يا عينُ بَكِّي أبا جَبرٍ ووالدَه

يا عينُ بَكِّي أبا جَبرٍ ووالدَه

إذا تحطَّمَتِ الراياتُ والحَلَقُ

إذا تحطَّمَتِ الراياتُ والحَلَقُ

O eye, weep for Abu Jabr and his father,

O eye shed tears for Abu Jabir and his father

when the banners and coats of mail were shattered.

When the flags are broken and the necks are ringed

يومٌ بيومِ أبي جَبرٍ وإخوتِهِ

يومٌ بيومِ أبي جَبرٍ وإخوتِهِ

والنفسُ نفسان منها الهَولُ والشَّفَقُ

والنفسُ نفسان منها الهَولُ والشَّفَقُ

A day in return for the day of Abu Jabr and his brothers;

A day for the day of Abu Jabir and his brothers

and the soul is twofold: from it come terror and apprehension.

And the soul is of two kinds: horror and awe

يا ضُلَّ ضُلَّ المنايا ما تَرَكنَ لنا

يا ضُلَّ ضُلَّ المنايا ما تَرَكنَ لنا

عِزّاً نَبُوءُ به ما هُدِّلَ الوَرَقُ

عِزّاً نَبُوءُ به ما هُدِّلَ الوَرَقُ

O ruin, ruin upon the fates! They have left us no

O misguided by death that left us naught

honor we might claim, so long as the gray doves coo.

Of honor to boast of since the leaves fell