هَذا اِبن يوسُفَ مِن بَني الدَبّاسِ قَد

هَذا اِبن يوسُفَ مِن بَني الدَبّاسِ قَد

رَوَّت شَآبيبُ الدُموعِ تُرابَهُ

رَوَّت شَآبيبُ الدُموعِ تُرابَهُ

This is Yusuf’s son, of the Dabbas clan;

This is the son of Yusuf from the tribe of Dabbas

showers of tears have drenched his earth.

The tears' streams have watered his soil

كانَ الوَحيدُ وَسارَ لَم يَترُك لَنا

كانَ الوَحيدُ وَسارَ لَم يَترُك لَنا

ثَمَراً بِهِ يَنسى الحَزينُ مُصابَهُ

ثَمَراً بِهِ يَنسى الحَزينُ مُصابَهُ

He was the only one, and departed, leaving us no

He was the only one and went on, leaving us no

fruit through which the sorrowful might forget his loss.

Fruit by which the grieving could forget their calamity

فَاِكتُب لَهُ التاريخَ وَاِذكُر أَنَّهُ

فَاِكتُب لَهُ التاريخَ وَاِذكُر أَنَّهُ

نادى الإِلهُ خَليلَهُ فَأَجابَهُ

نادى الإِلهُ خَليلَهُ فَأَجابَهُ

So inscribe his date, and record that

So write for him the date and remember that

God called His beloved friend, and he answered Him.

God called His friend, so he answered