قلْ للفرنجِ تأدَّبوا وتجنَّبوا

قلْ للفرنجِ تأدَّبوا وتجنَّبوا

فالريحُ جندُ نبينا إجماعا

فالريحُ جندُ نبينا إجماعا

Say to the Franks: Be respectful and keep away,

Tell the Franks to be polite and avoid us

for the wind is our Prophet’s army, by common consent.

For the wind is the army of our Prophet by consensus

إنْ قلَّعتْ في البرِّ أشجاراً فكمْ

إنْ قلَّعتْ في البرِّ أشجاراً فكمْ

في البحرِ يوماً شجَّرتْ أقلاعا

في البحرِ يوماً شجَّرتْ أقلاعا

If it has uprooted trees on land, how many

If it uprooted trees on land, how many

sails has it made into trees at sea in a single day!

Masts has it planted at sea one day