وَمُسْتَعْجِبٍ مِمّا يَرَى مِنْ أناتِنا

وَمُسْتَعْجِبٍ مِمّا يَرَى مِنْ أناتِنا

وَلَوْ زَبَنَتْهُ الحربُ لم يَتَرَمْرَمِ

وَلَوْ زَبَنَتْهُ الحربُ لم يَتَرَمْرَمِ

And many a man marvels at what he sees of our forbearance;

Amazed at what he sees of our softness

yet had war kicked him, he would not have uttered a word.

Even if war consumed him, he would not flinch