إِذا قيلَ أَيُّ فَتىً تَعلَمونَ

أَهَشَّ إِلى الضَربِ بالذابِلِ

When asked, which young man have you known

Who rushed into battle with his sword unsheathed

وَأَضرَبَ لِلقِرنِ يَومَ الوغى

وَأَطعَمَ في الزَمَنِ الماحِلِ

And struck mightily in the midst of the fray

And shared his food in the leanest of times -

أَشارَت إِلَيكَ أَكُفُّ الأَنامِ

إِشارَةَ غَرقَى إِلى ساحِلِ

The hands of mankind point to you

Like a drowning man pointing to the shore