معاويَ أَنَّنا بَشَرٌ فَأَسجِح

فَلَسنا بالجِبالِ وَلا الحَديد

Mu'awiya, we are but humans, so forgive

We are not mountains nor iron

فَهَبنا أُمَةً ذهبت ضَياعاً

يَزيدُ أَميرُها وَأَبو يَزيدِ

Grant us a nation that went astray

With Yazid as its prince, and father of Yazid

أَكَلتُم أَرضَنا فَجَردتُموها

فَهَل مِن قائِمٍ أَو مِن حَصيدِ

You have eaten our land and stripped it bare

Is there one who will stand or harvest?

أَتَطمَعُ في الخُلودِ إِذا هَلكنا

وَلَيسَ لَنا وَلا لَكَ مِن خُلودِ

Do you hope for immortality if we die?

Neither we nor you have immortality

ذَروا خَونَ الخِلافَةِ واستَقيموا

وَتأميرَ الأراذِلِ وَالعَبيدِ

Leave the treachery of the Caliphate and walk straight

And the rule of scoundrels and slaves

وأعطونا السَويَّةَ لا تَزركُم

جُنودٌ مردَفاتٌ بالجُنودِ

And grant us equality, troops will not avail you

With troops followed by troops