ياO عَينُeye بَكيweep لِلَّذيfor the one who عالَنيsustained me
يا عَينُ بَكي لِلَّذي عالَني
مِنكِfrom you بِدَمعٍwith tears مُسبِلٍstreaming هامِلِflowing freely
مِنكِ بِدَمعٍ مُسبِلٍ هامِلِ
O eye, weep for him who sustained me,
Oh eye, weep for the one who wronged me
With tears from you, streaming and flowing freely.
With tears flowing down in streams
ياO جَعدَJaʿd بَكّيهِweep for him وَلاand do not تَسأَميgrow weary
يا جَعدَ بَكّيهِ وَلا تَسأَمي
بِكاءَweeping حَقٍّrightful لَيسَis not بِالباطِلِfalse
بِكاءَ حَقٍّ لَيسَ بِالباطِلِ
O Jaʿd, weep for him and do not tire,
Oh curly hair, weep for him and do not grow weary
With rightful weeping, not a false lament.
Weeping for a right that is not false
إِنif تَستُريyou shroud المَيتَthe dead man عَلىover مِثلِهِhis like
إِن تَستُري المَيتَ عَلى مِثلِهِ
فيamong الناسِthe people مِنof حافٍa barefoot person وَمِنand of ناعِلِa person wearing sandals
في الناسِ مِن حافٍ وَمِن ناعِلِ
If you shroud a dead man like him,
If you cover the dead with his like
Among the people, barefoot and shod.
Among the people there is one who digs and one who buries
Sol 6.1