1. أَصبَحَت أَوجُهُ القُبورِ وَضاءَ

    وَغَدَت ظُلمَةُ القُبورِ ضِياءَ

    The faces of the graves became radiant,

    And the darkness of the graves became light,

  2. يَومَ أَضحى طَريدَةً لِلمَنايا

    فَفَقَدنا بِهِ الغِنى وَالغِناءَ

    The day he became prey to the fates of death,

    So in losing him, we lost wealth and song.

  3. يَومَ ظَلَّ الثَرى يَضُمُّ الثُرَيّا

    فَعَدِمنا مِنهُ السَنا وَالسَناءَ

    The day the earth held the Pleiades in its embrace,

    So we lost his radiance and eminence.

  4. يَومَ فاتَت بِهِ بَوادِرَ شُؤمٍ

    فَرُزينا بِهِ الثَرى وَالثَراءَ

    The day sudden strokes of ill fortune carried him away,

    So in losing him, we were bereft of earth and riches.

  5. يَومَ أَلقى الرَدى عَلَيهِ جِراناً

    فَحُرِمنا بِهِ الجَدا وَالجِداءَ

    The day death laid its neck upon him,

    So in losing him, we were denied bounty and benefit.

  6. يَومَ أَلوَت بِهِ هَناتُ اللَيالي

    فَلَبِسنا بِهِ البَلى وَالبَلاءَ

    The day the calamities of the nights carried him away,

    So through his loss we donned decay and affliction.