أَلا قاتَلَ اللَهُ الأُلى كَفَروا بِهِ

أَلا قاتَلَ اللَهُ الأُلى كَفَروا بِهِ

وَفادوا بِرَأسِ الهَرثَمِيِّ حُسَينِ

وَفادوا بِرَأسِ الهَرثَمِيِّ حُسَينِ

Lo, may God curse those who rejected him,

Alas may Allah destroy those disbelievers

and ransomed themselves with the head of Husayn al-Harthami.

Who severed the head of Al-Husayn

لَقَد أَورَدوا مِنهُ قَناةً صَليبَةً

لَقَد أَورَدوا مِنهُ قَناةً صَليبَةً

بِشَطبِ يَمانِيٍّ وَرُمحٍ رُدَيني

بِشَطبِ يَمانِيٍّ وَرُمحٍ رُدَيني

They brought his sturdy spear-shaft to ruin

They have committed a great sin

with a grooved Yemeni blade and a Rudayni spear.

With a Yamani sword and a spear from Rodayn

رَجاني خِلافَ الحَقِّ عِزّاً وَإِمرَةً

رَجاني خِلافَ الحَقِّ عِزّاً وَإِمرَةً

فَأَلبَسَهُ التَأميلُ خُفَّ حُنَينِ

فَأَلبَسَهُ التَأميلُ خُفَّ حُنَينِ

He sought from me, against all right, honor and command,

For worldly power and authority against truth

so hope shod him with Hunayn's boot.

The usurper made him wear the slippers of death