1. Either persist in besieging a fortress or take my hand
In a fierce battle where valor and glory abound
١. أَدِمْ إدامَةَ حِصْنٍ أو خُذَنْ بيدي
حَرْباً ضَروساً تَشُبُّ الجَزْلَ والضّرَمَا
2. For your neighbor and son, if his death
Was shameful, turned temples gray and white
٢. في جارِكُمْ وابنكُمْ إذْ كانَ مَقْتَلُهُ
شَنْعاءَ شَيّبتِ الأصداغَ واللِّمَمَا
3. The black slaves and masters are exhausted by it, but could not
Find any protector or judge other than us
٣. أَعْيَا المَسُودُ بها والسّيّدون فَلَمْ
يوجَدْ لها غَيْرُنا مَوْلىً ولا حَكَمَا