أَلا لَيتَنا كُنّا طَرِيدَينِ فِى دَمٍ

أَلا لَيتَنا كُنّا طَرِيدَينِ فِى دَمٍ

يُطالِبُنا قَومٌ شَدِيدٌ تُبُولُها

يُطالِبُنا قَومٌ شَدِيدٌ تُبُولُها

Ah, would that we were two fugitives wanted for bloodshed,

pursued by a people whose vendettas are fierce,

فنَخفَى عَلَى حَدسِ العَدُوِّ وَظَنِّهِ

فنَخفَى عَلَى حَدسِ العَدُوِّ وَظَنِّهِ

ويُحرِزُنا عَرضُ البِلادِ وَطُولُهَا

ويُحرِزُنا عَرضُ البِلادِ وَطُولُهَا

so we might be hidden from the enemy's surmise and suspicion,

and the land's breadth and length might shelter us.