1. أَزلت بالصمصام شوك القنا

    عن ثمر العلياء قبل الجنى

    With the keen sword you removed the thorns of spears

    From the fruit of lofty glory before the harvest.

  2. وقلت للخطب وأنت الذي

    تصدقه مالك إِلا أنا

    And you said to calamity—and you are the one

    Who speaks truly to it—“You have none but me.”

  3. في ذمة الله وفي حفظه

    سرْ سالماً بل غانما آمنا

    In God's protection and His safekeeping,

    Go unharmed—nay, successful and secure.

  4. طائرك الميمونُ أنى غدت

    راياتُه البيضُ بُلّغن المنى

    Your auspicious bird—wherever they go,

    Its white banners are granted their wishes.

  5. في كل يوم رحلة للعلا

    تكتسب الحمد بها والثنا

    Each day, a journey toward high glory,

    Through which you earn praise and acclaim.

  6. يا ويح من سرت وخلفتَهُ

    في أهله مستوحشاً مثلنا

    Alas for the one you left behind when you departed,

    Lonely among his family, like us.

  7. كوانب أين الذي جاءها

    من الذي قد بعثت نحونا

    Kawānib—how does what came to her compare

    With what she has sent toward us?

  8. أتى الينا الوحش من عندها

    وجاء إِليها الأُنس من عندنا

    Desolation came to us from her,

    And companionship came to her from us.

  9. فلا تسل عن حالنا بعدكم

    أسوأُ حال بعدكم حالنا

    So do not ask about our state after your departure:

    After you, ours is the worst of states.

  10. فاطووا إِلينا أَرضهم ضعف ما

    طويتهم نحوهم أرضنا

    So fold up their land toward us twice as swiftly as

    You folded up our land toward them [wording uncertain].