بَدرٌ تَوارى بَطيّ التُّربِ مُندَرِجاً

بَدرٌ تَوارى بَطيّ التُّربِ مُندَرِجاً

فَجادَهُ مِن سَحابِ الدَمعِ هَطَّالُ

فَجادَهُ مِن سَحابِ الدَمعِ هَطَّالُ

A full moon vanished, enfolded in the dust;

The full moon set, sinking into the dust of the grave

and a downpour from the clouds of tears drenched him.

So it rained on him tears of lament from the clouds

مِن آلِ رَسلانَ قَد ذاقَ المَنيَّةَ في

مِن آلِ رَسلانَ قَد ذاقَ المَنيَّةَ في

ثَلاث عشْرَ وَلِلأَنوارِ إِقبالُ

ثَلاث عشْرَ وَلِلأَنوارِ إِقبالُ

Of the house of Raslan, he tasted death at

A descendant of Raslan tasted death at only

thirteen, while the lights were rising.

Thirteen, while the lights were still rising

خانَ الزَمانُ أَباهُ مُلحِماً سَفَهاً

خانَ الزَمانُ أَباهُ مُلحِماً سَفَهاً

فَلَم يَكُنْ عِندَهُ خَوفٌ وَإِجلالُ

فَلَم يَكُنْ عِندَهُ خَوفٌ وَإِجلالُ

Time, in its folly, betrayed his father, Mulhim;

Time betrayed his father, acting ignorantly

and it had neither fear nor reverence.

So he had no fear or awe before him

فَخَطَّ أَحرُفَ تَأريخٍ يَنوحُ بِها

فَخَطَّ أَحرُفَ تَأريخٍ يَنوحُ بِها

أَمسى الفَريدُ لَهُ في اللَّحدِ أَمثالُ

أَمسى الفَريدُ لَهُ في اللَّحدِ أَمثالُ

So he inscribed the letters of a chronogram, lamenting through them:

He etched the letters of a date for grieving

“The peerless one now has peers in the grave.”

The unique one now has equivalents in the grave