يا صاحِبَ العيسِ الَّتي رُحِلَت

يا صاحِبَ العيسِ الَّتي رُحِلَت

مَحبوسَةً لِعَشِيَّةِ النَفرِ

مَحبوسَةً لِعَشِيَّةِ النَفرِ

O owner of the pale camels that were saddled,

O friend of the convoy that was sent off

held back for the evening of departure,

Imprisoned for the evening gathering

اُمرُر عَلى قَبرِ الوَليدِ فَقُل لَهُ

اُمرُر عَلى قَبرِ الوَليدِ فَقُل لَهُ

صَلّى الإِلَهُ عَلَيكَ مِن قَبرِ

صَلّى الإِلَهُ عَلَيكَ مِن قَبرِ

pass by al-Walid's grave and say to it:

Pass by the grave of Al-Walid and say to him

May God bless you, O grave!

May God pray upon you from the grave

يا واصِلَ الرَحمِ الَّتي قُطِعَت

يا واصِلَ الرَحمِ الَّتي قُطِعَت

وَأَصابَها الجَفَواتُ في الدَهرِ

وَأَصابَها الجَفَواتُ في الدَهرِ

O keeper of kinship ties that were severed,

O kinsman whose kinship was severed

and had suffered estrangement over time.

And was struck by estrangement in time

إِنّي وَجَدتُ الخِلَّ بَعدَكَ كاذِباً

إِنّي وَجَدتُ الخِلَّ بَعدَكَ كاذِباً

فَبَرِئتَ مِن كَذِبٍ وَمِن غَدرِ

فَبَرِئتَ مِن كَذِبٍ وَمِن غَدرِ

I have found my friend false after you,

I found the confidant after you to be a liar

so you stood free of falsehood and treachery.

So you are absolved of lies and betrayal

وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ بِنِسوَةٍ يَندُبنَهُ

وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ بِنِسوَةٍ يَندُبنَهُ

بيضُ السَواعِدِ مِن بَني فِهرِ

بيضُ السَواعِدِ مِن بَني فِهرِ

And indeed I passed by women lamenting him,

I passed by women mourning him

fair of forearm, of Banu Fihr.

White forearmed ones from the tribe of Fihri

تَبكي لِسَيِّدِها الأَجَلِّ وَما

تَبكي لِسَيِّدِها الأَجَلِّ وَما

تَبكينَ مِن نابٍ وَلا بَكرِ

تَبكينَ مِن نابٍ وَلا بَكرِ

Each weeps for her most exalted lord; and not

Crying for their eminent master but not

for an old she-camel or a young male camel do you weep.

Crying for any molar or canine tooth

يَبكينَهُ وَيَقُلنَ سَيِّدَنا

يَبكينَهُ وَيَقُلنَ سَيِّدَنا

ضاعَ الخِلافَةُ آخِرَ الدَهرِ

ضاعَ الخِلافَةُ آخِرَ الدَهرِ

They weep for him and say: Our lord,

They cry for him and say our master

the caliphate has been lost for all time!

The caliphate was lost at the end of time

ماذا لَقيتَ جُزيتَ صالِحَةً

ماذا لَقيتَ جُزيتَ صالِحَةً

مِن جَفوَةِ الإِخوانِ لَو تَدري

مِن جَفوَةِ الإِخوانِ لَو تَدري

What you have suffered—may you be well rewarded—

What did you face, may you be rewarded with goodness

from the coldness of brothers, if only you knew!

From the estrangement of brothers, if only you knew