يا عَمروُ إِن كانَ النَبيُّ مُحمدٌ

أَودى بِه الأَمرُ الَّذي لا يُدفَعُ

O Amro, if the Prophet Muhammad

Was afflicted with what cannot be averted

فَلَقَد أُصبنا بالنَبي وأنفُنا

وَالراقصاتِ إِلى الثنيَّةِ أَجدَعُ

We were then afflicted by the loss of the Prophet and we sighed

As the dancing girls swayed their hips

وَقُلوبُنا قَرحى وَماءُ عيونِنا

جارٍ وأَعناقُ البَريَّةِ خُضَّعُ

Our hearts are wounded and our tears

Flow ceaselessly as the necks of the desert dwellers bowed down

يا عمروُ إِنَّ حياتَه كَوَفاتِهِ

فينا وَنبصرُ ما نَقولُ وَنَسمَعُ

O Amro, his life and his death

Affected us, as we see what we say and hear what is said

فأَقم فإِنَّك لا تَخافُ رجوعَنا

يا عمرو ذاكَ هو الأَعَّزُ الأَمنَعُ

So standfirm, for you need not fear our return

O Amro, he is the most honourable and protected