1. He gave pledges and swore oaths
That his stay would not be long, yet he stayed

2. Fifty years in the country, leading it
A year by force, a year by leniency

3. A colonizer who made conflict an excuse
To shake a spear or unsheathe a sword

4. When he came to the valley with his mobilized army
He found the people and shepherds sleeping

5. And he walked about, turning his eyes over the camp
Seeing the ranks, not noticing an imam

6. History has come in its sanctuary
To reward men and pronounce judgments

7. Today fatherhood is blamed for the afflictions
And they discuss skulls and bones

8. Gently with the forefathers, for tomorrow they have
A day that will make the heat of days forget

9. A day in which they will be rewarded for the discord between them
Indeed, the splitting of kin was unlawful

10. And for the sudden attacks of one group against another
Competing over authority and ruins

11. Until you made the ships of invaders and their horses
Scatter on the two banks like ostriches

12. O generation which will build tomorrow
Be steadfast and bold in your building

13. And make your building tool love
And cooperation, harmony and loyalty

14. And if you build a nation, build it truly
Build not illusions or dreams

15. And look to the past, for guided is he
Who makes the past his guide and rein