1. إذا أقسَمَ الأبطالُ يَوماً بسيفِهِمْ

    وعدُّوهُ مِمّا يُكسِبُ المَجدَ والكَرَمْ

    If heroes one day swear by their sword,

    and count it among what brings glory and nobility,

  2. كفى قلَمَ الكُتّابِ عِزّاً ورِفعَةً

    مدى الدَّهرِ أنَّ اللهَ أقسَمَ بالقَلَمْ

    it is honor and eminence enough for the scribes' pen,

    for all time, that God has sworn by the pen.