سَمِعتُ بِذِكر الناسِ هندا فَلَم ازَل

سَمِعتُ بِذِكر الناسِ هندا فَلَم ازَل

اخا دَنَف حَتّى نَظَرت إِلى هند

اخا دَنَف حَتّى نَظَرت إِلى هند

I heard people speak of Hind, and I remained

I heard people speak of India, so I kept going,

A sufferer of lovesickness until I looked upon Hind.

until I saw India with my own eyes.

فَأَبصَرتُ هنداً حرة غير إِنَّها

فَأَبصَرتُ هنداً حرة غير إِنَّها

تصدى لِقَتل المُسلِمين عَلى عَمد

تصدى لِقَتل المُسلِمين عَلى عَمد

Then I saw Hind, a noble woman, except that she

I saw India to be a free land, except

Sets out to kill Muslims deliberately.

it deliberately sets out to kill Muslims.