مَن لنفسٍ عادها أحزانها

وَلعينٍ شفّها طول السهَد

Who has returned to a self that knew its sorrows

And whose eyes have been closed after wakefulness?

جَسدٌ لفّفَ في أكفانهِ

رَحمةُ اللَّهِ على ذاكَ الجَسَد

A body wrapped in its shroud

May God's mercy be upon that body

فيهِ تَفجيعٌ لِمولى غارمٍ

لَم يدعهُ الهمّ يَمشي بِسَيد

In it lies the anguish of a bereaved lord

Whose cares did not let him go about freely