لا تَحسَبَنّي يا عَلِيُّ غافِلاً

لِأَورِدَنَّ الكُوفَةَ القَنابِلا

Do not think me, O Ali, inattentive,

Do not reckon, O Ali, that I am heedless,

I shall hurl at Kufa my rugged rocks,

For I shall surely lead the squadrons into Kufa,

بِجَمعيَ العامَ وَجَمعيَ قابِلا

With all my strength, prepared and ready.

With my host this year, and my host the next.