ذَرِleave الأَتراكَthe Turks وَالعَرَباand the Arabs
ذَرِ الأَتراكَ وَالعَرَبا
وَكُنand be فيin حِزبِthe faction of مِنwhoever غَلَباprevails
وَكُن في حِزبِ مِن غَلَبا
Leave the Turks and the Arabs,
Leave the Turks and Arabs be
And be in the faction of whoever prevails.
And join the party of the victors
بِجِلَّقَin Jilliq أَصبَحَتhave arisen فِتَنٌtumults
بِجِلَّقَ أَصبَحَت فِتَنٌ
تَجُرُّdrag along الوَيلَwoe وَالحَرَباand war
تَجُرُّ الوَيلَ وَالحَرَبا
In Jilliq, tumults have arisen,
With Jiluq strife arose
Dragging woe and war.
Bringing woe and war
لَئِنif indeed تَمَّتthey reach completion فَواthen oh أَسَفاsorrow
لَئِن تَمَّت فَوا أَسَفا
وَلَمand not تَخَرَبbe laid waste فَواthen oh عَجَباwonder
وَلَم تَخَرَب فَوا عَجَبا
If they run their course—oh, what sorrow!
If it's done, what a pity!
And if it is not laid waste—oh, what wonder!
If not, what a wonder!