ذَري عَنكِ أَقوالَ الضَلالِ كَفى بِنا

ذَري عَنكِ أَقوالَ الضَلالِ كَفى بِنا

لِكَبشِ الوَغى في اليَومِ وَالأَمسِ ناطِحا

لِكَبشِ الوَغى في اليَومِ وَالأَمسِ ناطِحا

Put aside misguided talk; we suffice

Leave off saying words of misguidance, for it is enough for us

to lock horns with the ram of battle, today as yesterday.

To butt heads with the ram of turmoil yesterday and today

فَخالِدُ أَولى بِالتَعَذُّرِ مِنكُمُ

فَخالِدُ أَولى بِالتَعَذُّرِ مِنكُمُ

غَداةَ عَلا نَهجاً مِنَ الحَقِّ واضِحا

غَداةَ عَلا نَهجاً مِنَ الحَقِّ واضِحا

So Khalid is more entitled to an excuse than you,

So Khaled is more deserving of excuses than you all

the morning he ascended a clear path of truth,

The morning after he followed a clear path of truth

عَلَيكُم بِإِذنِ اللَهِ يُزجي مُصَمِّماً

عَلَيكُم بِإِذنِ اللَهِ يُزجي مُصَمِّماً

سَوانِحَ لا تَكبو لَها وَبَوارِحا

سَوانِحَ لا تَكبو لَها وَبَوارِحا

driving against you, by God's leave, with firm resolve,

With God's permission, he thrusts against you with resolve

right-crossing ones—no stumbling before them—and left-crossing ones.

Sides that do not shrink away and active limbs

نَعَوا مالِكاً بِالتاجِ لَمّا هَبَطنَهُ

نَعَوا مالِكاً بِالتاجِ لَمّا هَبَطنَهُ

عَوابِسَ في هابي الغُبارِ كَوالِحا

عَوابِسَ في هابي الغُبارِ كَوالِحا

They announced Malik's death at al-Taj when they descended upon it,

You cried over Malik with the crown when he descended upon you

scowling, baring their teeth amid the drifting dust.

Gloomily amidst stirring dust clouds

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أَبكَتكَ سَلمى بِمالِكٍ

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أَبكَتكَ سَلمى بِمالِكٍ

تَرَكنا عَلَيهِ نائِحاتٍ وَنائِحا

تَرَكنا عَلَيهِ نائِحاتٍ وَنائِحا

So if Salma has already made you weep for Malik,

But if Salma's weeping over Malik has made you cry

we left women wailing over him, and a wailing man.

We left over him weeping women and weeping men