1. People differ until we unite for them,
And no difference when Mudar agrees.
١. يَختَلِفُ الناسُ ما لَم نَجتَمِع لَهُمُ
وَلا اِختِلافٌ إِذا ما أَجمَعَت مُضَرُ
2. From us come the shoulders and necks advancing,
And the head from us, in it hearing and sight.
٢. مِنّا الكَواهِلُ وَالأَعناقُ تَقدُمُها
وَالرَأسُ مِنّا وَفيهِ السَمعُ وَالبَصَرُ
3. We pledge allegiance to none but Allah,
Other than the swords when vision is dazzled.
٣. وَلا نُحالِفُ إِلّا اللَهَ مِن أَحَدٍ
غَيرَ السُيوفِ إِذا ما اِغرَورَقَ النَظَرُ
4. And whoever inclines, inclines the lofty crown
Where the hairline meets the top of his head.
٤. وَمَن يَمِل يُمِلِ المَأثورِ ذِروَتَهُ
حَيثُ اِلتَقى مِن حَفافي رَأسُهُ الشَعَرُ
5. As for the enemy, we do not incline to them
Until stone yields to the grinding molar.
٥. أَمّا العَدُوُّ فَإِنّا لا نَميلُ لَهُم
حَتّى يَلينَ لِضِرسِ الماضِغِ الحَجَرُ