1. يا عَلِيَّ بنَ ثابِتٍ أَينَ أَنتا

    أَنتَ بينَ القُبورِ حَيثُ دُفِنتا

    O Ali son of Thabit, where are you?

    You are among the graves, where you were buried.

  2. يا عَلِيَّ بنَ ثابِتٍ بانَ مِنّي

    صاحِبٌ جَلَّ فَقدُهُ يَومَ بِنتا

    O Ali son of Thabit, gone from me is

    a companion whose loss was grievous the day you departed.

  3. يا شَريكي في الخَيرِ يَرحَمُكَ اللا

    هُ فَنِعمَ الشَريكُ في الخَيرِ كُنتا

    O my partner in goodness, may God have mercy on you;

    and what a fine partner in goodness you were!

  4. قَد لَعَمري حَكيتَ لي غُصَصَ المَو

    تِ وَحَرَّكَتني لَها وَسَكَنتا

    Indeed, by my life, you portrayed for me the choking pangs of death,

    and stirred me with them, while you grew still.