أَلا لَيتَني فيها شَهِدتُ اِبنَ طارِقٍ

أَلا لَيتَني فيها شَهِدتُ اِبنَ طارِقٍ

وَزَيداً وَما تُغني الأَماني وَمَرثَدا

وَزَيداً وَما تُغني الأَماني وَمَرثَدا

Ah, if only I had been there with Ibn Tariq,

Ah, would that in it I had witnessed the son of Tariq,

And Zayd—and wishes avail nothing—and Marthad,

And Zayd, but what use are wishes, or Murthad?

وَدافَعتُ عَن حِبَّي خُبَيبٍ وَعاصِمٍ

وَدافَعتُ عَن حِبَّي خُبَيبٍ وَعاصِمٍ

وَكانَ شِفاءً لَو تَدارَكتُ خالِدا

وَكانَ شِفاءً لَو تَدارَكتُ خالِدا

And had defended my two dear friends, Khubayb and Asim;

I would have defended my beloved Khubayb and 'Asim,

And it would have been a balm had I overtaken Khalid.

And it would have been a cure had I embraced Khalid.