1. قالت رأيتُ الأمس حولَ حقولنا متسللا

    هَلاَّ رعَى حُرُماتِنا خُلُقاً وحَقَّ جِوارِنا

    She said: Yesterday I saw someone sneaking around our fields.

    Why did he not respect our sanctities out of decency, and our rights as neighbors?

  2. لِمَ تستبيحُ طيورُهُ آفاقَنا وقِبابَنا؟

    ويثورُ من حَنَقٍ إذا دوَّى نشيدُ صِغارنا

    Why do his birds violate our horizons and our domes?

    And he erupts in fury when our little ones' song rings out.

  3. قلتُ السَّلامُ العالميُّ بخيله ورجاله

    يغزو ضمائرنا ويُحْرِقُ مُصْطَفى أفكارنا

    I said: World peace, with its horses and its men,

    invades our consciences and burns the choicest of our thoughts.

  4. السِّلمُ أصبحَ في سجلاتِ القُوى أنْ نَنْحَني

    ونُقَبِّلَ الأقدامَ تهنئةً بِغَزْوِ ديارِنا

    Peace, in the records of the powers, has come to mean that we bow down

    and kiss their feet, congratulating them on the invasion of our homes.