1. وَفَدَ الرَّشيدُ لِشَرقِنا فَتَهَلَّلا

    وَرَأَى بِهِ الإِسلامُ ما قَد أَمَّلا

    Al-Rashid came to our East, and it beamed with joy.

    And through him Islam saw what it had hoped for.

  2. نَقِيَت بِهِ تُدميرُ مِن أَخلاطِها

    فَكَأَنَّما شَرِبَت دَواءً مُسهِلا

    Through him Tudmir was purged of its humors,

    So it was as though it had drunk a purgative medicine.