لَنا حُصونٌ مِنَ الخَطِّيِّ عالِيَةٌ

لَنا حُصونٌ مِنَ الخَطِّيِّ عالِيَةٌ

فيها جَداوِلُ مِن أَسيافِنا البُترِ

فيها جَداوِلُ مِن أَسيافِنا البُترِ

Ours are lofty fortresses of Khattian spears;

We have lofty fortresses of Khatti spears;

within them run streams from our keen, severing swords.

Within them are streams of our cleaving swords.

فَمَن بَنى مَدَراً مِن خَوفِ حادِثَةٍ

فَمَن بَنى مَدَراً مِن خَوفِ حادِثَةٍ

فَإِنَّ أَسيافَنا تُغني عَنِ المَدَرِ

فَإِنَّ أَسيافَنا تُغني عَنِ المَدَرِ

Whoever builds with mud-brick for fear of calamity—

So whoever builds clay walls for fear of calamity—

our swords spare us the need for mud-brick walls.

Our swords indeed spare us the need for clay walls.