1. By your Lord, what has befallen the country?
The eye sees nothing but grief.

2. Alas for the hearts and alas for the eyes,
For sorrows that continue and troubles that persist.

3. We have lost the supporter, we have lost the helper,
We have lost the protector, we have lost the pillar.

4. We have lost generosity, we have lost loyalty,
We have lost nobility, we have lost integrity.

5. O what grievous news that appalls souls!
And time insists on getting even worse.

6. O how long my pain for a nation
Whose times did with it as they pleased!

7. When it brought forth a man, the hand of death was quick
To overwhelm him, bringing grief to the country.

8. Peace be upon one who lies dead, having never wished
To settle down or be content to slumber.

9. The eyes closest to sleep are eyes
That slay the long nights with wakefulness.

10. If his body finds rest in the earth,
That is after prolonged struggle.

11. A crime it was that a soul, if entrusted
To the highest, steepest mountain, would not be secure.

12. Souls are indeed the steeds of bodies
To death, if we would look for guidance.

13. As for the hardy, they go quickly,
While the weak walk haltingly.

14. A young man's life is like wealth:
He disposes it lavishly or thriftily.

15. One postpones its remainder;
Another hastens its dwindling.

16. We fancy life is blood forever flowing,
A spirit that saves us from decay and corruption.

17. Yet it is only the good deeds
That benefit the country and aid the servants of God.

18. God have no mercy on a man who does not
Respond when high ambitions call,

19. And plunge into the thick of things,
Marching through difficulties purposefully!

20. If he saw death apart from this,
He would not think of retreating.

21. Comfort the people of Egypt for the loss
Of a star that the hands of fate have turned to ashes,

22. As though I see him rousing the tombs
And quickening life in them strenuously,

23. As though I see the hands of destruction, enfeebled,
Inflicting on him the worst calamities.

24. Comfort the people of Egypt for his absence
And sympathy for his companions and comrades.

25. Do not let yourselves diverge, for nations
Die when divided and live when united.