1. تَخَطَّينا الصُفوفَ إِلى رِواقٍ

    تَحَجَّبَ بِالصَوارِمِ وَالرِماحِ

    We crossed the ranks to a pavilion,

    Screened by keen swords and spears.

  2. وَحَيَّينا عَظيماً مِن قُرَيشٍ

    كَأَنَّ جَبينَهُ فَلقُ الصَباحِ

    And we greeted a great man of Quraysh,

    As though his brow were the break of dawn.

  3. عَليهِ سيمِياءُ المُلكِ يَبدو

    وَعُنوانُ الشَجاعَةِ وَالسَماحِ

    Upon him appears the mark of kingship,

    And the emblem of courage and generosity.