1. Do not blame me for abandoning the days of intimacy
For the struggle of calamities polishes my soul

2. And it is shameful for me to live in humiliation
And though I was soft with pleasures

3. Every living being rises one day over injustice
A coward is more deserving to be at the bottom of a tomb

4. We were not created on earth for food and drink
But for death under spears

5. And we will strive for everlasting glory
That has become like ruins studied in our time

6. We did not preserve the heritage of our ancestors
Which was the best heritage within every soul

7. So we lost chastity, glory, and nobility
And we became slaves of Turks and Persians

8. Where is the determination of each people
Who subjugated the brave just yesterday

9. Where is that wealth, prestige, and kingdom
And where are the fleets anchored in the sea

10. We play with fate and tribulations in it
So it turned against us on an ill-omened day

11. O youth with zeal - and who but you
Deserves greatness - so rise up with sword and shield

12. Then sacrifice all that is precious
That we may rid the country of every tyrant

13. And sacrifice yourselves in the battlefield of glory
Until the truth emerges from the fray of spears