سل عنه قلب الانكتير فإن في

سل عنه قلب الانكتير فإن في

خفقانه ما شئت من أبنائه

خفقانه ما شئت من أبنائه

Ask England's heart about him, for in

Ask the heart of Anktyr, for in

its throbbing lies whatever you wish of his sons.

its fluttering is what you wish of its sons

لولاك أم البيت غير مدافع

لولاك أم البيت غير مدافع

وأسال سيل نداه في بطحائه

وأسال سيل نداه في بطحائه

Were it not for you, he would have made for the House unopposed

Were it not for you, mother of the house, unprotected

and sent the torrent of his bounty flowing through its gravelly plain.

And I asked the torrent of his call in its valley

وبكت الجفون القدس ثانية وما

وبكت الجفون القدس ثانية وما

لترنم الناقوس في أفنانه

لترنم الناقوس في أفنانه

And eyelids would have wept for Jerusalem again, and not

And the eyelids cried Jerusalem again, and not

for the bell's pealing among its branches.

For the bells to chime in its churches