1. يا أَسَفا على خُزَزِ بنِ عمرو

    ويا نَدَما عليه ولَهفَ نفسي

    Oh, my sorrow for Khuzaz son of Amr!

    And oh, my regret for him, and my soul's anguish!

  2. بُنَيٌ كان لي عَضُداً وذِكراً

    إِذا غُيِّبتُ في كَفَني وَرَمسي

    A dear son who was my support and would keep my memory alive,

    when I should be laid away in my shroud and grave.

  3. به فخرُ الفَوارسِ من زُبَيدٍ

    كأنَّ جبينَهُ لألاءُ شمسِ

    In him lay the pride of the horsemen of Zubayd;

    his brow was like the radiance of the sun.

  4. فلا سُقِّيتِ يا كفّي الغَوَادي

    ولاقَيتِ البلاءَ وكلَّ نَحسِ

    So may the morning rains never water you, my hand,

    and may you meet affliction and every misfortune!

  5. وما تُغني النَدامةُ والمَراثي

    وقد أصبحتَ مثلَ حديثِ أمسِ

    And what use are regret and elegies,

    now that you have become like yesterday's tale?