أَيُّها الناسُ اِرحَموني

وَتَمَشّوا بي إِلَيهِ

O people, have mercy on me

O people, have mercy upon me,

And walk with me to Him

And guide my steps slowly toward him.

كَلِّموهُ في سُكونٍ

لا تَشُقُّنَّ عَلَيهِ

Speak to Him calmly

Speak to him with gentle calm,

Do not make it difficult for Him

And do not press him too hard.

كَلِّموهُ اليَومَ يَرضى

عَن أَسيرٍ في يَدَيهِ

Speak to Him today, He will be pleased

Speak to him today, that he may be pleased

With a prisoner in His hands

With a captive held fast in his hands.

لَو رَأَيتُم حينَ يَمشي

كاسِراً مِن حاجِبَيهِ

If you saw Him walking

If only you saw him when he walks,

With eyes cast down

With the languid arch of his brow,

في إِزارٍ قَد لَواهُ

ثُمَّ دَلّى طَرَفَيهِ

In a wrap He wore

In a garment he has artfully wound,

Then lowered His gaze

Letting its two ends trail down,

قُلتُمُ ذا الفَتكُ حَقّاً

لَيسَ ما نَحنُ عَلَيهِ

You would say this grace, truly

You would say: "This is true destruction,"

Is not what we are upon

"Not the life that we knew before."