فَما بَرِحوا حَتّى رَأى اللَهُ صَبرَهُم

فَما بَرِحوا حَتّى رَأى اللَهُ صَبرَهُم

وَحَتّى أَشَرَّت بِالأَكُفِّ المَصاحِفُ

وَحَتّى أَشَرَّت بِالأَكُفِّ المَصاحِفُ

So they did not budge until God saw their steadfastness,

They did not leave until God saw their patience,

And until copies of the Qur’an were held aloft in hands.

And until the books raised their covers.