صِحت السِّلاحَ لِشِدَّةِ الحَربِ

صِحت السِّلاحَ لِشِدَّةِ الحَربِ

والمُستغاثَ لِشدَّةِ الكَرْبِ

والمُستغاثَ لِشدَّةِ الكَرْبِ

I cried, 'To arms!' at the fury of war,

The weapons were sharpened for the intensity of war,

And 'Help!' at the anguish of distress,

And the distressed cried out for the intensity of adversity.

حتَّة إذا لبِسوا سلاحَهم

حتَّة إذا لبِسوا سلاحَهم

وتَشَدُوا لوقائعِ الحَربِ

وتَشَدُوا لوقائعِ الحَربِ

Until, when they had donned their armor

When they donned their armor,

And braced themselves for the battles of war,

And marched for the battles of war,

ناولْتُهُمْ قَليي وقلتُ لُمْ

ناولْتُهُمْ قَليي وقلتُ لُمْ

هّذا المُسئُ فَقَطِّعوا قلبي

هّذا المُسئُ فَقَطِّعوا قلبي

I handed them my heart and said to them,

I extended my heart to them and said:

'This is the wrongdoer—so cut my heart to pieces.'

"This offender - so cut out my heart!"