بِتُّ ليلى مسهَّداً

ساهرَ الطَّرفِ مُقْصَدا

At night Laila's abode I visited

With sleepless eyes intent and focus steadfast

ولقد قلتُ قولةً

وأطلتُ التبلُّدا

And though with wise words filled I spoke

Prolonged pretense of ignorance I cast

لعنَ اللهُ حَوشباً

وخِراشاً ومِزيدا

Cursed by God be Howshab

And Kharash and Yazeed

ويَزيداً فإنّه

كان أَعتى وأَعْنَدا

And Yazeed, for he

Was most unjust and stubborn indeed

ألفَ ألفٍ وأَلفَ ألفٍ

من اللَّعْنِ سَرْمَدا

A thousand thousand curses

Everlasting be their fate sealed

إنّهم حاربوا الإلهَ

وآذوْا محمّدا

For they fought against God

And caused Muhammad to yield

شَركوا في دمِ الطُّهرِ

زيدٍ تَعنُّدا

Partook in shedding the blood

Of Zaid, stubbornness their creed

ثم عالَوْه فوقَ جِذع

صريعاً مجرَّدا

Then displayed him atop a tree trunk

Slain, stripped of his steed

يا خِراشَ بنَ حوشبٍ

أنت أشقى الورى غدا

Oh Kharash son of Howshab

Most wretched of mankind you'll be for deed