1. With two shovels we met a man of action
Reminding us of the deeds of the impostors
١. بِمَرْجَلِّينَ صادفنا فعالاً
تذكِّرنا فعالَ المفترينا
2. A man who showed us good only in words
Without meaning, so we counted him a helper
٢. بإنسانٍ أرانا الخيرَ لفظاً
بلا معنى فخِلناه مُعينا
3. First he called us until we came
Yet he was of those who break their word
٣. دعانا أولاً حتى حضرنا
فكان من الرجال الناكثينا
4. His cloud over us was resolute
And the lightning of his promise was a debt upon us
٤. وكان سحابه فينا جَهاماً
وخُلَّبُ برقِه وعداً لَدَينا
5. So do not wonder at a person who adopted
The meaning of the name of the mother of all worlds
٥. فلا تعجب لشخصٍ قد تكنَّى
بمعنى إسم أُمِّ العالمينا
6. For the sword is named after its meaning
As an evil where an ambush lay in wait
٦. فإن السيف من معناه يكنى
بشرٍّ حيثُ كان به كمينا
7. He built what he built upon our blood
The blood of martyrs has become, and it is within us
٧. بنى ما قد بناه على دِمانا
دمُ الشهداء أضحى وهو فينا
8. If he stands thus, it will testify against him
And if he falls, the recompense of the unjust
٨. فإن يَثبُتْ كذا يَشهدْ عليه
وإن يَسقُطْ جزاءُ الظالمينا