كَحيَّةٍ سوداءَ مَجَّت على

كَحيَّةٍ سوداءَ مَجَّت على

وَجهِ الضُّحى ظَلمَة ليلٍ بَهيمْ

وَجهِ الضُّحى ظَلمَة ليلٍ بَهيمْ

Like a black snake that spewed upon

Like a black snake that crept across

the face of morning the darkness of a pitch-black night.

The face of dawn, the darkness of a savage night,

إنْ تَرمِكَ الغُربةُ في مَعْشَرٍ

إنْ تَرمِكَ الغُربةُ في مَعْشَرٍ

توافَقوا فيكَ على بُغْضِهِمْ

توافَقوا فيكَ على بُغْضِهِمْ

If exile casts you among people

If loneliness casts you among a people

who are united in their hatred of you,

United in their hatred of you,

فدارِهِمْ ما دمْتَ في دارِهِمْ

فدارِهِمْ ما دمْتَ في دارِهِمْ

وأرضِهِمْ ما دُمْتَ في أرضِهِمْ

وأرضِهِمْ ما دُمْتَ في أرضِهِمْ

then deal tactfully with them as long as you remain in their home,

Know their home is not your home

and please them as long as you remain on their land.

While you're still in their land.