يا يومَ بُؤسٍ طلَعت شمسُه

يا يومَ بُؤسٍ طلَعت شمسُه

بالنحس لا فارقتَ رأسَ الحُضينِ

بالنحس لا فارقتَ رأسَ الحُضينِ

O day of misery, whose sun has risen

O day of misery, your sun has risen

With ill fortune—may you never leave al-Ḥuḍayn's head!

With misfortune, you have not left the head of Al-Hudayn

إن حُضينا لم يزل باخلاً

إن حُضينا لم يزل باخلاً

مُذ كان بالمعروفِ كزَّ اليدين

مُذ كان بالمعروفِ كزَّ اليدين

Indeed, Ḥuḍayn has always been miserly,

Indeed Al-Hudayn has not ceased being good

Ever since he came to be, tightfisted in doing good.

Since he was generous with both hands