بَكى صاحِبي لَمّا رَأى الدَربَ دونَنا

بَكى صاحِبي لَمّا رَأى الدَربَ دونَنا

وَأَيقَنَ أَنّا لاحِقانَ بِقَيصَرا

وَأَيقَنَ أَنّا لاحِقانَ بِقَيصَرا

My companion wept when he saw the pass before us,

My friend wept when he saw the road ahead

And became certain that we two would reach Caesar.

And knew we'd soon meet Caesar face-to-face

فَقُلتُ لَهُ لا تَبكِ عَينَكَ إِنَّما

فَقُلتُ لَهُ لا تَبكِ عَينَكَ إِنَّما

نُحاوِلُ مُلكاً أَو نَموتُ فَنُعذَرا

نُحاوِلُ مُلكاً أَو نَموتُ فَنُعذَرا

So I said to him, 'Do not let your eye weep; we only

I said "Do not let tears fall from your eyes

Strive for kingship, or die and thus be excused.'

We'll win a kingdom or excuse our fate"