أَرى جَيشَ الرَدى يَرمي نصالاً

أَرى جَيشَ الرَدى يَرمي نصالاً

وَيَصلي غالِبَ الأَكبادِ جَمراً

وَيَصلي غالِبَ الأَكبادِ جَمراً

I see the army of death hurling arrowheads,

I see the army of deviance hurling blades,

And searing most hearts with burning coals.

And the victor of livers offering embers in prayer.

فَلَمّا اِستَعظَموهُ اِغتالَ فَرداً

فَلَمّا اِستَعظَموهُ اِغتالَ فَرداً

يَقومُ بِرُزءِ كُلِّهِمُ وَمَرّا

يَقومُ بِرُزءِ كُلِّهِمُ وَمَرّا

So when they deemed it formidable, it stealthily slew one man,

When they deemed him too great, he ambushed a lone horseman,

Whose loss equals that of them all—and it passed on.

Who withstands their every mockery and bitterness.

أَما في فَقدِ إِبراهيمَ خَطبٌ

أَما في فَقدِ إِبراهيمَ خَطبٌ

يَعُمّ جَميعَ أَهلِ الأَرضِ طُرّا

يَعُمّ جَميعَ أَهلِ الأَرضِ طُرّا

Is there not in Ibrahim's loss a calamity

Verily in the loss of Ibrahim there is grief

That encompasses all the people of the earth, one and all?

Encompassing all the people of earth utterly.

سَقى الرَحمانُ تُربَتَهُ سَحابا

سَقى الرَحمانُ تُربَتَهُ سَحابا

مِنَ الرحمى وَرَضوانٍ أَبَرّا

مِنَ الرحمى وَرَضوانٍ أَبَرّا

May the All-Merciful water his grave with clouds

The Merciful One watered his soil with clouds

Of mercy and divine favor, most bountiful.

Of mercy and great favor most righteous.