1. For your life, I never feared that my father would fall
In the midst of battle against a powerful foe
١. لعَمرُكَ ما خَشيتُ عَلى أُبَيٍّ
مَصارِعَ بَينَ قَوٍّ فَالسُلَيِّ
2. Rather, I feared that my father's sharp spear
Would roam in every neighborhood
٢. وَلَكِنّي خَشيتُ عَلى أُبَيٍّ
جَريرَةَ رُمحِهِ في كُلَّ حَيِّ
3. Of the impetuous youth, showing the way
And inciting them to mischief
٣. مِنَ الفِتيانِ مُحلَولٍ مُمِرٌّ
وَأَمَارٌ بِإِرشادٍ وَغَيِّ
4. Alas! The yearning of the widows and orphans
And the yearning of the weeping women for my father
٤. أَلا لَهفَ الأَرامِلِ وَاليَتامى
وَلَهفَ الباكِياتِ عَلى أُبَيِّ