إِنَّ المُصيبَةَ إِبراهيمُ مَصرَعُهُ

إِنَّ المُصيبَةَ إِبراهيمُ مَصرَعُهُ

هَدَّ الجِبالَ وَكانَ الرُكنُ يَنفَرِدُ

هَدَّ الجِبالَ وَكانَ الرُكنُ يَنفَرِدُ

Indeed, the calamity is Ibrahim's death:

Indeed, Abraham's demise is an affliction

it shattered the mountains, and the pillar stood alone.

It shook the mountains though he stood alone

بَدرُ النَهارِ وَشَمسُ الأَرضِ نَدفِنُهُ

بَدرُ النَهارِ وَشَمسُ الأَرضِ نَدفِنُهُ

وَفي الصُدورِ حَزازٌ حَزُّهُ يَقِدُ

وَفي الصُدورِ حَزازٌ حَزُّهُ يَقِدُ

The full moon of day and the sun of the earth—we bury him,

We bury the sun of daytime, earth's sun

and in our breasts is anguish whose sting burns.

In hearts, sorrows that cut deep reside

إِنّي رَأَيتُ بَني مَروانَ غُرَّتَكُم

إِنّي رَأَيتُ بَني مَروانَ غُرَّتَكُم

وَالمُطعِمينَ إِذا ما غَيرَهُم جَحِدوا

وَالمُطعِمينَ إِذا ما غَيرَهُم جَحِدوا

Indeed, I have seen the sons of Marwan as your finest men,

I saw the Marwanids, their pride misguided

and those who give food when others withhold,

Those you feed, if you change, their bond's denied

وَالسابِقينَ إِذا مُدَّت مَواطِنُهُم

وَالسابِقينَ إِذا مُدَّت مَواطِنُهُم

وَالرافِدينَ إِذا ما قَلَّتِ الرُفَدُ

وَالرافِدينَ إِذا ما قَلَّتِ الرُفَدُ

and the foremost when their arenas are spread wide,

First-placers, if their winning posts retreat

and the benefactors when gifts grow scarce,

Patrons, if gifts run dry, their help deplete

وَالعاطِفينَ عَلى المَولى حُلومَهُمُ

وَالعاطِفينَ عَلى المَولى حُلومَهُمُ

وَالأَمجَدينَ فَمَن جاراهُمُ مَجَدوا

وَالأَمجَدينَ فَمَن جاراهُمُ مَجَدوا

and those who extend their forbearance to the client,

Loyal hearts, to their lord ever mellow

and the most glorious: they outshine whoever vies with them.

The glorious, he who rivals, they belittle