إذاif انحازَwithdraws عنكfrom you الغوثُhelp واحتفلَand gather العداthe enemies
إذا انحازَ عنك الغوثُ واحتفلَ العدا
عليكagainst you فَصَرِّحthen proclaim openly باسمِهِby His name الفردthe unique واغلبِand prevail
عليك فَصَرِّح باسمِهِ الفرد واغلبِ
If help withdraws from you and the enemies gather
When aid forsakes you and triumph your foes,
Against you, proclaim His unique name and prevail.
Proclaim His name, the One, and you'll overcome.
فلوfor if طُبعتwere forged بيضُgleaming blades السيوفِof the swords علىin اسمهHis name
فلو طُبعت بيضُ السيوفِ على اسمه
مَضتthey would cut وهيwhile they فيin الأغمادthe scabbards فيat كلِّevery مَضربِstroke
مَضت وهي في الأغماد في كلِّ مَضربِ
For were gleaming swords forged in His name,
Were swords imprinted with His name to smite,
They would cut at every stroke, still within their scabbards.
They'd pierce their sheaths and strike at every turn.
وماand not خَلَعتcast off (wording unclear) للمرءِfor a man مَسعاهُhis striving والدٍof a father
وما خَلَعت للمرءِ مَسعاهُ والدٍ
إذاif لمnot تقابلهyou meet it بحالٍwith conduct مُهذَّبِrefined
إذا لم تقابله بحالٍ مُهذَّبِ
And a father's striving is no robe of honor for a man [wording uncertain],
Man sheds not labor's raiment, nor his sire's,
If you do not meet it with refined conduct.
Save when opposing with refined address.