أَيا عَينُ جودي وَلا تَسأَمي

وَحُقَّ البُكاءُ عَلى السَيِّدِ

O my eyes, keep shedding tears generously,

And crying for the Master is a rightful duty,

عَلى ذي الفَواضِلِ وَالمَكرُماتِ

وَمَحضِ الضَريبَةِ وَالمَحتِدِ

For the one with sublime virtues and favors,

And sheer honesty and revered piety,

عَلى خِندِفِ القَومِ عِندَ البَلا

ءِ أَمسى يُغَيَّبُ في مُلحَدٍ

The tribe's refuge in times of adversity,

Now laid to rest in a simple shroud steadily,

فَصَلّى الإِلهُ إِلهُ العِبادِ

وَأَهلُ البِلادِ عَلى أَحمَدِ

May God, the Lord of all creation,

And the people of the land pray for Ahmed,

فَكَيفَ الإِقامَةُ بَعدَ الحَبيـ

ـبِ بَينَ المَحافِلِ وَالمَشهَدِ

How can one stay after the beloved’s tragedy,

Among gatherings and crowds normally?

فَلَيتَ المَماتَ لَنا كُلِّنا

وَكُنّا جَميعاً مَعَ المُهتَدي

Oh that death would take us altogether,

And we would all be with the rightly guided leader