وَقدماً أَبينا أَن يَقِرَّ ظلامه

وَقدماً أَبينا أَن يَقِرَّ ظلامه

وَقدماً وثقنا كُل فَتقٍ مِنَ الأَمرِ

وَقدماً وثقنا كُل فَتقٍ مِنَ الأَمرِ

And of old we refused to let his darkness remain.

And we refused our father to settle in his darkness

And of old we secured every breach in affairs.

And we strengthened every weakness of the matter

وَكَم مِن أَبِيّ قَد سَلَبناهُ وقرَهُ

وَكَم مِن أَبِيّ قَد سَلَبناهُ وقرَهُ

بِأَسيافِنا حَتَّى أقام على العُسرِ

بِأَسيافِنا حَتَّى أقام على العُسرِ

And many a defiant man have we stripped of his dignity

And how many unwilling fathers we robbed of will

With our swords, until he dwelt in hardship,

With our swords until he stood firm in hardship

بِضَرب يزيل الهام عَن سَكناتِه

بِضَرب يزيل الهام عَن سَكناتِه

وَطعنٍ بِأَطرافِ المثقّفة السمرِ

وَطعنٍ بِأَطرافِ المثقّفة السمرِ

With blows that dislodge heads from their resting places,

With a blow that removes resolve from his dwellings

And thrusts with the tips of straightened, brown spears.

And a stab with the edges of the reddened sword

وَمِن شيعةِ المُختار قَبل سقيتها

وَمِن شيعةِ المُختار قَبل سقيتها

بِضَربٍ عَلَى هاماتِهم مُبطل السِّحرِ

بِضَربٍ عَلَى هاماتِهم مُبطل السِّحرِ

And before, I gave some of al-Mukhtar's followers drink

And from the followers of al-Mukhtar before we quenched them

With blows upon their heads that undo sorcery.

With blows upon their skulls dispelling sorcery