خَرَجَ الغَواني يَحتَجِجـ

ـنَ وَرُحتُ أَرقُبُ جَمعَهُنَّه

The youths went out to protest

And I went out to watch their gathering

فَإِذا بِهِنَّ تَخِذنَ مِن

سودِ الثِيابِ شِعارَهُنَّه

When there they donned black attire

As their uniform

فَطَلَعنَ مِثلَ كَواكِبٍ

يَسطَعنَ في وَسَطِ الدُجُنَّه

Emerging like stars

Shining amidst the darkness

وَأَخَذنَ يَجتَزنَ الطَريـ

ـقَ وَدارُ سَعدٍ قَصدُهُنَّه

And marched down the road

Heading towards Saad's house

يَمشينَ في كَنَفِ الوَقا

رِ وَقَد أَبَنَّ شُعورَهُنَّه

Walking under moonlight

Their hair uncovered

وَإِذا بِجَيشٍ مُقبِلٍ

وَالخَيلُ مُطلَقَةُ الأَعِنَّه

When an approaching army

With horses at full gallop

وَإِذا الجُنودُ سُيوفُها

قَد صُوِّبَت لِنُحورِهِنَّه

And soldiers with swords

Aimed at their necks

وَإِذا المَدافِعُ وَالبَنا

دِقُ وَالصَوارِمُ وَالأَسِنَّه

Cannons, rifles, and blades

Surrounding them on all sides

وَالخَيلُ وَالفُرسانُ قَد

ضَرَبَت نِطاقاً حَولَهُنَّه

While flowers and basil were

Their only weapons that day

وَالوَردُ وَالرَيحانُ في

ذاكَ النَهارِ سِلاحُهُنَّه

The two armies clashed for hours

Turning the days white with age

فَتَطاحَنَ الجَيشانِ سا

عاتٍ تَشيبُ لَها الأَجِنَّه

The women and girls trembled

With no protector

فَتَضَعضَعَ النِسوانُ وَالـ

ـنِسوانُ لَيسَ لَهُنَّ مُنَّه

Then scattered in defeat

Fleeing back to their homes

ثُمَّ اِنهَزَمنَ مُشَتَّتا

تِ الشَملِ نَحوَ قُصورِهِنَّه

Let the mighty army rejoice

In their victory and defeat of them

فَليَهنَأَ الجَيشُ الفَخو

رُ بِنَصرِهِ وَبِكَسرِهِنَّه

It was as if the Germans

Had donned veils among them

فَكَأَنَّما الأَلمانُ قَد

لَبِسوا البَراقِعَ بَينَهُنَّه

And came with Hindenburg

Secretly leading them to Egypt

وَأَتَوا بِهِندِنبُرجَ مُخـ

ـتَفِياً بِمِصرَ يَقودُهُنَّه

And so feared their might

And dreaded their cunning

فَلِذاكَ خافوا بَأسَهُـ

ـنَ وَأَشفَقوا مِن كَيدِهِنَّه