سقى حلب المزن مغنى حلب

فكم وكلت طرباً بالطرب

The melodious singer quenched Aleppo's thirst,

So how much delight did it voice in delight!

وكم مستطاب من العيش لي

لديها غذ العيش لم يستطب

And how much enjoyable life I had,

When its livelihood was enjoyable to me!

إذا نشر الزهر أعلامه

بها ومطارده والعذب

When the flowers spread their banners,

Being playful, gentle, and sweet here,

غدا وحواشيه من فضة

ترفُ وأوساطه من ذهب

Tomorrow and its suburbs were of silver,

Its center and surroundings were of gold.

تلاعبه الريح صدر الضحى

فيجلي علينا جلاء اللعب

The breeze fluttered it in the breast of the morning,

Radiating upon us the splendor of play.

متى ما تغنت قماريه

وأنشد أو خطب

Whenever its moaners sang,

Recited, spoke, or lamented,

ندبت ونحت بني أحمد

ومثلي ناح ومثلي ندب

I lamented the sons of Ahmad,

And my wailing was like their wailing.

بني المصطفى خاتم الأنبياء

والمنتجب المنتخب

The sons of Mustafa, the seal of the prophets,

The elite of the elite.

فما سار مسراه إلا به

وما مسه في السرى من تعب

None passed by his path except through him,

Nor tasted fatigue in the path except through him.

أم القمر انشق إلا له

ليقضي ما قد قضى من إرب

Only for him did the moon split,

To fulfill what had been ordained.

ولا يد سيح فيها الحصى

سوى يده في جميع الحقب

No hand tossed pebbles in it,

Except his hand throughout all eras.

وفي تفلة رد عين الوص

ي إلى حال صحتها إذ أحب

In Tufaila, he returned the eye of the blind man,

To its healthy state, when he wished.

أخوه وزوج أحب الورى

إليه ومسعده في النوب

His brother, and husband of the best of creation to him,

His supporter in hardships,

له ردت الشمس حتى قضى

الصلاة وقام بما قد وجب

For him the sun returned until he finished,

The prayer and stood up having done his duty.

وزكى بخاتمه راكعاً

رجاء المجازاة في المنقلب

He purified with his ring while bowing,

Hoping for reward in the hereafter.

أبو حسن والحسين اللذين

كانا سراجي سراج العرب

Abu Hassan and Hussein, who were,

The lanterns, lanterns of the Arabs.

هما خير ماشٍ مشى جدة

وجدا وأزكاه أما وأب

They are the best walkers who walked Jeddah,

Jadd and the purest of mothers and fathers.

أنيخا بنا العيس في كربلا

مناخ البلاء مناخ الكرب

The life of the Messiah lamented us in Karbala,

The terrain of tribulation, terrain of distress.

نشم ممسك ذاك الثرى

ونلثم كافور تلك الترب

I smell the musk of that soil,

And kiss the camphor of that dust.

ونقضي زيارة قبر بها

فأن زيارته تستحب

And I fulfill the visitation to a tomb therein,

For visiting it is recommended.

سآسي لمن فيه كل الأسى

وأسكب دمعي له ما انسكب

Woe to me for the one in whom is all woe,

And I spill my tears for him as long as they spill.

لمن مات من ظما والفرا

ت يرمي بامواجه من كثب

For the one who died of agony and separation,

His waves hurling those who draw near.

يروم اقتراباً فيحمونه ال

وصول إليه إذا من نصب

They intend to get close but are prevented,

From reaching him when erected.

وقد أنصبَ الفاطميات ما

يعانيه تحت الوغى من نصب

The Fatimids erected what

He suffers under the commotion of erection.

إذا هو ودعهن انتج

ن من حر توديعه وانتحب

When he bid them farewell, they swooned,

From the heat of bidding him farewell and lamented.

أيابن الرسول ويا ابن البتو

ل يا زينة العلم زين الأدب

O household of the Messenger, O son of the virgin,

O pride of knowledge, pride of literature!

كأني بشمر مكباً علي

ك وبلٌ لشمرٍ على من أكب

It was as if I saw Shimr attacking you,

And woe to Shimr for attacking you!

ومهرك ماض مخلى العنان

خطيب اللباب خضيب اللبب

Your matter is resolved, the reins freed,

Orator of intellects, wounder of hearts.

وقد أجلت الحرب عن نسوة

سقتها يد الحرب كأس الحرب

You had delayed the war from the women,

Whose hands war had made drink the cup of war.

يلاحظن وجهك فوق القنا

ة ويذهبن باللحظ أني ذهب

They watch your face above the spearheads

And perceive with a glance that I had vanished.

فبوركت مرثية خليت

من الحلي بالمنتقى المنتجب

So blessed is the elegy that let out,

The adornments for the chosen, elite one.

إلى ضبة الكوفة الاكرمين

تنسب أكرم بهذا النسب

To the chamber of Kufa, the most generous,

Noblest ancestry is attributed to the noblest lineage.

إلى القائمين بحق الوصى

عند الرضاء وعند الغضب

To those who stand by the right of the successor,

In contentment and in anger.