إذاif رُمْتَyou seek إكْسِيرَthe elixir of نَصْرٍvictory فقُمْthen rise
إذا رُمْتَ إكْسِيرَ نَصْرٍ فقُمْ
بسيْفَكwith your sword واضْرِبْand strike رقابَthe necks of العِدَىthe enemies
بسيْفَك واضْرِبْ رقابَ العِدَى
If you seek the elixir of victory, then rise—
If you seek the elixir of victory, then rise
Sword in hand—and strike the necks of the foe.
with your sword, and strike the enemies’ necks.
تصُبُّyou pour عليهمupon them حديدَthe iron of النِّصالِthe blades
تصُبُّ عليهم حديدَ النِّصالِ
وتأخُذهاand you take them فيin دَمٍblood عَسْجَدَاpure gold
وتأخُذها في دَمٍ عَسْجَدَا
You will pour upon them the steel of blades,
You pour upon them the iron of the blades,
And receive those blades in your blood as gold.
and take them, amid blood, as pure gold.
