1. في عام عَشرةٍ وَستّ مِئة

    أَتوا إِلى الغَرب مِن البَرّيّة

    In the year six hundred and ten,

    They came to the West from the wilderness.

  2. جاؤوا مِنَ الصَحراء وَالسَباسب

    عَلى ظُهور الخَيل وَالنَجائب

    They came from the desert and the open plains,

    Upon the backs of horses and fine-bred camels,

  3. كَمثل ما قَد دَخل الملثّمون

    مِن قَبل ذا وَهُم لَهُ مُيمّمُون

    Just as the veiled men had entered

    Before this, as they headed toward it.