أَبا حَسَنٍ ثَبَتَّ في الأَمرِ وَطأَةً

أَبا حَسَنٍ ثَبَتَّ في الأَمرِ وَطأَةً

وَأَدرَكتَني في المُعضِلاتِ الهَزاهِزِ

وَأَدرَكتَني في المُعضِلاتِ الهَزاهِزِ

O Abu Hasan, your footing in the affair was firm;

Oh Abu Hassan you stood firm in times of hardship

And you came to my aid amid daunting, shattering trials;

And found me lost in the midst of uncertainties

وَأَلبَستَني دِرعاً عَلَيَّ حَصينَةً

وَأَلبَستَني دِرعاً عَلَيَّ حَصينَةً

فَنادَيتُ صَرفَ الدَهرِ هَل مِن مُبارِزِ

فَنادَيتُ صَرفَ الدَهرِ هَل مِن مُبارِزِ

And you clad me in armor, secure about me;

You dressed me in an impenetrable coat of mail

So I called to time’s vicissitudes: “Is there a challenger?”

So I called out to the turns of fate, is there anyone who dares to compete?