تَيَّمَتهُ صَبابَةً وَإِشتِياقُ

تَيَّمَتهُ صَبابَةً وَإِشتِياقُ

وَشَجاهُ يَومَ الفِراقِ الفِراقُ

وَشَجاهُ يَومَ الفِراقِ الفِراقُ

Passion and longing enslaved him.

His youth was afflicted with longing and yearning

And parting grieved him on the day of parting.

And the day of parting pained his heart with parting

ساعَدَتهُ عَلى البُكا عَبَراتٌ

ساعَدَتهُ عَلى البُكا عَبَراتٌ

ساعَدَتها في فَيضِها الآماقُ

ساعَدَتها في فَيضِها الآماقُ

Tears helped him weep;

Tears aided his sobbing

the inner corners of the eyes helped them flow.

And plentifully flowed from their well

كَم تَشُقُّ الجُيوبُ في مَأتَمِ البَي

كَم تَشُقُّ الجُيوبُ في مَأتَمِ البَي

نِ وَتَدمى لَهُ الخُدوُ الرِقاقُ

نِ وَتَدمى لَهُ الخُدوُ الرِقاقُ

How often are garment necklines torn in mourning for parting,

How clothes are torn in the house of bereavement

and tender cheeks bleed for it.

And cheeks bloodied by intense grief

أَطلَقَت دَمعَةُ المَدامِعُ لَمّا

أَطلَقَت دَمعَةُ المَدامِعُ لَمّا

جَدَّ لِلبَينِ رِحلَةٌ وَاِنطِلاقُ

جَدَّ لِلبَينِ رِحلَةٌ وَاِنطِلاقُ

The eyes released a tear when

The tears poured forth when

a journey and departure for parting began in earnest.

The camel set off on its journey of departure

أُحُهُ بِالشَآمِ في غَمرَةِ المَو

أُحُهُ بِالشَآمِ في غَمرَةِ المَو

تِ وَجُثمانُهُ حَوَتهُ العِراقُ

تِ وَجُثمانُهُ حَوَتهُ العِراقُ

His [unclear word] is in al-Sham, in the throes of death,

I miss him in Damascus in the darkness of death

and Iraq has enfolded his body.

While his body lies buried in Iraq