1. أخي في الدين والوطن المفدى

    لقد دهمت أخوتنا الشرورُ

    My brother in faith and in the homeland we would give our lives for,

    Evils have indeed assailed our brotherhood.

  2. فقلبت السياسة كل قلب

    وبتنا تستبد بنا الأمور

    So politics has turned every heart upside down,

    And we have come to be tyrannized by events.

  3. تريد حكومةً وأريد أخرى

    ترى هل نابنا خطل وزور

    You want one government, and I want another;

    Do you think folly and falsehood have befallen us?

  4. قد انتفع الدخيل بكل خلف

    فحتام التخالف والغرور

    The intruder has indeed profited from every rift;

    So how long will discord and delusion last?

  5. سكرنا لا نفيق فضاع وادٍ

    ورثناه وتعترف السطور

    We grew drunk and do not sober up; so a valley was lost—

    Which we inherited, as the written lines attest.

  6. لنا من جنة الدنيا سماء

    وللغير المسارح والثغور

    Of this world's paradise, the sky is ours,

    And others have the pastures and ports.

  7. لنا في ملكنا الأكواخ سكنى

    وللغير المعاقل والقصور

    In our own domain, huts are our dwellings,

    And others have the strongholds and palaces.

  8. ومن طلب العزيز أعد ضخماً

    وتختلف العرائس والمهور

    And whoever seeks what is precious makes ample provision;

    And brides and dowries differ.

  9. وما لم نبن بيتا للمعالي

    فسيان المساكن والقبور

    And unless we build a house for greatness,

    Then dwellings and graves are alike.

  10. وما لم نحم في الجلى حمانا

    فأين بربك الشعب الغيور

    And unless we defend our homeland in the gravest crisis,

    Then where, by your Lord, are the people zealous for their honor?