1. مَنَعنا الرَسولَ رَسولَ المَليكِ

    بِبيضٍ تَلَألأُ لمع البُروقِ

    We protected the Messenger, the Messenger of the Sovereign,

    With bright swords that gleam like lightning,

  2. بِضَربٍ يُذَبِّبُ دونَ النِهابِ

    حذارَ الوَثائِرِ وَالخَنفَقيقِ

    With blows that ward off plunder,

    For fear of vendettas and dire calamity.

  3. أَذُبُّ وَأَحمي رَسولَ المَليكِ

    حِمايَةَ حانٍ عَلَيهِ شَفيقِ

    I defend and protect the Messenger of the Sovereign,

    With the protection of one tender and compassionate toward him.

  4. وَما إِن أَدُبُّ لِأَعدائِهِ

    دَبيبَ البِكارِ حذارَ الفَنيقِ

    And I do not creep toward his enemies

    As young camels creep in fear of the prized bull camel;

  5. وَلَكِن أَزيرُ لَهُم سامِياً

    كَما زارَ لَيثٌ بِغيلٍ مَضيقِ

    But I roar at them, standing tall,

    As a lion roared in a narrow thicket.