لوif only أنّthat ليfor me هندوانيًاan Indian-made sword منfrom القدسٍJerusalem
لو أنّ لي هندوانيًا من القدسٍ
حتّىas far as الرياضRiyadh وماand what lies أبعدfarther يمتدُّextends
حتّى الرياض وما أبعد يمتدُّ
If only I had an Indian sword that, from Jerusalem,
If I had a horse from Jerusalem
stretched as far as Riyadh and farther still,
That would extend as far as Riyadh and beyond
لكانتthen would be الحالُthe situation غيرَother than الحالِthe situation ياO قدسُJerusalem
لكانت الحالُ غيرَ الحالِ يا قدسُ
وكانتand would be الناسُthe people غيرother than الناسِthe people ياO نجدُNajd
وكانت الناسُ غير الناسِ يا نجدُ
things would be different, O Jerusalem,
Things would be different, O Jerusalem
and the people would be different, O Najd.
And people would be different, O Najd
قدindeed علمتنيhas taught me الحياةُlife أنّthat أعرابَBedouins
قد علمتني الحياةُ أنّ أعرابَ
نجدٍof Najd يردّهمُbrings them back السيفُthe sword إنif ارتدّواthey apostatize
نجدٍ يردّهمُ السيفُ إن ارتدّوا
Life has taught me that the Bedouins
Life has taught me that the bedouins of Najd
of Najd are brought back by the sword if they apostatize.
Will be returned by the sword if they relapse
Sol 6.1