حَذارِ فَإِنَّ اللَيثَ قَد فَرَّ نابُهُ

حَذارِ فَإِنَّ اللَيثَ قَد فَرَّ نابُهُ

وَقَد أَوتَرَ الرامي المُصيبُ وَأَنبَضا

وَقَد أَوتَرَ الرامي المُصيبُ وَأَنبَضا

Beware, for the lion has bared his fang;

Beware, for the lion has freed its claws,

And the unerring archer has strung his bow and twanged its string.

And the skilled archer has drawn and cocked his bow.

أُسَرُ بِمَن أَرجا إِلى اليَومِ يَومَهُ

أُسَرُ بِمَن أَرجا إِلى اليَومِ يَومَهُ

فَأَدرَكَ ما يَهوى وَآسى لِمَن مَضى

فَأَدرَكَ ما يَهوى وَآسى لِمَن مَضى

I rejoice for him who deferred his day until today:

I rejoice for him who puts his hope in this day,

So he attained what he desires, and I grieve for those who have passed away.

For he has attained what he desires though others have passed away.

وَقَد كُنتُ أَدعو أَن تُؤَخَّرَ مُدَّتي

وَقَد كُنتُ أَدعو أَن تُؤَخَّرَ مُدَّتي

لَعَلّي أَرى يَوماً مِنَ العَدلِ أَبيَضا

لَعَلّي أَرى يَوماً مِنَ العَدلِ أَبيَضا

And I used to pray that my allotted span be prolonged,

I used to pray that my time might be delayed,

In the hope that I might see a day white with justice.

That I might one day see a day of justice dawn white.