رَأسُ اِبنِ بِنتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَوَصِيِّهِ

رَأسُ اِبنِ بِنتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَوَصِيِّهِ

يا لِلرِجالِ عَلى قَناةٍ يُرفَعُ

يا لِلرِجالِ عَلى قَناةٍ يُرفَعُ

The head of the son of Muhammad’s daughter and of his appointed successor

The head of the son of Muhammad's daughter and his successor,

—O men!—is raised upon a spear.

Oh what great men lie on the bier raised up.

وَالمُسلِمونَ بِمَنظَرٍ وَبِمَسمَعٍ

وَالمُسلِمونَ بِمَنظَرٍ وَبِمَسمَعٍ

لا جازِعٌ مِن ذا وَلا مُتَخَشِّعُ

لا جازِعٌ مِن ذا وَلا مُتَخَشِّعُ

While the Muslims can see and hear,

While the Muslims look on, hearing and seeing,

Not one anguished by this, nor one humbled.

None frightened of this, and none humble.

أَيقَظتَ أَجفاناً وَكُنتَ لَها كَرىً

أَيقَظتَ أَجفاناً وَكُنتَ لَها كَرىً

وَأَنَمتَ عَيناً لَم تَكُن بِكَ تَهجَعُ

وَأَنَمتَ عَيناً لَم تَكُن بِكَ تَهجَعُ

You awakened eyelids, though you had been their slumber,

You awakened eyelids while you were to them a protection,

And you put to sleep an eye that had not slept because of you.

And let sleep eyes that were not with you lulled.

كُحِلَت بِمَنظَرِكَ العُيونُ عَمايَةً

كُحِلَت بِمَنظَرِكَ العُيونُ عَمايَةً

وَأَصَمَّ نَعيُكَ كُلَّ أُذنٍ تَسمَعُ

وَأَصَمَّ نَعيُكَ كُلَّ أُذنٍ تَسمَعُ

At the sight of you, the eyes were kohled with blindness,

With your sight, eyes were darkened totally,

And the news of your death deafened every hearing ear.

And the news of your death deafened every ear that hears.

ما رَوضَةٌ إِلّا تَمَنَّت أَنَّها

ما رَوضَةٌ إِلّا تَمَنَّت أَنَّها

لَكَ مَضجَعٌ وَلِخَطِّ قَبرِكَ مَوضِعُ

لَكَ مَضجَعٌ وَلِخَطِّ قَبرِكَ مَوضِعُ

No garden but has wished that it

No garden wished except that it

Were your resting place, and a site for the outline of your grave.

For your resting place, and for the line of your grave, was a spot.