دَعونيlet me أُوَفّيgive in full السَيفَthe sword فيin الحَربِwar حَقَّهُits due
دَعوني أُوَفّي السَيفَ في الحَربِ حَقَّهُ
وَأَشرَبُand I drink مِنfrom كاسِthe cup of المَنِيَّةِdeath صافِياunmixed
وَأَشرَبُ مِن كاسِ المَنِيَّةِ صافِيا
Let me give the sword its due in war,
Let me fulfill the sword's duty in war
And drink an unmixed draught from the cup of death.
And drink from the cup of death, pure
وَمَنand whoever قالَsays إِنّيthat I am سَيِّدٌa lord وَاِبنُand the son of سَيِّدٍa lord
وَمَن قالَ إِنّي سَيِّدٌ وَاِبنُ سَيِّدٍ
فَسَيفيthen my sword وَهَذاand this الرُمحُthe spear عَمّيmy paternal uncle وَخالِياand my maternal uncle
فَسَيفي وَهَذا الرُمحُ عَمّي وَخالِيا
And whoever says that I am a lord and the son of a lord—
Whoever says I'm a lord and son of a lord
Then my sword and this spear are my paternal and maternal uncles.
My sword and this spear are my uncle and aunt