1. Oh my eyes, be lavish
With tears not yet shed, rise high

2. With tears not your own, weep freely
For you have given me sorrow and humiliation

3. For the rock of Orphans, my father
Bearing each stumble and burden

4. So if you help me, sustain me
With tears that stain my cheeks unchecked

5. For the rock of the son of Amr, though he
Has faded, his sea receding and disappearing

6. For you have given me sorrow and humiliation
And burning heat, holding fast alone

7. So arise O Safiyya amongst women
In the heat of the sun, seeking no shade

8. Tearing their sleeves, each face
Too delicate to pray for him and weep