وَقِدماً أَبَينا أَن نُقِرَّ ظُلامَةً

وَقِدماً أَبَينا أَن نُقِرَّ ظُلامَةً

وَقِدماً رَتَقنا كُلَّ فَتقٍ مِنَ الأَمرِ

وَقِدماً رَتَقنا كُلَّ فَتقٍ مِنَ الأَمرِ

And long have we refused to accept injustice,

We refused to lighten the darkness,

And long have we mended every breach in affairs.

And we tore apart every seam of the matter,

وَكَم مِن غَنِيٍّ قَد سَلَبناهُ وفرَه

وَكَم مِن غَنِيٍّ قَد سَلَبناهُ وفرَه

بِأَسيافِنا حَتّى أَقامَ عَلى العُسرِ

بِأَسيافِنا حَتّى أَقامَ عَلى العُسرِ

And how many a rich man we have stripped of his wealth

How much wealth we robbed from the wealthy

With our swords, until he dwelt in poverty,

With our swords until he endured hardship,

بِضَربٍ يزيلُ الهامَ عَن سَكَناتِهِ

بِضَربٍ يزيلُ الهامَ عَن سَكَناتِهِ

وَطَعنٍ بِأَطرافِ المُثَقَّفَةِ السُّمرِ

وَطَعنٍ بِأَطرافِ المُثَقَّفَةِ السُّمرِ

With blows that dislodge heads from their resting places,

With blows that remove anxiety from his dwellings,

And thrusts with the tips of straightened brown spears.

And stabs with sharpened spearheads,

وَمِن شيعَةِ المُختارِ قَبلُ شَفَيتُها

وَمِن شيعَةِ المُختارِ قَبلُ شَفَيتُها

بِضَربٍ عَلى هاماتِهِم مُبطِلِ السِّحرِ

بِضَربٍ عَلى هاماتِهِم مُبطِلِ السِّحرِ

And earlier I assuaged it upon al-Mukhtar's followers,

And I drank from the sect of Al-Mukhtar before

With blows upon their heads that dispelled sorcery.

With blows upon their skulls, nullifying magic.