يا صاحِبَ العيسِ الَّتي رُحِلَت

مَحبوسَةً لِعَشِيَّةِ النَفرِ

O friend of the convoy that was sent off

Imprisoned for the evening gathering

اُمرُر عَلى قَبرِ الوَليدِ فَقُل لَهُ

صَلّى الإِلَهُ عَلَيكَ مِن قَبرِ

Pass by the grave of Al-Walid and say to him

May God pray upon you from the grave

يا واصِلَ الرَحمِ الَّتي قُطِعَت

وَأَصابَها الجَفَواتُ في الدَهرِ

O kinsman whose kinship was severed

And was struck by estrangement in time

إِنّي وَجَدتُ الخِلَّ بَعدَكَ كاذِباً

فَبَرِئتَ مِن كَذِبٍ وَمِن غَدرِ

I found the confidant after you to be a liar

So you are absolved of lies and betrayal

وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ بِنِسوَةٍ يَندُبنَهُ

بيضُ السَواعِدِ مِن بَني فِهرِ

I passed by women mourning him

White forearmed ones from the tribe of Fihri

تَبكي لِسَيِّدِها الأَجَلِّ وَما

تَبكينَ مِن نابٍ وَلا بَكرِ

Crying for their eminent master but not

Crying for any molar or canine tooth

يَبكينَهُ وَيَقُلنَ سَيِّدَنا

ضاعَ الخِلافَةُ آخِرَ الدَهرِ

They cry for him and say our master

The caliphate was lost at the end of time

ماذا لَقيتَ جُزيتَ صالِحَةً

مِن جَفوَةِ الإِخوانِ لَو تَدري

What did you face, may you be rewarded with goodness

From the estrangement of brothers, if only you knew