هذا ضريحُ الفاضلِ الشَّهمِ الذي

هذا ضريحُ الفاضلِ الشَّهمِ الذي

قد فازَ بالمجدِ الذي لا يُوصَفُ

قد فازَ بالمجدِ الذي لا يُوصَفُ

This is the tomb of the virtuous, noble-hearted man who

This is the tomb of the noble, valiant one who

Has won glory that cannot be described.

Has won the glory that cannot be described

أبكَى بني سَيُّورَ فيضَ دمٍ كما

أبكَى بني سَيُّورَ فيضَ دمٍ كما

أبكى اليتامَى أدْمُعاً لا تَنشَفُ

أبكى اليتامَى أدْمُعاً لا تَنشَفُ

He made the sons of Sayyur weep a flood of blood, just as

He made the people of Sayyur weep blood as though

He made the orphans weep tears that never dry.

He made the orphans weep tears that do not dry

لمَّا استعدَّ لوَفدِهِ جُندُ العُلَى

لمَّا استعدَّ لوَفدِهِ جُندُ العُلَى

وبَدَتْ ملائكةُ السَّماءِ تُرفرِفُ

وبَدَتْ ملائكةُ السَّماءِ تُرفرِفُ

When the hosts on high prepared for his arrival,

When the soldiers of the Highest prepared for his departure

And the angels of heaven appeared, fluttering,

The angels of heaven began fluttering

نَادى بهِ جبريلُ في تأريخِهِ

نَادى بهِ جبريلُ في تأريخِهِ

إنِّي بشيرٌ لا تَخَفْ يا يُوسُفُ

إنِّي بشيرٌ لا تَخَفْ يا يُوسُفُ

Gabriel called out to him in his chronogram:

Gabriel called out his date of death, saying

“Indeed, I am a bearer of glad tidings; do not fear, O Yusuf.”

"I am a bearer of good news, fear not O Joseph"