1. Whenever I mourn my beloved
His elegy makes me more eloquent
١. كُلَّما أَبَّنتُ مُنتَجبي
زادَني تَأبينُهُ لَهَجا
2. And the people of this age, all of them
Had a praiser seen them, he would have been eloquent
٢. وَبَنو ذا الدَّهرِ كُلُّهُمُ
لَو رَآهُم مادِحٌ لَهَجا
3. My son attained contentment and saw
My eternity what he attained hoping
٣. وَلَدي نالَ الرِّضا وَرَأى
خَلَدي ما نالَهُ فَرَجا
4. I felt distressed from his tragedy
O Lord make for me from You relief
٤. ضِقتُ ذرعاً مِن رَزِيّته
رَبِّ فَاِجعَل مِنكَ لي فَرَجا
5. A slaughtered from what his blood flowed
They thought his groaning was mumbling
٥. راعِفٌ مِمّا جَرى دَمُهُ
حَسِبوا عرنينَهُ وَدَجا
6. By my father Rayhana has wilted
His talk when brought up has great weight
٦. بِأَبي ريحانَة ذَبُلت
جَلَّ عِندي خَطبُها وَدَجا