وَكانَت أُمورُ الناسِ مُنبِتَةَ القوى

وَكانَت أُمورُ الناسِ مُنبِتَةَ القوى

فَشَدَّ الوَليدُ حينَ قامَ نِظامها

فَشَدَّ الوَليدُ حينَ قامَ نِظامها

And the people's affairs lay with their strands severed;

The affairs of men were once a source of strength

So al-Walid, when he took charge, tightened their binding cord.

But al-Walid when he rose destroyed their order

خَليفَةُ حَقٍّ لا خَليفَةُ باطِلٍ

خَليفَةُ حَقٍّ لا خَليفَةُ باطِلٍ

رَمى عَن قَناةِ الدينِ حَتّى أَقامَها

رَمى عَن قَناةِ الدينِ حَتّى أَقامَها

A caliph of truth, not a caliph of falsehood,

A Caliph of truth, not a Caliph of falsehood

He fought in defense of faith's spear until he set it straight.

Cast off from the path of faith until he corrected it