1. فَلا صُلح حَتّى نرويَ السَيفَ وَالقَنا

    وَتَأخُذ عَبدُ الواد مِنكُم بِثارِها

    So no peace until we slake the thirst of the sword and spears,

    and ʿAbd al-Wād takes its vengeance on you,

  2. وَأَشفي غَليلي مِن مَرينَ الَّتي طَغَت

    بسبي غَوانيها وَقتل خِيارها

    and I quench my burning thirst for vengeance on Marīn, which transgressed,

    by taking its fair women captive and killing its finest.