وإِنْ بَدَتْ السُّتُورُ لَنا رَأَيْنا

وإِنْ بَدَتْ السُّتُورُ لَنا رَأَيْنا

بُزَاةً قَدْ قُرِنَّ بِطَيْرِ ماءِ

بُزَاةً قَدْ قُرِنَّ بِطَيْرِ ماءِ

And if the curtains come into view before us, we see

Though we unveil the veils we yet will find

Hawks that have been paired with waterfowl,

A dove with waterfowl in peace entwined

وأُسْداً في مَرابِضِها ظِباءٌ

وأُسْداً في مَرابِضِها ظِباءٌ

تُقابِلُها على حَالِ اسْتِواءِ

تُقابِلُها على حَالِ اسْتِواءِ

And lions, with gazelles in their lairs,

And lions in their dens with deer abide

Facing them on equal terms.

As equals, free of rage and tyranny

فَلا هَذا يُرَاعُ لِذا وَلا ذا

فَلا هَذا يُرَاعُ لِذا وَلا ذا

يُرَوِّعُ ذا بِجَوْرٍ وَاعْتِداءِ

يُرَوِّعُ ذا بِجَوْرٍ وَاعْتِداءِ

So this one is not frightened of that one, nor does that one

Not this one preys on that, nor that takes fright

Terrify this one with injustice and aggression.

Of this one's wrong and boastful tyranny

كَأَنَّ الدّارَ مَكَّةُ وهي أَمْنٌ

كَأَنَّ الدّارَ مَكَّةُ وهي أَمْنٌ

لِتِلْكَ الوَحْشِ من سَفْكِ الدِّماءِ

لِتِلْكَ الوَحْشِ من سَفْكِ الدِّماءِ

As though the house were Mecca, a place of safety

As though the land's Mecca, and peace prevails

For those wild beasts from bloodshed.

For beasts of blood and savage cruelty