وَقدماً أَبينا أَن يَقِرَّ ظلامه

وَقدماً وثقنا كُل فَتقٍ مِنَ الأَمرِ

And we refused our father to settle in his darkness

And we strengthened every weakness of the matter

وَكَم مِن أَبِيّ قَد سَلَبناهُ وقرَهُ

بِأَسيافِنا حَتَّى أقام على العُسرِ

And how many unwilling fathers we robbed of will

With our swords until he stood firm in hardship

بِضَرب يزيل الهام عَن سَكناتِه

وَطعنٍ بِأَطرافِ المثقّفة السمرِ

With a blow that removes resolve from his dwellings

And a stab with the edges of the reddened sword

وَمِن شيعةِ المُختار قَبل سقيتها

بِضَربٍ عَلَى هاماتِهم مُبطل السِّحرِ

And from the followers of al-Mukhtar before we quenched them

With blows upon their skulls dispelling sorcery