أَيا عَينَيَّ وَيحَكُما اِستَهِلّا

أَيا عَينَيَّ وَيحَكُما اِستَهِلّا

بِدَمعٍ غَيرِ مَنزورٍ وَعُلّا

بِدَمعٍ غَيرِ مَنزورٍ وَعُلّا

O my two eyes, woe to you both—pour forth tears,

Oh my eyes, be lavish

With tears that are not scant, and weep again.

With tears not yet shed, rise high

بِدَمعٍ غَيرِ دَمعِكُما وَجودا

بِدَمعٍ غَيرِ دَمعِكُما وَجودا

فَقَد أورِثتُما حُزناً وَذُلّا

فَقَد أورِثتُما حُزناً وَذُلّا

With tears other than your own, and give freely,

With tears not your own, weep freely

For you both have inherited sorrow and humiliation.

For you have given me sorrow and humiliation

عَلى صَخرَ الأَغَرَّ أَبي اليَتامى

عَلى صَخرَ الأَغَرَّ أَبي اليَتامى

وَيَحمِلُ كُلَّ مَعثَرَةٍ وَكَلّا

وَيَحمِلُ كُلَّ مَعثَرَةٍ وَكَلّا

For Sakhr, the illustrious, father of orphans,

For the rock of Orphans, my father

Who shoulders every misfortune and burden.

Bearing each stumble and burden

فَإِن أَسعَفتُماني فَاِرفِداني

فَإِن أَسعَفتُماني فَاِرفِداني

بِدَمعٍ يُخضِلُ الخَدَّينِ بَلّا

بِدَمعٍ يُخضِلُ الخَدَّينِ بَلّا

So if you both would aid me, then sustain me

So if you help me, sustain me

With tears that thoroughly drench both cheeks,

With tears that stain my cheeks unchecked

عَلى صَخرِ بنِ عَمروٍ إِنَّ هَذا

عَلى صَخرِ بنِ عَمروٍ إِنَّ هَذا

وَإِن قَد قَلَّ بَحرُكَ وَاِضمَحَلّا

وَإِن قَد قَلَّ بَحرُكَ وَاِضمَحَلّا

For Sakhr son of Amr—indeed, this—

For the rock of the son of Amr, though he

And though your sea has dwindled and vanished,

Has faded, his sea receding and disappearing

فَقَد أورِثتُما حُزناً وَذُلّا

فَقَد أورِثتُما حُزناً وَذُلّا

وَحَرّاً في الجَوانِبِ مُستَقِلّا

وَحَرّاً في الجَوانِبِ مُستَقِلّا

For you both have inherited sorrow and humiliation,

For you have given me sorrow and humiliation

And a burning heat rising within the sides.

And burning heat, holding fast alone

فَقومي يا صَفِيَّةُ في نِساءٍ

فَقومي يا صَفِيَّةُ في نِساءٍ

بِحَرِّ الشَمسِ لا يَبغينَ ظِلّا

بِحَرِّ الشَمسِ لا يَبغينَ ظِلّا

So rise, O Safiyya, among women

So arise O Safiyya amongst women

In the sun's heat, seeking no shade.

In the heat of the sun, seeking no shade

يُشَقِّقنَ الجُيوبَ وَكُلَّ وَجهٍ

يُشَقِّقنَ الجُيوبَ وَكُلَّ وَجهٍ

طَفيفٌ أَن تُصَلّي لَهُ وَقَلّا

طَفيفٌ أَن تُصَلّي لَهُ وَقَلّا

They rend their collars; and every face—

Tearing their sleeves, each face

To scorch it for him is but little, all too little.

Too delicate to pray for him and weep