1. هتف الدّاعي فلبَّى واعتزمْ

    ومضَى يَلقَى العِدَى في المُزدَحَمْ

    The caller cried out; he answered and resolved,

    And went to face the foes in the crowded fray.

  2. بطلٌ ما اضطرمت نارُ الوغَى

    وتَرامَى هَوْلُها إلا اضطَرمْ

    A hero: whenever the fire of battle blazed

    And its terror spread, he too blazed.

  3. هيّجْتهُ نَزوةٌ من مُعْتَدٍ

    جاهليِّ النّفسِ وحشيِّ الشِّيَمْ

    He was roused by the reckless impulse of an aggressor,

    Ignorant in spirit, savage in character.

  4. كلُّ نفسٍ دُونه فيما ادَّعى

    كلُّ حقٍّ باطلٌ فيما زَعمْ

    Every soul was beneath him, so he claimed;

    Every right was false, so he alleged.

  5. مُولعٌ بالشرِّ مفتونُ المنى

    مُستبِدٌّ ما قَضى إلا ظلَمْ

    Obsessed with evil, beguiled by his desires,

    A despot who never judged without injustice.

  6. راعه في الحربِ من أبطالِها

    مُستطيرُ البأسِ ما شاء اقتَحمْ

    In war, one of its heroes struck terror into him—

    Of formidable might, charging wherever he chose.

  7. غاص من أهوالها في غَمرةٍ

    عَبَستْ فيها المنايا فابتسَمْ

    He plunged into the depths of its terrors;

    Death frowned within them, and he smiled.

  8. يضربُ الطّغيانَ في مَقتَلِهِ

    ويُعيد الحقَّ خفّاقَ العلَمْ

    He strikes tyranny in its vital spot,

    And restores justice with its banner flying.

  9. شَرفُ الأوطانِ في ذِمَّتهِ

    إن دعا الداعي وأعراضُ الأُممْ

    The honor of homelands is in his keeping,

    When the caller calls—as is the honor of nations.

  10. عَلَمُ الدّولةِ لولاه انطوت

    وعِمادُ الملكِ لولاه انهدَمْ

    The state's standard—without him, the state would fold;

    And the pillar of sovereignty—without him, it would crumble.

  11. بُورِكَ الباني وعزّت أمّةٌ

    بقواهُ في العوادي تَعتصِمْ

    Blessed be the builder; mighty is a nation

    That takes refuge in his strength amid calamities.

  12. ينظرُ الأسوارَ تهوِي حوله

    فَيُقِيمُ السُّورَ من نارٍ ودَمْ

    He watches the walls fall around him,

    So he raises a wall of fire and blood.

  13. ليس للأُّمةِ إلا ما بنى

    بين أنيابِ المنايا وَدَعَمْ

    The nation has only what he built

    Between the fangs of death and fortified.

  14. ما لها إن لم يَذُد عن حوضها

    من وجودٍ يُتَّقَى أو يُحتَرمْ

    Unless he defends its watering place, it has no

    Existence to be feared or respected.

  15. ما وجودُ الشّعبِ مغلوباً على

    أمرِه إلا شَبيهٌ بالعَدمْ

    The existence of a people stripped of control over

    Its affairs is but akin to nonexistence.

  16. خَلقَ الإنسانَ من حُرّيَّةٍ

    خالقُ النَّخوَةِ فيه الشَّمَمْ

    Man was created from freedom

    By the Creator of his noble pride and lofty dignity,

  17. وقَضى الأمرَ له فيما ارتضَى

    من دساتيرٍ حِسانٍ ونُظُمْ

    Who also decreed authority for him in what he approved

    Of sound constitutions and systems.

  18. إنّما النّاسُ جميعاً أُخوةٌ

    ليس فيهم من عَبيدٍ أو خدمْ

    All people are but brothers;

    There are no slaves or servants among them.

  19. هم سواءٌ ولكلٍّ حقُّه

    ذاك حكمُ اللهِ لا حكمُ الصَّنَمْ

    They are equal, and each has his right.

    That is God's decree, not the idol's decree.

  20. ما على القادرِ من بأسٍ إذا

    ما جَنى الباغي عليه فانتقَمْ

    No blame lies on one who has the power, if

    The aggressor wrongs him and he takes revenge.

  21. إنّها الحربُ وعُقباها فما

    أحسنَ العُقبى لمن يرعى الذّمَمْ

    It is war and its aftermath—so how

    Fine is the outcome for one who honors pledges!

  22. أطفأ الجنديُّ في ميدانها

    جُذوةَ البَغْيِ ببأسٍ مُحْتَدِمْ

    The soldier extinguished on its battlefield

    The ember of aggression with blazing might.

  23. هبَّ في إعصارها مُستبسِلاً

    فهو كالبركانِ يرمي بالحِمَمْ

    He rose amid its whirlwind, fighting fearlessly,

    So he is like a volcano, hurling lava.

  24. لا يُبالي حين يقضِي أمرَهُ

    نام عنه حتفُه أم لم يَنَمْ

    He does not care, as he fulfills his purpose,

    Whether his death sleeps, heedless of him, or stays awake.

  25. هو إن مات شهيداً خالدٌ

    في حياةٍ من جلالٍ وعِظَمْ

    If he dies a martyr, he is immortal,

    In a life of majesty and greatness.

  26. باذلُ النّفسِ إذا رِيعَ الحمى

    كاشفُ الخطبِ إذا الخطبُ ادلهمّ

    He gives his life when the homeland is struck with fear,

    And dispels calamity when calamity grows dark.

  27. مَشهدٌ لو غاب عنّا عِلمُه

    غاب معنى الجُودِ عنّا والكرَمْ

    A scene: if knowledge of it were lost to us,

    The meaning of generosity and magnanimity would be lost to us.

  28. إنّها الحربُ وهذا حكمُها

    ليس للحقِّ سواها من حَرَمْ

    It is war, and this is its decree:

    Justice has no sanctuary other than war.

  29. أعظمُ الآثامِ في شِرعتها

    وطنٌ يُغزَى وشعبٌ يُلتَهمْ

    The gravest of sins under its law

    Is a homeland invaded and a people devoured.

  30. يلتوِي الأمرُ فما من رحمةٍ

    لذوي الطغيانِ إن لم يستقِمْ

    The course of affairs twists; there is no mercy

    For tyrants if it is not set straight.

  31. لا يَرُعْكَ الجندُ يُرْجَى للأذى

    أيُّ جندٍ للأذى لم ينهزِمْ

    Do not let an army counted on for harm alarm you;

    Which army bent on harm has not been defeated?