غَزَوْتَ عدوّكَ في أرضهِ

غَزَوْتَ عدوّكَ في أرضهِ

ففرّ إلى طرَفِ الناحيه

ففرّ إلى طرَفِ الناحيه

You attacked your enemy in his own land;

You attacked your enemy in his land

So he fled to the edge of the region.

So he fled to the edge of the region

فَعَاجَلْتَهُ ثَمّ بالمهلكاتِ

فَعَاجَلْتَهُ ثَمّ بالمهلكاتِ

كما يُقْتَلُ الشاهُ في الزاويه

كما يُقْتَلُ الشاهُ في الزاويه

Then you swiftly assailed him there with deadly blows,

Then you pursued him relentlessly with deadly force

As the chess king is slain in the corner.

As a king is slain in a corner