1. أصبحتُ مُلْقىً في الفراشِ سَقيما

    أَجِدُ النّسيمَ مِنَ السّقامِ سَموما

    I have come to lie sick upon my bed;

    In my illness, I find the breeze a scorching wind.

  2. ماءٌ مِنَ العَبَراتِ حَرَّى أرْضُهُ

    لَوْ كانَ مِنْ مَطَرٍ لكانَ هَزيما

    Water of tears, its earth parched—

    Had it been rain, it would have fallen in torrents.

  3. وبَلابِلٌ لَوْ أَنّهُنَّ مآكلٌ

    لَمْ تُخطىءِ الغِسْلينَ والزَّقُّوما

    And sorrows—if they were food—

    Would be none other than ghislin and zaqqum.

  4. وَكَرى يُرَوِّعُني سَرَى لَوْ أنّهُ

    ظِلٌّ لكانَ الحَرَّ واليَحْمُوما

    And sleep that terrifies me has crept in by night; were it

    Shade, it would be burning heat and pitch-black smoke.

  5. مَرَّتْ بقلبي ذِكْرَياتُ بني الهُدى

    فنسيتُ منها الرَّوْحَ والتَّهويما

    Memories of the sons of guidance passed through my heart,

    So because of them I forgot repose and dozing.

  6. ونَظَرْتُ سِبْطَ مُحَمّدٍ في كَرْبُلا

    فَرْداً يُعاني حُزْنَهُ المَكْظُوما

    And I beheld Muhammad's grandson at Karbala,

    Alone, enduring his pent-up grief.

  7. تَنْحوُ أَضَالِعَهُ سُيوفُ أُمَيّةٍ

    فتراهُمُ الصَّمْصُومَ فالصَّمْصُوما

    Umayya's swords aim at his ribs,

    So you see them, keen sword after keen sword.

  8. فالجِسْمُ أَضْحَى في الصَّعيدِ مُوَزَّعاً

    والرَّأْسُ أَمْسَى في الصِّعادِ كَريما

    So his body lay scattered on the bare earth,

    And his head stood noble upon the spears.