1. Greetings O guardians of Belgium, O lions,
These deeds have never been preceded by anyone,

2. A tyrant has tempted you with weakness to seduce you,
From protecting the homeland, no sanity deters him,

3. So that he may violate as his greed desires,
The sanctities of the covenant, no reason makes him swerve,

4. He is deluded by the massive number of soldiers gathered,
From his army and the abundant weapons and equipment,

5. And he does not know that if his cannon attained,
To demolish the fortresses they would crumble while burning,

6. And that if he marched in a courageous intrepid troop,
Like fire spreading or like a wave advancing,

7. The black destructive wars would not make him possess,
The necks of a few bold men among whom there is fortitude,

8. He transgressed against the right with recklessness emboldening him,
Two diseases in him: the arrogance of the soul and envy,

9. Can the right prevail if it competes with him,
From its positions the time and space are too narrow?

10. Verily, courage and deserved victory,
Are not due to numbers but to valor,

11. So how is it when all people unanimously agreed,
To fight the tyrant and united?

12. Britain protected the gatherers of the seas aboard,
Its ship so it has neither livelihood nor food,

13. And they supported with armaments their neighbor,
So that was the best refuge, such aid,

14. They diminished in number and crossed the siege with what they did,
Until even the distant one mentions it and shivers,

15. Through them France was honored among its youths,
To God belong its youths and the glory they glorified,

16. They fight without gentleness or weariness,
The Nimrod until the Throne and pillars shake,

17. And the Russians from a second side provoke with it,
An unpleasant alliance, their proximity is a curse,

18. A ferocious organized army, patient, obedient, hardy,
Not to mention the army when zeal drives it,

19. It cuts from the liver of Austria leaving it,
Behind it with neither body nor liver,

20. Until when it awakened the Germans in the morning,
And their kingdom scattered after the unity of forces,

21. Aiding its foremost ally, the Serbs, they won,
The sublime goal of men by their agony and effort,

22. And the alliance of the highlanders who saw,
How the revenge of a grieving oppressed father,

23. Woe O you who threw your nation recklessly,
To perdition, evil is the basin you head towards,

24. The nights pass and the day of your defeat approaches,
For the corruption you caused in the world and their corruption,

25. Destroy the churches, demolish the mosques completely,
Eliminate the valuables, do not leave any and be frugal,

26. Repel mercy and exert the utmost of your nature’s hardness,
And if destruction skills fail you, then strive,

27. And let every house in which there is the weeping of misery,
And the mourning for a dead one and a heart cloven by sorrow,

28. And every garden whose blossoms have withered in it,
And whose singing birds after melody twitter,

29. Tomorrow will render an account without subterfuge,
For the worst of what the unjust prepare for tomorrow,

30. Retribution for the rights of a soul from its greed,
Transgressed in the world, misery and sorrow spread,

31. He walked to conquer the world, a fool,
With no heed to one detested by whom he is detested,

32. Crowning him is from the breaking of crowns a crown of purpose,
Huge in making from what hands do not excel,

33. So he did not take a step until he fell and lo,
Among the rubble his crown is smashed.

34. O people of Sham, may God honor your community,
For you have many a praiseworthy stance and hand,

35. You cared for the kinship of Egypt’s people,
As you sympathized with the wounded even if distant,

36. God greet you, O people of generosity,
Who have not ceased to be lofty when accustomed,

37. He who said about you that you are lions,
Did not exaggerate, those are deeds unmatched by anyone,

38. Albert O king, his merits have appeared,
However are dignity, honor and country preserved?

39. Thus is graciousness in its most splendid forms,
Thus is courage, valor and hunting,

40. You supported your people in the fierce war but,
Your hand did not miss when peace smiled at you,

41. In every matter you promote and strengthen it,
With opinion, effort, so you are the head and arm,

42. And the share of emigrants is that of residents for they,
Are your sons whether they dwell near or far,

43. The eye of care is wakeful regarding their needs,
With the eye of Him in whose shade they prospered,

44. And their joy in life increased that they have,
A queen who has given them the purest water to drink,

45. She is not their elder in years yet has not,
Ceased being a compassionate mother who consoles and checks on them,

46. And refined with exemplary conduct their women,
So being with them there is no disgrace,

47. She revealed the charms of her beauty and with her nature,
Adorning them is the loftiness of opinion and integrity,

48. O two kings revered in it,
Dear Egypt and people of glory around it,

49. Since the early days of time they were known for benevolence,
And their pledge of gracious merit is well known,

50. You saw from overt joy in you,
An example of their concealed affection and loyalty,

51. This spring, its tidings came successfully,
With what delights sights when it flows,

52. It gifted its aroma and displayed the charm of its adornment,
And the bird’s warbling is best praised in it,