لِما أَتَت خَيرَ بَني هاشِمٍ

خِلافَةُ اللَهِ بِجُرجانِ

When the Caliphate of God came to the best of the Hashimites,

Manifesting its presence in Jurjan,

شَمَّرَ لِلحَزمِ سَرابيلَهُ

بِرَأيِ لا غُمرٍ وَلا وانِ

He girded his robes to meet the resolute hour,

With judgment neither callow nor faint,

لَم يُدخِلِ الشورى عَلى رَأيِهِ

وَالحَزمُ لا يُمضيهِ رَأيانِ

He admitted no consultation to sway his decree,

For firm resolve is not executed by divided counsels,

أَسرِع في الأَرضِ وَقَد سارَها

يَحكي لَنا سَيرَ سُلَيمانِ

He hastened through the land as he traversed it,

Recalling to us the journey of Solomon,

كانَت لِذاكَ الريحَ مَأمورَةً

وَذا عَلى سَفواءَ مِذعانِ

For the former, the wind was made subservient,

While this one rides a swift mount, obedient to the rein.