1. دع الدمع بالوكف ينكي الخدودا

    فان الأحبة أضحوا خمودا

    Let tears, in their streaming, wound the cheeks,

    For the loved ones have become lifeless.

  2. دعا بهم هاتف الحادثات

    فبدلهم بالقصور اللحودا

    The herald of calamities called for them,

    And gave them graves in place of palaces.

  3. دنت منهم نوب للردى

    فأفنت ضعيفهم والشديدا

    Death's visitations drew near to them,

    And destroyed their weak and their strong.

  4. دموع يكفكفهن الأسى

    عليهم غزارٌ تروى الصعيدا

    Tears that sorrow keeps wiping away

    Flow plentifully for them, soaking the earth.

  5. دجاهم وصبحهم واحد

    وقد مزق الدود منهم جلودا

    Their night and their morning are one,

    And worms have already torn their skins apart.