سَمَونا لِيَشكُر يَومَ النِهابِ

سَمَونا لِيَشكُر يَومَ النِهابِ

نَهُزُّ قَناً سَمهَرِيّاً طِوالا

نَهُزُّ قَناً سَمهَرِيّاً طِوالا

We advanced against Yashkur on the day of plunder,

Our destiny was to give thanks on the day of plunder

brandishing long Samhari spears.

We shook off a spear, very long

فَلَمّا التَقَينا وَكانَ الجَلادُ

فَلَمّا التَقَينا وَكانَ الجَلادُ

أَحَبّوا الحَياةَ فَوَلّوا شَلالا

أَحَبّوا الحَياةَ فَوَلّوا شَلالا

Then, when we met and battle was joined,

But when we met, and the executioner was there

they loved life, so they fled in rout.

They loved life, so they fled in droves