1. From whence came this quarrel today
O nations of the West, you tore up the bonds

2. We were ready for the era of harmony
But yesterday did not last, nor did the covenant remain

3. We had forgotten what had passed between us
And healing seemed to appear in the wounds

4. And our desires were brought together in accord
And the bond returned after divergence

5. You showed us the meaning of betrayal in affection
And you came to us with war under peace

6. The greeting differed between us
One hand waves while the other grips the sword

7. Do not smile at us again after this
Your smiles had deceived us in the past

8. And a nation that resembled a nation
Singled out for betrayal amongst the peoples

9. You impose injustice on us without cause
O daughter of Rome, we will not acquiesce

10. So ignite between land and sky
A fire to melt away that discord

11. Can the mother of black evil be appeased?
While the lion stands before her?

12. Or will that sanctuary be violated today
While warriors like Tughrul lay asleep in it?

13. Or have our soldiers become like a flock of ostriches
Or have the Arabs become like threads of fleece?

14. Wait, do not take a step forward
That would choke the noses despite the dust

15. O Lord, some sorrows originate from passion
And some monumental anguish from love

16. The moth burns in its fire
And I have filled the cup to the brim with wine

17. These destinies are unknown
And the universe does not remain orderly

18. The fleet will not reach the multitude
Of their fleet in the spinning vortex

19. A steadfast, firm, impregnable flagship
Its side cannot be coveted

20. It makes the peaks of birds swoop beneath it
And makes the clouds curl away from its ascent

21. O flag flutter, O drums roar
And O lions advance forward!

22. By God, we will not leave it to the enemy
To trample those bones with their feet

23. Until its land is saturated with blood
And its dunes disappear into gravel

24. And the hyenas become crimson
And its horizons darken into gloom

25. Then no critic can blame us
For awakening evil and incurring blame

26. Tripoli called out to her sons
I am at your service, O noble ones!