ياO عَلِيَّAli بنَson of ثابِتٍThabit أَينَwhere أَنتاyou
يا عَلِيَّ بنَ ثابِتٍ أَينَ أَنتا
أَنتَyou بينَamong القُبورِthe graves حَيثُwhere دُفِنتاyou were buried
أَنتَ بينَ القُبورِ حَيثُ دُفِنتا
O Ali son of Thabit, where are you?
O Ali son of Thabit, where are you
You are among the graves, where you were buried.
You are among the graves where you were buried
ياO عَلِيَّAli بنَson of ثابِتٍThabit بانَdeparted مِنّيfrom me
يا عَلِيَّ بنَ ثابِتٍ بانَ مِنّي
صاحِبٌa companion جَلَّwas great فَقدُهُthe loss of him يَومَthe day بِنتاyou departed
صاحِبٌ جَلَّ فَقدُهُ يَومَ بِنتا
O Ali son of Thabit, gone from me is
O Ali son of Thabit, a companion has departed from me
a companion whose loss was grievous the day you departed.
Whose absence I felt painfully since we bonded
ياO شَريكيmy partner فيin الخَيرِgoodness يَرحَمُكَmay He have mercy on you اللاGod (first part)
يا شَريكي في الخَيرِ يَرحَمُكَ اللا
هُcompletion of 'God' فَنِعمَand how fine الشَريكُthe partner فيin الخَيرِgoodness كُنتاyou were
هُ فَنِعمَ الشَريكُ في الخَيرِ كُنتا
O my partner in goodness, may God have mercy on you;
O my partner in good, may God have mercy on you
and what a fine partner in goodness you were!
What a good partner in good you were
قَدindeed لَعَمريby my life حَكيتَyou portrayed ليfor me غُصَصَchoking pangs المَوdeath (first part)
قَد لَعَمري حَكيتَ لي غُصَصَ المَو
تِcompletion of 'death' وَحَرَّكَتنيand you stirred me لَهاbecause of them وَسَكَنتاand you grew still
تِ وَحَرَّكَتني لَها وَسَكَنتا
Indeed, by my life, you portrayed for me the choking pangs of death,
By my life, you have described to me the agonies of death
and stirred me with them, while you grew still.
And you have agitated me towards it and calmed me