مَتى صارَت الجُردُ المَذاكي سَفائِنا

لِما شِئتَ من برٍّ وبَحرٍ ضَوامِنا

When did the barren hills become our ships

To wherever you wanted on land or in the stormy sea

ومِن ثقةِ الرُّومي بالماءِ مَركباً

يَفوتُ عَليه الخيلَ وافاكَ آمِنا

And the Roman had such faith in the water a vessel

That horses passed by it while he was safe and secure

أعدَّ وجاءَتكَ الرِّياحُ تسُوقُه

يعدُّ إلى المَوتِ القُرى والمَدائِنا

The winds came and drove it to you

It counts back to death, the villages and cities

وقد كانَت الأخبارُ عنكَ تَناصَرت

فما بالُها لم تُغنِه أن يُعايِنا

And the news about you was continuous

Why could it not avail him to see

فأوهَمكُم كرّاً وفرّاً وإنَّه

ليُحجِمُ مرعُوباً ويُقدِمُ حائِنا

So he fooled you with frequent attack and retreat and he

Would withdraw frightened and attack grinning

وكانَ أخوكَ البَحرُ أولَى بقَذفه

إليكَ وإن أمسَى إلى البَحرِ ساكِنا

And the sea, your brother, was more worthy of casting him

To you even if he ended up residing by the sea

فللَّهِ مَوثُوقاً به كانَ لَو وَفَى

ذَميماً ومَحموداً إذا كانَ خائِنا

By God, when one trusts in Him if he is faithful

He is reputable even if he is a traitor

صَبرتَ لِلَفحِ النَّارِ حتَّى تَركتَها

لأرواحِهم قبلَ الجسُومِ مَساكِنا

You endured the burning wind until you left

Their souls before their bodies residence

وكلّ طَويلِ السَّاعِدَين تَظنُّهُ

إذا قامَ يَوماً للعِناقِ مُطاعِنا

And you thought every long-armed

When he stands one day for a fight, attacking

إذا الوفَويُّونَ استَقامَ فَريدُهم

أمامَهُمُ أصبحتَ لِلنَّصرِ ضامِنا

When the loyal one straightened their unique one

You became the guarantor of victory before them