1. O weepers, shed tears that flow for the slain
I am amazed that some weep for houses of clay

2. I saw the trustee of God persecuted
Othman held hostage by shrouds and the sword

3. May God destroy a people who slew
The leader, the Muslim of wisdom and faith

4. They killed him not for any crime he committed
Except the lies they spoke that did not exist

5. When I remember him my eyes shed
Tears down my cheeks in floods of four