1. O son of al-Walid, wake up, and O son of al-'As
Is it a massacre or a trick for deliverance?

2. The Romans have conquered the frontiers and prepared
Hordes of steel for a rebellious people

3. Their missiles crushed hearts and tore
The crown of the bride and the pearl of the diver

4. Euphrates and Tigris are our waters
As are the Jordan, then the Orontes

5. But the sons of Tamim and Sanam claimed
A right while we are prey for the hunter

6. And the sorrow of strangers in their homelands
To become like birds in cages

7. The disease of nations is hatred and cowardice
And their cure is love and sincerity