أَأَبا العَشائِرِ لا مَحَلَّكَ دارِسٌ

أَأَبا العَشائِرِ لا مَحَلَّكَ دارِسٌ

بَينَ الضُلوعِ وَلا مَكانِكَ نازِحُ

بَينَ الضُلوعِ وَلا مَكانِكَ نازِحُ

O Abu al-Asha'ir, your dwelling is not effaced

O chief of the tribes, none can displace you

Within my ribs, nor is your place far away.

From between the ribs, nor take your abode;

إِنّي لَأَعلَمُ بَعدَ مَوتِكَ أَنَّهُ

إِنّي لَأَعلَمُ بَعدَ مَوتِكَ أَنَّهُ

ما مَرَّ لِلأَسَراءِ يَومٌ صالِحُ

ما مَرَّ لِلأَسَراءِ يَومٌ صالِحُ

I know for certain that, since your death,

For I know that after your death,

No good day has passed for the captives.

No auspicious day will come for the captives