أَبلِغ عَلِيّاً أَطالَ اللَهُ ذُلَّهُمُ

أَنَّ البُكَيرَ الَّذي أَسعَوا بِهِ هَمَلُ

Tell Ali - may God prolong his humiliation -

That al-Bukayr whom they pinned their hopes upon has failed.

السِلمُ سِلمٌ وَلا يَنفَكُّ ضِغثُهُمُ

أَو يَنحَرَ البَكرَ مِنّا مَرَّةً رَجُلُ

Peace is peace and will not cease their anger,

Or a single time, make one of our young men fall.

إِذا أَجاروا عَوى في بَيتِ جارِهِمُ

إِمّا حِرابٌ وَإِمّا مِثلَهُ قُتِلوا

When they give refuge in their neighbor's home,

It's either war or death for them like before.

كَم مِن عَقيدٍ وَجارٍ حَلَّ عِندَهُمُ

وَمِن مُجارٍ بِعَهدِ اللَهِ قَد قَتَلوا

How many dear guests have stayed in their homes,

And neighbors they've killed, breaking their vows before God.