أَبا خالِدٍ بادَت خُراسانُ بَعدَكُم

أَبا خالِدٍ بادَت خُراسانُ بَعدَكُم

وَقالَ ذَوُو الحاجاتِ أَينَ يَزيدُ

وَقالَ ذَوُو الحاجاتِ أَينَ يَزيدُ

O Abu Khalid, Khurasan fell to ruin after you all;

O Abu Khalid, Khurasan has perished after you.

and those in need said, “Where is Yazid?”

And those in need said, “Where is Yazid?”

فَلا مُطِرَ المَروانِ بَعدَكَ قَطرَةً

فَلا مُطِرَ المَروانِ بَعدَكَ قَطرَةً

وَلا اِبتَلَّ بِالمَروَينِ بَعدَكَ عودُ

وَلا اِبتَلَّ بِالمَروَينِ بَعدَكَ عودُ

After you, not a single drop of rain fell upon the two Marws,

So may the two Marws receive not a drop of rain after you,

nor did a bough in the two Marws grow wet after you.

And may no branch in the two Marws be moistened after you.