فِرَّ مِن هَذِهِ البَريَّةِ في الأَر

فِرَّ مِن هَذِهِ البَريَّةِ في الأَر

ضِ فَما غَيرُ شَرِّها لَكَ حاصِل

ضِ فَما غَيرُ شَرِّها لَكَ حاصِل

Flee from these creatures on the earth;

Flee from this wilderness in the land, for naught but evil comes from it

for nothing but their evil comes to you.

My motto is decisive, and it was the motto

فَشِعاري قاطِع وَكانَ شِعاراً

فَشِعاري قاطِع وَكانَ شِعاراً

لِتَنوخٍ في سالِفِ الدَهرِ واصِل

لِتَنوخٍ في سالِفِ الدَهرِ واصِل

So my watchword is 'Break ties'; once the watchword

Of Tanukh in ages past, take heed

of Tanukh, in bygone days, was 'Keep ties.'

Seek your livelihood by passing through barren lands, not from slanderers and schemers

وَاِطلُبِ الرِزقَ بِالمُرورِ مِن الشَجَ

وَاِطلُبِ الرِزقَ بِالمُرورِ مِن الشَجَ

راءِ لامِن أَسِنَّةٍ وَمَناصِل

راءِ لامِن أَسِنَّةٍ وَمَناصِل

And seek sustenance in bitter fruits from the trees,

And emulate the birds at dawn, appearing gaunt

not from spearheads and swords.

And count adversity as times of harvest

وَتَشَبَّه بِالطَيرِ تَغدو خِماصاً

وَتَشَبَّه بِالطَيرِ تَغدو خِماصاً

وَتَعُدُّ اليَسارَ مِلءَ الحَواصِل

وَتَعُدُّ اليَسارَ مِلءَ الحَواصِل

And emulate the birds, which go out hungry

and regard full crops as wealth.