1. There was a Badr in Egypt
Who had power over it
١. كانَ بِمصر بَدر
لَه عَلَيها أَمر
2. He would kill every hour
A group of its people
٢. يَقتل كُل ساعة
مِن أَهلِها جَماعه
3. And shed blood
Until it seemed like water
٣. وَيهرق الدِّماء
حَتَّى تخال ماء
4. He corrected it with his sword
And his injustice and deprivation
٤. أصلحها بِسَيفه
وَجوره وَحيفه
5. The reward for every deed
For him was evil killing
٥. جَزاء كُل فعل
لَديه سوء القَتل
6. When his son disobeyed him
And his distress from him became evident
٦. لَما عَصاه وَلَده
وَبانَ مِنهُ أنكده
7. He immediately destroyed him with his hand
Then he threw away his body
٧. أَرداه حالاً بيده
ثَمَّ رَمى بِجَسَده
8. So the victor became angry
And said this is unacceptable
٨. فَغضِب المنتصر
وَقالَ هذا منكر
9. He said if he disobeyed me
My heart within my body
٩. فَقالَ لَو عَصاني
قَلبي في جُثماني
10. I would rip it out from my chest
And it would not be deniable
١٠. نزعته مِن صَدري
وَلَم يَكُن يُنكر
11. Then he invaded his states
When he thought they were his enemies
١١. ثُمَّ غَزا ولاته
إِذ ظَنَّهم عداته
12. So when he tied the prisoners
He said kill them violently
١٢. فَحين قيد الأَسرى
قالَ اقتلوهم طرّا
13. Twenty thousand they were
Until the battlefield flowed
١٣. عِشرين أَلفاً كانوا
حَتَّى جَرى الميدان
14. In the Nile from their blood
And he penetrated their homes
١٤. في النيل مِن دِمائهم
وَلج في أَفنائهم
15. While he was on the back of the horse
Like a predator when it pounces
١٥. وَهوَ عَلى ظَهر الفَرَس
كَضيغم إِذا اِفتَرَس
16. And he died with his nose arrogance
His tyranny was not moderated
١٦. وَماتَ حَتف أنفه
لَم يَعتسف بِعَسفه