1. هُمامٌ إِمامٌ لَهُ قُدرَةٌ

    تَذِلُّ الرِقابُ لآياتِها

    A valiant leader, endowed with power,

    Necks bow before its manifestations.

  2. فَلا مَجد في الأَرض لَم يَبنِهِ

    وَلا غايَةً فيهِ لَم يَأتِها

    So there is no glory on earth he has not built,

    Nor any pinnacle of it he has not reached.

  3. لَهُ إِن رَأَى سائِلاً يَجتَديهِ

    نَفسٌ تَجودُ بِأَقواتِها

    If he sees a beggar asking him for alms, he has

    A soul that gives freely of its own sustenance.

  4. وَيَكسِرُ في الحَربِ أَسيافَهُ

    لِيَكفِيَ مُعظَمَ آفاتِها

    And in war he breaks his swords,

    To ward off most of its calamities.

  5. وَيَنحَرُ في المَحلِ لِلطّارِقينَ

    كومَ المَطايا بِفَضلاتِها

    And in drought he slaughters for those who come by night

    High-humped riding camels, along with the rest of them.