رُدّا كُؤوسَكُما عَن شِبهِ مَفؤودِ

رُدّا كُؤوسَكُما عَن شِبهِ مَفؤودِ

فَلَيسَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ الراحِ وَالعودِ

فَلَيسَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ الراحِ وَالعودِ

Turn your cups away from one who seems heart-stricken;

Turn away your cups from the likeness of the lost,

for this is no day for wine and the lute.

For this is not a day of ease or return.

يا ساقِيَيَّ أَراني قَد سَكَنتُ إِلى

يا ساقِيَيَّ أَراني قَد سَكَنتُ إِلى

ماءِ المَدامِعِ عَن ماءِ العَناقيدِ

ماءِ المَدامِعِ عَن ماءِ العَناقيدِ

O my two cupbearers, I find I have taken solace in

O cupbearer, I see that I have settled for

the water of tears, away from the water of grape-clusters.

The water of tears instead of grape water.

وَبِتُّ يَرتاحُ سَمعي حينَ يَفتُقُهُ

وَبِتُّ يَرتاحُ سَمعي حينَ يَفتُقُهُ

صَوتُ النَوادِبِ لا صَوتُ الأَغاريدِ

صَوتُ النَوادِبِ لا صَوتُ الأَغاريدِ

And I spent the night with my ear soothed whenever pierced by

And I spend the night finding rest when

the sound of mourning women, not the sound of songs.

The voice of the wailers, not the voice of singers, splits it.

فَأَمسِكا الراحَ إِنّي لا أُخامِرُها

فَأَمسِكا الراحَ إِنّي لا أُخامِرُها

وَبَلِّغا الغيدَ عَنّي سَلوَةَ الغيدِ

وَبَلِّغا الغيدَ عَنّي سَلوَةَ الغيدِ

So withhold the wine: I will not partake of it;

So withhold joy, I will not partake of it,

and tell the graceful maidens, from me, of my indifference to them.

And tell the love from me the solace of love.

ثُمَّ اِمضِيا وَدَعاني إِنَّني رَجُلٌ

ثُمَّ اِمضِيا وَدَعاني إِنَّني رَجُلٌ

قَد آلَ أَمري إِلى هَمٍّ وَتَسهيدِ

قَد آلَ أَمري إِلى هَمٍّ وَتَسهيدِ

Then go, both of you, and leave me: I am a man

Then go on, and leave me be, I am a man

whose lot has come to grief and sleeplessness.

Whose affair has turned to anxiety and sleeplessness.

أَبَعدَ عُثمانَ أَبغي مَأرَباً حَسَناً

أَبَعدَ عُثمانَ أَبغي مَأرَباً حَسَناً

مِنَ الحَياةِ وَحَظّاً غَيرَ مَنكودِ

مِنَ الحَياةِ وَحَظّاً غَيرَ مَنكودِ

After Uthman, should I seek some pleasant aim

After Uthman do I seek fine life's delight

in life, and a fortune free of misery?

And fortune not diminished?

إِنّي لَيَحزُنُني أَن جاءَ يَنشُدُهُ

إِنّي لَيَحزُنُني أَن جاءَ يَنشُدُهُ

داعي المَنونِ وَأَنّي غَيرُ مَنشودِ

داعي المَنونِ وَأَنّي غَيرُ مَنشودِ

It grieves me indeed that there came seeking him

It saddens me that the caller of death came seeking him

death's summoner, while I remain unsought.

While I am not sought.

أَمسَت تُنافِسُ فيكَ الشُهبَ مِن شَرَفٍ

أَمسَت تُنافِسُ فيكَ الشُهبَ مِن شَرَفٍ

أَرضٌ تَوارَيتَ فيها يا فَتى الجودِ

أَرضٌ تَوارَيتَ فيها يا فَتى الجودِ

Now, through you, it rivals the bright stars in honor—

The meteors compete with you in glory

the earth where you lie hidden, O youth of generosity.

On a ground you were hidden in, O youth of generosity.

لَو لَم تَكُن سَبَقَتكَ الأَنبِياءُ لَها

لَو لَم تَكُن سَبَقَتكَ الأَنبِياءُ لَها

قُلنا بِأَنَّكَ فيها خَيرُ مَلحودِ

قُلنا بِأَنَّكَ فيها خَيرُ مَلحودِ

Had the prophets not preceded you there,

Had the prophets not preceded you in it

we would have said you were the finest one buried there.

We would have said you were the best endowed with it.

وَوَدَّتِ الريحُ لَو كانَت مُسَخَّرَةً

وَوَدَّتِ الريحُ لَو كانَت مُسَخَّرَةً

لِحَملِ نَعشِكَ عَن هامِ الأَماجيدِ

لِحَملِ نَعشِكَ عَن هامِ الأَماجيدِ

And the wind wished it could be put to service

The wind wished, if it were subjugated,

to carry your bier from the heads of noble men.

To carry your bier from the towering heights.

وَالشَمسُ لَو أَنَّها مِن أُفقِها هَبَطَت

وَالشَمسُ لَو أَنَّها مِن أُفقِها هَبَطَت

وَآثَرَت مَعكَ سُكنى القَفرِ وَالبيدِ

وَآثَرَت مَعكَ سُكنى القَفرِ وَالبيدِ

And the sun wished it had descended from its horizon

And the sun, if it descended from its horizon

and chosen to dwell with you in the wasteland and deserts.

And chose with you the abode of desolation and wilderness.

وَقَد تَمَنّى الضُحى لَو أَنَّهُم دَرَجوا

وَقَد تَمَنّى الضُحى لَو أَنَّهُم دَرَجوا

هَذا الفَقيدَ بِثَوبٍ مِنهُ مَقدودِ

هَذا الفَقيدَ بِثَوبٍ مِنهُ مَقدودِ

And the morning light wished that they had wrapped

The morning wished, if they had marched,

this departed one in a garment cut from that light.

To drape this absence in its own raiment.

يا راحِلاً أَكبَرَتكَ الحادِثاتُ وَما

يا راحِلاً أَكبَرَتكَ الحادِثاتُ وَما

أَكبَرتَها عِندَ تَليينٍ وَتَشديدِ

أَكبَرتَها عِندَ تَليينٍ وَتَشديدِ

O departed one, misfortunes held you in awe, but you never

O traveler, events made you great, and you did not make them,

held them in awe, whether they relented or grew severe.

In gentleness and force.

أَبكَيتَ حَتّى العُلا وَالمَكرُماتِ وَما

أَبكَيتَ حَتّى العُلا وَالمَكرُماتِ وَما

جَفَّت عَلَيكَ مَآقي الخُرَّدِ الخودِ

جَفَّت عَلَيكَ مَآقي الخُرَّدِ الخودِ

You made even glory and noble deeds weep, and never

You cried until even the lofty and bestowals, and the

have the eyes of shy young beauties dried for you.

Tears of sorrow did not dry upon you.

وَباتَ آلُكَ وَالأَصحابُ كُلُّهُمُ

وَباتَ آلُكَ وَالأَصحابُ كُلُّهُمُ

عَلَيكَ ما بَينَ مَحزونٍ وَمَعمودِ

عَلَيكَ ما بَينَ مَحزونٍ وَمَعمودِ

And all your family and companions spent the night

Your family and all the companions spent the night

mourning you, some sorrowful, others stricken to the heart.

Mourning you, grieved and drenched.

يَبكونَ فَقدَ اِمرِئٍ لِلخَيرِ مُنتَسِبٍ

يَبكونَ فَقدَ اِمرِئٍ لِلخَيرِ مُنتَسِبٍ

بِالبِشرِ مُنتَقِبٍ في الناسِ مَحمودِ

بِالبِشرِ مُنتَقِبٍ في الناسِ مَحمودِ

They weep for the loss of a man kin to goodness,

They weep for the loss of a man inclined

veiled in cheerfulness, praised among the people.

To good, examining mankind, praised among people.

بَني أَباظَةَ لا زالَت دِيارُكُمُ

بَني أَباظَةَ لا زالَت دِيارُكُمُ

أُفقَ البُدورِ وَغاباً لِلصَناديدِ

أُفقَ البُدورِ وَغاباً لِلصَناديدِ

Sons of Abaza, may your homes never cease to be

O clan of Abaza, still the dwellings

the horizon of full moons and a forest for champions.

Are horizons for buds and a forest for lions.

لا قَدَّرَ اللَهُ بَعدَ اليَومِ تَعرِيَةً

لا قَدَّرَ اللَهُ بَعدَ اليَومِ تَعرِيَةً

إِلّا هَناءً عَلى عِزٍّ وَتَخليدِ

إِلّا هَناءً عَلى عِزٍّ وَتَخليدِ

May God decree no further stripping away after today—

May God not decree after this day exposure

only happiness amid glory and lasting renown.

Except joy upon honor and eternity.

وَعَظَّمَ اللَهُ في عُثمانَ أَجرَكُمُ

وَعَظَّمَ اللَهُ في عُثمانَ أَجرَكُمُ

في رَحمَةِ اللَهِ أَمسى خَيرَ مَغمودِ

في رَحمَةِ اللَهِ أَمسى خَيرَ مَغمودِ

And may God magnify your reward for the loss of Uthman;

And God made great your reward in Uthman

in God's mercy he now rests, the finest one enshrouded.

In God's mercy he spent the night, excellent, buried.