يا أُمَّتا أَفديكِ مِن أُمِّ

يا أُمَّتا أَفديكِ مِن أُمِّ

أَشكو إِلَيكِ فَظاظَةَ الجَهمِ

أَشكو إِلَيكِ فَظاظَةَ الجَهمِ

O my mother, I would give my life for you—what a mother you are!

O my motherland, I ransom you with my mother

I complain to you of al-Jahm’s harshness.

I complain to you of the coarseness of ignorance

قَد سُرِّحَ الصِبيانُ كُلُّهُمُ

قَد سُرِّحَ الصِبيانُ كُلُّهُمُ

وَبَقيتُ مَحصوراً بِلا جُرمِ

وَبَقيتُ مَحصوراً بِلا جُرمِ

All the boys have been released,

The youth have all been set loose

And I remain confined, having done no wrong.

While I remain confined though innocent