لا أَضحَكَ اللَهُ سِنَّ الدَهرِ إِن ضَحِكَت

لا أَضحَكَ اللَهُ سِنَّ الدَهرِ إِن ضَحِكَت

وَآلُ أَحمَدَ مَظلومونَ قَد قُهِروا

وَآلُ أَحمَدَ مَظلومونَ قَد قُهِروا

May God never make Time’s tooth smile, should it smile,

May God not let the days laugh long if they laugh

While Ahmad’s family are oppressed and have been subdued,

The family of Ahmed are oppressed, overpowered

مُشَرَّدونَ نُفوا عَن عُقرِ دارِهِمُ

مُشَرَّدونَ نُفوا عَن عُقرِ دارِهِمُ

كَأَنَّهُم قَد جَنَوا ما لَيسَ يُغتَفَرُ

كَأَنَّهُم قَد جَنَوا ما لَيسَ يُغتَفَرُ

Scattered, banished from the heart of their home,

Scattered, exiled from the homes they love

As though they had committed what cannot be forgiven.

As if they have committed what cannot be forgiven