لَمّا رَأَيتُ البَدرَ أَظلَمَ كاسِفاً

أَرَنَّ شَواذٌ بَطنُهُ وَسَوائِلُه

When I saw the full moon darken and wane

A camel with a protruding belly moaned, it was in vain,

رَنيناً وَما يُغني الرَنينُ وَقَد أَتى

بِمَوتِكَ مِن نَحوِ القُرَيَّةِ حامِلُه

For your death approached from a nearby place,

Your killer swaggered, causing woe and disgrace,

لَقَد خارَ مِرداساً عَلى الناسِ قاتِلُه

وَلَو عادَهُ كَنّاتُهُ وَحَلائِلُه

If only his veil and ornaments could restore what was taken,

We cried "Is there no remedy?" but cure was forsaken,

وَقُلنَ أَلا هَل مِن شِفاءٍ يَنالُهُ

وَقَد مُنِعَ الشِفاءَ مَن هُوَ نائِلُه

For he whose life you took could not be healed,

His forbearance excelled others, as was revealed,

وَفَضَّلَ مِرداساً عَلى الناسِ حِلمُهُ

وَأَن كُلُّ هَمٍّ هَمَّهُ فَهوَ فاعِلُه

Every trouble he met was by destiny's will,

And he descended wherever people feared to dwell,

وَأَن كُلُّ وادٍ يَكرَهُ الناسُ هَبطَهُ

هَبَطتَ وَماءٍ مَنهَلٍ أَنتَ ناهِلُه

You left a long night and homes in upheaval,

While enemies gathered on the road to make an evil deal,

تَرَكتَ بِهِ لَيلاً طَويلاً وَمَنزِلاً

تَعادى عَلى ظَهرِ الطَريقِ عَواسِلُه

Captives like frightened ostriches were left behind,

In ravaged lands, their shelters torn, their fate unkind,

وَسَبيٍ كَآرامِ الصَريمِ تَرَكتَهُ

خِلالَ دِيارٍ مُستَكيناً عَواطِلُه

You returned to bring them comfort after misery,

And tended to all, keeping them close, unceasingly,

وَعُدتَ عَلَيهِم بَعدَ بُؤسى بِأَنعُمٍ

فَكُلُّهُمُ تُعنى بِهِ وَتُواصِلُه

When can your deeds be weighed against another of your worth?

Who would balance the scales as you did in your time on earth?

مَتى ما تُوازِن ماجِداً يُعتَدَل بِهِ

كَما عَدَّلَ الميزانَ بِالكَفِّ راطِلُه