أَجِدَّكَ ما لِعَينِكَ لا تَنامُ

أَجِدَّكَ ما لِعَينِكَ لا تَنامُ

كَأَنَّ جُفونَها فيها كِلامُ

كَأَنَّ جُفونَها فيها كِلامُ

Tell me in earnest: what ails your eye that it does not sleep?

I find you sleepless, as if your eyelids

As though its eyelids were full of wounds.

Contain endless conversation

لِأَمرِ مُصيبَةٍ عَظُمَت وَجَلَّت

لِأَمرِ مُصيبَةٍ عَظُمَت وَجَلَّت

وَدَمعُ العَينِ أَهوَنُهُ اِنسِجامُ

وَدَمعُ العَينِ أَهوَنُهُ اِنسِجامُ

Because of a calamity that has grown immense and grave;

For a greatly saddening matter that made us anxious

And the eye's tears, at their mildest, pour forth.

And the tears of the eyes are the easiest to flow

فُجِعنا بِالنَبِيِّ وَكانَ فينا

فُجِعنا بِالنَبِيِّ وَكانَ فينا

إِمامَ كَرامَةٍ نِعمَ الإِمامُ

إِمامَ كَرامَةٍ نِعمَ الإِمامُ

We were bereaved of the Prophet, and among us he was

We were anguished by the loss of the Prophet, who was

A leader of honor—what an excellent leader!

A leader of great dignity; what an excellent imam

وَكانَ قِوامَنا وَالرَأسَ فينا

وَكانَ قِوامَنا وَالرَأسَ فينا

فَنَحنُ اليَومَ لَيسَ لَنا قِوامُ

فَنَحنُ اليَومَ لَيسَ لَنا قِوامُ

And he was our mainstay and the head among us;

He was our pillar and leader amongst us

So today we have no mainstay.

Yet today we have no leader

نَموجُ وَنَشتَكي ما قَد لَقينا

نَموجُ وَنَشتَكي ما قَد لَقينا

وَيَشكو فَقدَهُ البَلَدُ الحَرامُ

وَيَشكو فَقدَهُ البَلَدُ الحَرامُ

We surge in turmoil and lament what we have endured,

We toss like waves, lamenting what we have suffered

And the sacred city laments his loss.

And the holy land laments the loss of him

كَأَنَّ أُنوفَنا لاقَينَ جَدعاً

كَأَنَّ أُنوفَنا لاقَينَ جَدعاً

لِفَقدِ مُحَمَّدٍ فيهِ اِصطِلامُ

لِفَقدِ مُحَمَّدٍ فيهِ اِصطِلامُ

As though our noses had been cut off,

It is as if our noses were cut off

For in the loss of Muhammad lies utter devastation.

Due to the loss of Muhammad, in whom there is consolation

لِفَقدِ أَغَرَّ أَبيَضَ هاشِمِيٍّ

لِفَقدِ أَغَرَّ أَبيَضَ هاشِمِيٍّ

تَمامِ نُبُوَّةٍ وَبِهِ الخِتامُ

تَمامِ نُبُوَّةٍ وَبِهِ الخِتامُ

At the loss of a radiant, fair Hashimite,

Due to the loss of the most virtuous Hashimite

The completion of prophethood, with whom it was sealed;

The perfection of prophethood and its seal

أَمينٍ مُصطَفىً لِلخَيرِ يَدعو

أَمينٍ مُصطَفىً لِلخَيرِ يَدعو

كَضَوءِ البَدرِ زايَلَهُ الظَلامُ

كَضَوءِ البَدرِ زايَلَهُ الظَلامُ

Trustworthy and chosen, calling to goodness,

The trusted Mustafa who calls to goodness

Like the full moon's light, from which darkness has departed.

Like the light of the full moon dispelling darkness

سَأَتبَعُ هَديَهُ مادُمتُ حَيّاً

سَأَتبَعُ هَديَهُ مادُمتُ حَيّاً

طَوالَ الدَهرِ ما سَجَعَ الحَمامُ

طَوالَ الدَهرِ ما سَجَعَ الحَمامُ

I shall follow his guidance as long as I live,

I will follow his guidance as long as I live

For all time, as long as doves coo.

For as long as the dove moans

أَدينُ بِدينِهِ وَلِكُلِّ قَومٍ

أَدينُ بِدينِهِ وَلِكُلِّ قَومٍ

تَراهُم مِن ذُؤابَتِهِ نِظامُ

تَراهُم مِن ذُؤابَتِهِ نِظامُ

I adhere to his faith; and for every people

I adhere to his religion, and each people

You see, order comes from its leading men.

You see has a system from his way

فَقَدنا الوَحيَ مُذ وَلَّيتَ عَنّا

فَقَدنا الوَحيَ مُذ وَلَّيتَ عَنّا

وَوَدَّعَنا مِنَ اللَهِ الكَلامُ

وَوَدَّعَنا مِنَ اللَهِ الكَلامُ

We have lost revelation since you departed from us,

We lost revelation since you turned away from us

And the word from God has bidden us farewell,

And the words of God bid us farewell

سِوى ما قَد تَرَكتَ لَنا رَهيناً

سِوى ما قَد تَرَكتَ لَنا رَهيناً

تَوارَثُهُ القَراطيسُ الكِرامُ

تَوارَثُهُ القَراطيسُ الكِرامُ

Except what you have left us as a pledge,

Except what you left behind for us as a pledge

Which the noble sheets inherit in succession.

Inherited by the generous scripts

فَقَد أَورَثتَنا ميراثَ صِدقٍ

فَقَد أَورَثتَنا ميراثَ صِدقٍ

عَلَيكَ بِهِ التَحِيَّةُ وَالسَلامُ

عَلَيكَ بِهِ التَحِيَّةُ وَالسَلامُ

For you have bequeathed us an inheritance of truth;

For you have bequeathed to us a legacy of truthfulness

For this, may greetings and peace be upon you,

Greetings and peace be upon you for it

مِنَ الرَحمنِ في أَعلى جِنانٍ

مِنَ الرَحمنِ في أَعلى جِنانٍ

مِنَ الفِردَوسِ طابَ بِها المُقامُ

مِنَ الفِردَوسِ طابَ بِها المُقامُ

From the Most Merciful, in the highest gardens

From the Most Merciful in the highest gardens

Of Firdaws, where the dwelling is delightful,

Of Paradise, the dwelling therein is pleasant

رَفيقَ أَبيكَ إِبراهيمَ فيها

رَفيقَ أَبيكَ إِبراهيمَ فيها

فَهَل في مِثلِ صُحبَتِهِ نَدامُ

فَهَل في مِثلِ صُحبَتِهِ نَدامُ

As your father Abraham's companion there—

The companion of your father Abraham therein

So is there regret in companionship like his?

Is there any regret in such companionship?

وَإِسحاقٌ وَإِسماعيلُ فيها

وَإِسحاقٌ وَإِسماعيلُ فيها

بِما صَلّوا لِرَبِّهِمُ وَصاموا

بِما صَلّوا لِرَبِّهِمُ وَصاموا

And Isaac and Ishmael are there,

And Isaac and Ishmael are therein

Because they prayed to their Lord and fasted.

For their prayers to their Lord and fasting

فَلا تَبعَد فَكُلُّ كَريمِ قَومٍ

فَلا تَبعَد فَكُلُّ كَريمِ قَومٍ

سَيُدرِكُهُ وَلَو كَرِهَ الحِمامُ

سَيُدرِكُهُ وَلَو كَرِهَ الحِمامُ

So may you not be far away; for every noble man among his people

So do not be distant, for every generous person

Will be overtaken by death, even if he loathes it.

Will attain it, even if the doves dislike it

كَأَنَّ الأَرضَ بَعدَكَ طارَ فيها

كَأَنَّ الأَرضَ بَعدَكَ طارَ فيها

فَأَشعَلَها بِساكِنِها ضِرامُ

فَأَشعَلَها بِساكِنِها ضِرامُ

As though, after you, there flew across the earth

It is as if the earth, after you, took flight

A blaze that set it and its dwellers alight.

And ignited it and its inhabitants