وَقائِمَةٍ قامَت فَقالَت لِنائِحٍ

تَفيضُ بِعَينَيهِ الدُموعُ السَواجِمُ

A mourner rose and said to a lamenting woman

Whose eyes overflowed with copious tears:

لَقَد صَبَرَ الجَرّاحُ حَتّى مَشَت بِهِ

إِلى رَحمَةِ اللَهِ السُيوفُ الصَوارِمُ

The wounded man was patient until the sharp swords

Carried him to the mercy of Allah.

فَأَصبَحَ في القَومِ الَّذينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

أَخوهُم وَمَن يَلحَق بِهِم فَهوَ سالِمُ

So he became, among the people with whom was Muhammad,

Their brother, and whoever joins them is safe.

جُزوا بِالسَريراتِ الَّتي في قُلوبِهِم

جَزاهُم بِها مُحصي السَرائِرِ عالِمُ

They were rewarded for the secrets in their hearts

With the reward the Knower of secrets, the All-knowing, gave them.

إِلى الغُرفَةِ العُليا رَفيقُ مُحَمَّدٍ

مُقيماً وَلا مِنها هُوَ الدَهرَ رائِمُ

To the highest chamber, Muhammad's companion,

Staying there for ever, not departing.

لِتَبكِ عَلى الجَرّاحِ خَيلُ إِغارَةٍ

وَيَومٌ تُرى فيهِ النُجومُ التَوائِمُ

Let the horses of raiders weep for the wounded man

And the day when identical stars are seen.

فَلِلَّهِ أَرضٌ قَد أَجَنَّت يَمينَهُ

وَكانَ بِها يُنكى العَدُوُّ المُراجِمُ

So Allah has land which His right hand has made fertile,

And the attacking enemy was routed on it.

فَلَو تَعلَمُ الأَنعامُ شَيئاً بَكَينَهُ

وَكانَ عَلى الجَرّاحِ تَبكي البَهائِمُ

If cattle understood anything, they would weep for him,

And beasts would weep for the wounded man.