ولما بنو اليونان ساءت فعالهم

ولم يحفلوا منا بعتب ولا نصح

When the Greeks' deeds turned evil,

And they stopped heeding our rebuke and advice,

وقد كان منا الصفح لكنهم بغوا

وجلت خطاياهم عن العفو والصفح

Though we were forgiving, they sought war,

And their sins exceeded pardon and forgiveness.

رجعنا لحكم المشرفية بيننا

ولا حكم مثل المهند والرمح

We returned to the rule of the sword between us,

For no rule rivals the spear and blade.

رضينا بما ترضى بمؤتمر الوغى

فقالت بأن الحرب خير من الصلح

We accepted what the council of war decreed,

That battle is better than peace.

فما برحت تتلو الدخان عليهم

مدافع من نار بألسنة فصح

Our cannons kept raining smoke upon them,

With tongues of fire in eloquent speech.

واسيافنا تتلو الدخان ومثلها

مدافعنا حتى تلت سورة الفتح

And our swords recited after the smoke,

As did our cannons, until Surat Al-Fath was completed.