1. لِلّهِ دَرُّ الشُراةِ إِنَّهُمُ

    إِذا الكَرى مالَ بِالطُلى أَرِقوا

    God bless the Shurāt! Indeed, they

    stay awake when slumber makes necks droop.

  2. يُرَجِّعونَ الحَنينَ آوِنَةً

    وَإِن عَلى ساعَةً بِهِم شَهَقوا

    They repeat their plaintive moaning at intervals;

    and if it swells within them awhile, they sob.

  3. خَوفاً تَبينُ القُلوبُ واجِفَةً

    تَكادُ عَنها الصُدورُ تَنفَلِقُ

    Their hearts visibly tremble with fear;

    their breasts almost split open to lay them bare.

  4. كَيفَ أُرَجّي الحَياةَ بَعدَهُم

    وَقَد مَضى مُؤنِسيَّ فَاِنطَلَقوا

    How can I hope for life after them,

    when my companions have passed on and departed?

  5. قَومٌ شِحاحٌ عَلى اِعتِقادِهِمُ

    بِالفَوزِ مَمّا يُخافُ قَد وَثِقوا

    Men who jealously guard their faith,

    certain of deliverance from what is feared.