1. The people of Sham shed blood and followed one another
To death, whether mighty or poor,
١. نفَّثت بنو الشام الدما وتتابعوا
للموت من طاغِ ومن مسكين
2. Fate descended upon them, and he who ruled them was cruel,
So they were all slaughtered without a knife.
٢. حلَّ القضاء بهم ووالى قهرهم
فالكلُّ مذبوح بلا سكين