فَقُلتُ تَلَقَّاكَ الإِلَهُ بِرَحمَةٍ

وَصَلَّى عَلَيكَ اللهُ رَبُّ المَشَارِقِ

I said may God receive you with mercy

And may Allah, Lord of the east, bless you

لَحَى اللهُ قَوماً عَرَّدُوا عَنكَ بُكرَةً

وَلَم يَصبِرُوا لِلاَّمِعَاتِ البَوَارقِ

May God destroy a people who deserted you at dawn

And did not have patience for the shining swords

تَوَلَّوا فَأَجلَوا بِالضُّحَى عَن زَعِيمِنَا

وَسَيِّدِنَا فِى المَأزِقِ المُتَضَايِقِ

They turned away and at dawn abandoned our leader

And master in the tightening, narrow strait

فَأَنتَ مَتَى مَا جِئتَنَا فِى بُيُوتِنَا

سَمِعتض عَوِيلاً مِن عَوَانٍ وَعَاتِقِ

So whenever you came to us in our homes

You heard wailing from helpers and shoulders

يُبَكِّينَ مَحمُودَ الضَّريبَةِ مَا جِداً

صَبُوراً لَدَى الهَيجَاء عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

Crying for Mahmoud, long-suffering from the tax

Steadfast before the tumult when faced with the facts