1. أَيا غَمّي لِغَمِّكَ يا خَليلي

    وَيا وَيلي عَلَيكَ وَيا عَويلي

    O my grief for your grief, my dear friend!

    And oh, my anguish over you, and oh, my lament!

  2. يَعِزُّ عَلَيَّ أَنَّكَ لا تَراني

    وَإِنّي لا أَراكَ وَلا رَسولي

    It pains me that you do not see me,

    And I do not see you, nor does my messenger;

  3. وَأَنَّكَ في مَحَلِّ أَذىً وَضَنكٍ

    وَلَيسَ إِلى لِقائِكَ مِن سَبيلِ

    And that you are in a place of suffering and hardship,

    And there is no way to meet you;

  4. وَأَنّي لَستُ أَملِكُ عَنكَ دَفعاً

    وَقَد فوجِئتُ بِالخَطبِ الجَليلِ

    And that I have no power to ward off harm from you,

    And I have been struck unawares by this grave calamity.