أَنتُمُ مِنّا وَلَكِنَّكُم

أَجبَنُ الأُمَّةِ في يَومِ الفَزَع

You are my people, but on the day of distress,

The most cowardly of nations.

وَرَفعنا قَدرَكُم في وائِلٍ

طاقَةَ الوَسعِ وَلكِن ما اِرتَفَع

We exalted you, yet you did not rise

To the limit of your capacity, but remained low.