أَنباءُ أَسرك قَد طَبّقن آفاقا

بَل قَد عَمَّمن جِهاتِ الأَرضِ إِقلاقا

News of your family has spread horizons

Rather, they have spread to all parts of the earth, worrying

سارَت مِن الغَربِ لا تُطوى لَها قَدَمٌ

حَتّى أَتَت شَرقَها تَنعاكَ إِشراقا

It went from the west, its feet are not folded

Until it came to its east shining brightness

فَأَحرَقَ الفَجعُ أَكباداً وَأَفئِدَةً

وَأَغرَقَ الدَمعَ آماقاَ وَأَحداقا

So grief burned livers and hearts

And drowned tears, eyelids and eyebrows

قَد ضاقَ صَدرُ المَعالي إِذ نُعِيَت لَها

وَقيل إِنَّ عَلَيكَ القَيدَ قَد ضاقا

The chest of glories had narrowed when she was mourned for it

And it was said that shackles had narrowed upon you

أَنَّى غُلبتَ وَكُنتَ الدهر ذا غَلبٍ

لِلغالِبين وَلِلسباق سَبّاقا

How were you overcome when you were the time of overcoming

For the victors and the first of the racers

قُلتُ الخُطوبُ أَذَلَتني طَوارِقُها

وَكانَ عَزميَ لِلأَعداءِ طَرّاقا

I said misfortunes humiliated me with their nightly visitors

And my determination for the enemies was keen

مَتى رَأَيتَ صُروفَ الدهرِ تارِكَةً

إِذا اِنبَرَت لِذَوي الأَخطارِ أَرماقا

When did you see the turns of time leaving

When dangers rose for those of great perils, spears