ولما رأى أجبال سنجار أعرضت

ولما رأى أجبال سنجار أعرضت

يميناً وأجبالاً بهن سروجُ

يميناً وأجبالاً بهن سروجُ

And when he saw the mountains of Sinjar spread out

When he saw the mountains of Sanjar turn aside

to his right, and mountains among which lies Saruj,

To the right, mountains with streaming lights,

ذرى عبرة لو لم تفض لتقضقضت

ذرى عبرة لو لم تفض لتقضقضت

حيازيم محزون لهن نشيج

حيازيم محزون لهن نشيج

he shed a tear; had it not flowed, they would have shattered—

He shed a tear, that had it not been flowing already

a grieving man's ribs, from which sobs rose.

Would have cracked the sorrowing heart inside.