يا عَمرو وَيحَكَ قَد أَتا

يا عَمرو وَيحَكَ قَد أَتا

كَ مُجيبُ صَوتِكَ غَيرُ عاجِزِ

كَ مُجيبُ صَوتِكَ غَيرُ عاجِزِ

O Amr, woe to you! There has come

O Amro, woe to you, the one responding to your call has come

O 'Amr, woe to you! There has surely come to you

to you one who answers your call, not powerless,

Not helpless, with intention and insight

The one who answers your challenge, neither weak nor incapable,

ذو نَيَّةٍ وَبَصيرَةٍ

ذو نَيَّةٍ وَبَصيرَةٍ

وَالصِدقُ مَنجي كُلَّ فائِزِ

وَالصِدقُ مَنجي كُلَّ فائِزِ

possessed of resolve and insight;

And sincerity saves every winner

A man of resolve and keen insight,

and truthfulness saves every victor.

I hope to spare you the wailing of mourners

For truthfulness is the salvation of every victor.

إِنّي لأَرجو أَن أُقي

إِنّي لأَرجو أَن أُقي

مَ عَلَيكَ نائِحَةَ الجَنائِزِ

مَ عَلَيكَ نائِحَةَ الجَنائِزِ

Indeed, I surely hope to raise

With a shiny strike whose reputation remains with the shaky ones

I truly hope that I shall soon invoke

over you a woman wailing at funerals,

The wailing women of funerals to mourn over you,

مِن ضَربَةٍ نَجلاءَ يَب

مِن ضَربَةٍ نَجلاءَ يَب

قى صِيتُها عِندَ الهَزاهِزِ

قى صِيتُها عِندَ الهَزاهِزِ

from a broad, cleaving blow—lasting

From a gaping wound, the renown of which shall last,

shall be its renown amid the tumults.

Resounding through the tumult of future wars.