يُحَمِّلُناburden us with العِدَىthe foes ماwhat لاnot نُطيقُwe can bear
يُحَمِّلُنا العِدَى ما لا نُطيقُ
فمنfor whoever يُحرَقis burned يلذّis sweet لهُto him الغريقُthe drowned man
فمن يُحرَق يلذّ لهُ الغريقُ
Our foes burden us with what we cannot bear.
They burden us with more than we can bear
For one who is burned, the drowned man's fate is sweet.
So he who burns finds the drowning sweet
أياO قومِmy people الدخيلُthe intruder يتيهُstruts كبراًin arrogance
أيا قومِ الدخيلُ يتيهُ كبراً
علىover عربيِّكُمyour Arab وهوand he is العريقof ancient lineage
على عربيِّكُم وهو العريق
O my people, the intruder struts in arrogance
O people, the newcomer wanders in pride
Over your Arab, though he is of ancient lineage.
Over your Arabic though he is the base
بحكمunder the rule of الرومِthe Romans جلَّgrew grave الخطبُthe calamity حتىto the point that
بحكم الرومِ جلَّ الخطبُ حتى
بَكىwept عرفاتُArafat والبيتُand the House العتيقancient
بَكى عرفاتُ والبيتُ العتيق
Under the Romans' rule, calamity grew so grave that
By command of Rome, troubles multiplied
Arafat and the Ancient House wept.
Arafat wept as did the ancient house
إلىto أقصَىthe farthest reaches of الفرنجةِthe Franks أرجِعوهمsend them back
إلى أقصَى الفرنجةِ أرجِعوهم
فقَدfor indeed شَهِدتhas witnessed جحافِلكمyour legions فروقFaruq (Constantinople)
فقَد شَهِدت جحافِلكم فروق
Send them back to the farthest lands of the Franks;
Return them to the furthest Frankish lands
For Faruq has already witnessed your legions.
For your armies have witnessed differences
Sol 6.1