1. بَكَت عَيني وَحُقَّ لَها بُكاها

    وَما يُغني البُكاءُ وَلا العَويلُ

    My eye wept, and rightly did it weep.

    Yet neither weeping nor wailing avails.

  2. عَلى أَسَدِ الإِلَهِ غَداةَ قالوا

    أَحَمزَةُ ذاكُمُ الرَجُلُ القَتيلُ

    For the Lion of God, on the morning they said:

    “Is that slain man Hamza?”

  3. أُصيبَ المُسلِمون بِهِ جَميعاً

    هُناكَ وَقَد أُصيبَ بِهِ الرَسولُ

    All the Muslims were stricken by his loss.

    There, the Messenger too was stricken by his loss.

  4. أَبا يَعلى لَكَ الأَركانُ هُدَّت

    وَأَنتَ الماجِدُ البَرُّ الوَصولُ

    Abu Ya‘la, the pillars were shattered at your loss,

    And you are noble, righteous, and faithful to kin.

  5. عَلَيكَ سَلامُ رَبِّكَ في جِنانٍ

    مُخالِطُها نَعيمٌ لا يَزولُ

    May your Lord’s peace be upon you in gardens

    Pervaded by bliss that never fades.

  6. أَلا يا هاشِمَ الأَخيارِ صَبراً

    فَكُلُّ فِعالِكُم حَسَنٌ جَميلُ

    Now, O virtuous clan of Hashim, have patience!

    For all your deeds are good and beautiful.

  7. رَسولُ اللَهِ مُصطَبِرٌ كَريمٌ

    بِأَمرِ اللَهِ يَنطِقُ إِذ يَقولُ

    The Messenger of God is steadfast and noble,

    Speaking by God’s command when he says:

  8. أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي لُؤَيّاً

    فَبَعدَ اليَومِ دائِلَةٌ تَدولُ

    “Now, who will carry word from me to Lu’ayy?

    For after today, a turn of fortune will come round.”

  9. وَقَبلَ اليَومِ ما عَرَفوا وَذاقوا

    وَقائِعَنا بِها يُشفى الغَليلُ

    And before today they had indeed known and tasted

    Our battles, which quench the burning thirst for vengeance.

  10. نَسيتُم ضَربَنا بِقَليبِ بَدرٍ

    غَداةَ أَتاكُمُ المَوتُ العَجيلُ

    You have forgotten our blows at Badr’s well,

    On the morning swift death came upon you,

  11. غَداةَ ثَوى أَبو جَهلٍ صَريعاً

    عَلَيهِ الطَيرُ حائِمَةً تَجولُ

    On the morning Abu Jahl lay slain,

    With birds hovering and circling above him,

  12. وَعُتبَةُ وَاِبنُهُ خَرّا جَميعاً

    وَشَيبَةُ عَضَّهُ السَيفُ الصَقيلُ

    And ‘Utba and his son fell together,

    And the polished sword bit Shayba,

  13. وَمَترَكَنا أُمَيَّةَ مُجلَعِبّاً

    وَفي حَيزومِهِ لَدنٌ نَبيلُ

    And how we left Umayya sprawled out,

    With a supple, stout spear in his chest.

  14. وَهامَ بَني رَبيعَةَ سائِلوها

    فَفي أَسيافِنا مِنها فُلولُ

    And ask the heads of Rabi‘a’s sons—

    For our swords bear notches from them.

  15. أَلا يا هِندُ فَاِبكي لا تَمَلّي

    فَأَنتِ الوالِهُ العَبرى الهَبولُ

    Now, O Hind, weep, and do not tire,

    For you are grief-stricken, tearful, a bereaved mother.

  16. أَلا يا هِندُ لا تُبدي شِماتاً

    بِحَمزَةَ إِنَّ عِزَّكُمُ ذَليلُ

    Now, O Hind, show no gloating

    At Hamza’s loss; indeed, your glory is abased.