وَلَقَد شَهِدتُ البَرقَ برق تَهامَةٍ

يَهدي المَقانِبَ راكِبُ العِيّارِ

Indeed, I beheld the lightning—the lightning of Tihama.

The rider of al-ʿAyyār guides the cavalry squadrons,

في جُندِ سَيفِ اللَهِ سَيفِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَالسابِقينَ بِسُنَّةِ الأَحرارِ

within the host of God’s Sword—the sword of Muhammad—

and those foremost in the tradition of the freeborn.

لَم تَنفَرِج عَنّي الأُمورُ مُفَتَّناً

إِنَّ الخيارَ هُمُ بَنو الأَخيارِ

My affairs brought me no relief as I endured my trials;

indeed, the best are the sons of the best.