أحجاج بالنبيّ الّذي زرتم *** وقطعتم لو كلاكل البيدا عن جيش الغرب حين يسألكم *** المتلوف في افريقيا السودا ومن كان بالعطايا يزوّدكم *** ويدع برية الحجاز رغدا
O pilgrims, by the Prophet whom you visited And for whose sake you traversed the sand hills of the desert, I have come to ask you about the army of the West That perished in black Ifrigiyah, And about the (ruler) who provided you (for your pilgrimage) by his gifts And made the desert of the Hijaz a place of luxurious living