وَقائِمَةٍ قامَت فَقالَت لِنائِحٍ

وَقائِمَةٍ قامَت فَقالَت لِنائِحٍ

تَفيضُ بِعَينَيهِ الدُموعُ السَواجِمُ

تَفيضُ بِعَينَيهِ الدُموعُ السَواجِمُ

And a woman rose and said to a mourner,

A mourner rose and said to a lamenting woman

Whose eyes overflow with streaming tears:

Whose eyes overflowed with copious tears:

لَقَد صَبَرَ الجَرّاحُ حَتّى مَشَت بِهِ

لَقَد صَبَرَ الجَرّاحُ حَتّى مَشَت بِهِ

إِلى رَحمَةِ اللَهِ السُيوفُ الصَوارِمُ

إِلى رَحمَةِ اللَهِ السُيوفُ الصَوارِمُ

Al-Jarrah was indeed steadfast until he was borne

The wounded man was patient until the sharp swords

To God's mercy by the keen-edged swords.

Carried him to the mercy of Allah.

فَأَصبَحَ في القَومِ الَّذينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

فَأَصبَحَ في القَومِ الَّذينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

أَخوهُم وَمَن يَلحَق بِهِم فَهوَ سالِمُ

أَخوهُم وَمَن يَلحَق بِهِم فَهوَ سالِمُ

So he came to be among the people to whom Muhammad

So he became, among the people with whom was Muhammad,

Is a brother; and whoever joins them is safe.

Their brother, and whoever joins them is safe.

جُزوا بِالسَريراتِ الَّتي في قُلوبِهِم

جُزوا بِالسَريراتِ الَّتي في قُلوبِهِم

جَزاهُم بِها مُحصي السَرائِرِ عالِمُ

جَزاهُم بِها مُحصي السَرائِرِ عالِمُ

They were rewarded for the intentions within their hearts;

They were rewarded for the secrets in their hearts

The all-knowing Reckoner of secrets rewarded them for these.

With the reward the Knower of secrets, the All-knowing, gave them.

إِلى الغُرفَةِ العُليا رَفيقُ مُحَمَّدٍ

إِلى الغُرفَةِ العُليا رَفيقُ مُحَمَّدٍ

مُقيماً وَلا مِنها هُوَ الدَهرَ رائِمُ

مُقيماً وَلا مِنها هُوَ الدَهرَ رائِمُ

To the highest chamber goes Muhammad's companion,

To the highest chamber, Muhammad's companion,

Abiding there, never leaving it for all time.

Staying there for ever, not departing.

لِتَبكِ عَلى الجَرّاحِ خَيلُ إِغارَةٍ

لِتَبكِ عَلى الجَرّاحِ خَيلُ إِغارَةٍ

وَيَومٌ تُرى فيهِ النُجومُ التَوائِمُ

وَيَومٌ تُرى فيهِ النُجومُ التَوائِمُ

Let raiding horses weep for al-Jarrah,

Let the horses of raiders weep for the wounded man

And a day when the twin stars are seen.

And the day when identical stars are seen.

فَلِلَّهِ أَرضٌ قَد أَجَنَّت يَمينَهُ

فَلِلَّهِ أَرضٌ قَد أَجَنَّت يَمينَهُ

وَكانَ بِها يُنكى العَدُوُّ المُراجِمُ

وَكانَ بِها يُنكى العَدُوُّ المُراجِمُ

So, to God belongs the earth that has buried his right hand,

So Allah has land which His right hand has made fertile,

And with it the missile-hurling enemy was wounded.

And the attacking enemy was routed on it.

فَلَو تَعلَمُ الأَنعامُ شَيئاً بَكَينَهُ

فَلَو تَعلَمُ الأَنعامُ شَيئاً بَكَينَهُ

وَكانَ عَلى الجَرّاحِ تَبكي البَهائِمُ

وَكانَ عَلى الجَرّاحِ تَبكي البَهائِمُ

So, if livestock knew anything, they would weep for him,

If cattle understood anything, they would weep for him,

And the beasts would weep for al-Jarrah.

And beasts would weep for the wounded man.