أَنا الصَقرُ الَّذي حُدِّثتَ عَنهُ

عِتاقُ الطَيرِ تَنجَدِل اِنجِدالا

I am the falcon you have heard of

I am the falcon of whom you have been told,

The bravest of birds swooping down

Before whom the noblest birds fall crashing down.

وَقاسَيتُ الحُروبَ أَنا اِبنُ سَبعٍ

فَلَّما شِبتُ أَفنَيتُ الرِجالا

I have endured wars, I am the son of lions

I endured the ravages of war when I was but a child of seven,

When I grew up I destroyed men

And as I turned gray, I annihilated men.

فَلم تَدَعِ السُيوفُ لَنا عَدواً

وَلَم يَدَعِ السَخاءُ لَدَيَّ مالا

No swords left an enemy for us

Thus, the swords have left no enemy standing against us,

No generosity left any money for me

Nor has my generosity left any wealth in my possession.