فإن تكُ حربكم أمست عواناً

فاني لم اكن ممن جناها

Though you made war my protection before,

I was not one spared from its afflictions.

ولكن ولد سودةَ أرثوها

وحشوا نارها لمن اصطلاها

But I inherited it from Sudan's son,

And stoked its flames against those it embraced.

فإني غيرُ خاذلكم ولكن

ساسعى الآن إذ بلغت مداها

So I am not one to fail you, but now,

When it has reached its end, I will strive,

قتلت بأخوتي سادات قومي

وقد كانوا لنا حليَ الزمان

Having killed the chiefs of my people, my brothers,

Who were the finest ornaments of our time.