1. It has in the lofty mountains fortresses,
The lions of tumult drink the skulls.

2. Whenever Abdul Hamid is mentioned,
Swords that drink the attacking enemy flash.

3. Souls who see bearing arms as a duty,
And see shooting before it worsens as inevitable.

4. It has high ambitions that see humiliation as base,
And see defending its homelands as imperative.

5. And whoever did not defend his basin with his swords will be destroyed,
A saying forged by the one who excelled.

6. It has in the shores of the sea every young lion,
It has with the weapons of the age learned mastery.

7. With it are armies of war dignitaries,
Who pour forth when it is said "Tighten the belts!"

8. Fasting, praying, they do not see any virtue,
Other than their plunge into seas of blood for God.

9. They are devoted to Abdul Hamid,
They see guidance in his obedience and spoils.

10. Yes, and for them in every region an ally,
If the enemy's fire is kindled and rumbles.

11. So woe to those whom misfortune has led towards them,
They are doom if they brandished the banners and turbans.