1. يا جُنودَ البَرِّ وَالبحرِ اشهَدوا

    وَاِسمَعوا منّي كُلَيماتٍ فِصاح

    O soldiers of land and sea, bear witness,

    and hear from me a few eloquent words.

  2. ذي يدي قَد مزَّقتها لُقَمٌ

    تُجتَنى من فَوقِ أَطرافِ الرماح

    This is my hand, torn apart by morsels

    plucked from atop the tips of spears.

  3. ذاكَ جسمي رَسمَ الدهرُ على

    كلِّ عضوٍ منه أهوالَ الكفاح

    That is my body: time has etched upon

    every limb of it the terrors of struggle.

  4. إنَّني عِفتُ تكاليفَ العُلا

    بينكم وَالعَيشَ في ظلِّ الصِفاح

    Indeed, I have come to loathe the burdens of eminence

    among you, and life in the shadow of sword blades.

  5. رحِمَ اللَهُ وَزيراً عاملاً

    مُلِئَت فخراً يداهُ فَاِستَراح

    May God have mercy on a minister who labored:

    his hands were filled with pride, and so he rested.