1. منعَ الرقادَ فعادَ عينيَ عودُ

    ممّا تضمّن قلبيَ المعمودُ

    A recurring grief kept sleep away and revisited my eye,

    because of what my grief-stricken heart held.

  2. يا ليلةً حسبت عليّ نجومها

    فَسهرتُها وَالشامِتونَ هجودُ

    O night whose stars were counted against me!

    So I stayed awake through it, while those who gloated slept.

  3. قَد كانَ يسهرني حذاركَ مرّةً

    فَاليومَ حقّ لعينيَ التسهيدُ

    Fear for you once kept me awake;

    so today sleeplessness is my eye's due.

  4. أَبكي أَميرَ المؤمنينَ ودونهُ

    لِلزائِرين صفائحٌ وصعيدُ

    I weep for the Commander of the Faithful; between him

    and those who visit lie stone slabs and earth.