في زيقي

And prepared their horses for travel

While my gray steed is in its stable

بل لي كميتٌ ما رئي مثله

يا سيدي قط لمخلوق

In fact, I have a horse like no other

My lord, never before seen by man

كأنني في متنه راكبٌ

داليةً في رأس زرنوق

As if I’m riding upon its back

A vast palace atop a hill

ما في فضلٌ لا ولا فيه لي

لأنني وهو على الريق

It has no faults or imperfections

For it and I are cut from the same cloth