1. خَلَعَ المُلوكَ وَسارَ تَحتَ لِوائِهِ

    شَجَرُ العُرى وَعَراعِرُ الأَقوامِ

    He dethroned kings, and beneath his banner marched

    the evergreen trees and the chieftains of peoples.

  2. إِنّا لَنَضرِبُ بِالصَوارِمِ هامَها

    ضَربَ القُدارِ نَقيعَةَ القُدّامِ

    Indeed, with keen swords we strike their heads,

    as the butcher strikes the camel for the king’s feast.