سَأَبذُلُ دونَ العِزِّ أَكرَمَ مُهجَةٍ

سَأَبذُلُ دونَ العِزِّ أَكرَمَ مُهجَةٍ

إِذا قامَتِ الحَربُ العَوانُ عَلى رِجلِ

إِذا قامَتِ الحَربُ العَوانُ عَلى رِجلِ

I shall sacrifice the noblest lifeblood in defense of honor,

I will sacrifice the most precious life

when renewed war rises to its feet.

When war sets upon a man

وَما ذاكَ أَنَّ النَفسَ غَيرُ نَفيسَةٍ

وَما ذاكَ أَنَّ النَفسَ غَيرُ نَفيسَةٍ

وَلَكِن رَأَيتُ الجُبنَ ضَرباً مِنَ البُخلِ

وَلَكِن رَأَيتُ الجُبنَ ضَرباً مِنَ البُخلِ

And that is not because the soul is not precious,

It is not that the soul is invaluable

but I have found cowardice a kind of miserliness.

But I saw cowardice as a form of stinginess

وَما المُكرِهونَ السَمهَرِيَّةَ في الطُلى

وَما المُكرِهونَ السَمهَرِيَّةَ في الطُلى

بِأَشجَعَ مِمَّن يَكرَهُ المالَ في البَذلِ

بِأَشجَعَ مِمَّن يَكرَهُ المالَ في البَذلِ

Nor are those who drive stout spears into necks

And those who force the Samharis for ransoms

any braver than one who disdains wealth in giving.

Are not braver than those who hate to spend money