1. إِنّا إذا سُلِبَت وَظائِفُنا

    وَتَأَلَّفَت من غيرِنا دُوَلُ

    Indeed, when our posts are taken away,

    and governments are formed of people other than us,

  2. نَبني كما كانَت أوائِلُنا

    تَبني وَنَفعَلُ مثلَ ما فَعلوا

    we build as our forebears used

    to build, and do as they did.