نُفوسٌ أَصابَتها المَنايا فَلا تَكُن

يَؤوساً لَعَلَّ اللَهَ يَوماً يُؤوسُها

Souls struck by death, do not despair,

Perhaps one day God will bring them hope.

وَما بَرِحَت أَجسادُها تَطلُبُ العُلا

مِنَ الدَهرِ حَتّى زايَلَتها رُؤوسُها

Their bodies did not stop seeking glory

From fate, until their heads were gone.

بَنَت بِالظُبى أَبياتَ عِزٍّ فَأَودَعَت

بُيوتَ حَفيرٍ أَحكَمَتها فُؤوسُها

They built lofty homes with sticks and twigs

And sturdy houses with their tools.

وَكانوا كَآسادِ الشَرى لَيسَ فيهِمُ

كُؤوسٌ فَدارَت لِلمَنايا كُؤوسُها

They were like lions of battle, within them

Were no cowards, so they fell to death with bravery.