سقى اللّهُ إنساناً لعيني دفنتُهُ

سقى اللّهُ إنساناً لعيني دفنتُهُ

على رَغْم أَنْفي جاعلاً قبرَه قلبي

على رَغْم أَنْفي جاعلاً قبرَه قلبي

May God water a man—the pupil of my eye—whom I buried,

May God water the pupil of my eye, whom I buried,

against my will, making my heart his grave.

Against my will, making my heart his grave.

فلا تَحْسَبوا أَنَّ التُّرابَ ضريحُهُ

فلا تَحْسَبوا أَنَّ التُّرابَ ضريحُهُ

فمنزلُهُ بين التّرائب لا الترْبِ

فمنزلُهُ بين التّرائب لا الترْبِ

Do not suppose that the dust is his tomb;

So do not think that the earth is his tomb;

for his dwelling is among the breastbones, not in the soil.

For his dwelling is between the bones of my breast, not in the dust.