لستُ أنساه حين أيقنَ بالمو

لستُ أنساه حين أيقنَ بالمو

تِ دعاهمْ وقامَ فيهم خَطيبا

تِ دعاهمْ وقامَ فيهم خَطيبا

I do not forget him when he became certain of death;

I do not forget him when death was certain

he called them and rose among them to speak.

He called them and stood among them preaching

ثم قال ارجعوا إلى أهلكم لي

ثم قال ارجعوا إلى أهلكم لي

سَ سِوائي أرى لهم مَطلوبا

سَ سِوائي أرى لهم مَطلوبا

Then he said, “Return to your families; none

Then he said return to your families and build

but me, I see, is sought by them.”

In my place I see for them what is required

فأجابوه والعيونُ سُكوبٌ

فأجابوه والعيونُ سُكوبٌ

وحَشاهم قد شبّ منها لهيبا

وحَشاهم قد شبّ منها لهيبا

So they answered him, their eyes streaming with tears,

So they responded with tearful eyes

and a blaze had flared from within their hearts:

Their grief for him had flared into flames

أي عذر لنا غداً حين نَلقى

أي عذر لنا غداً حين نَلقى

جَدَّك المصطفى ونحن حُروبا

جَدَّك المصطفى ونحن حُروبا

“What excuse shall we have tomorrow when we meet

What excuse do we have tomorrow when we meet

your grandfather, the Chosen One, while we are at war?”

Your grandfather Mustafa while we were derelict