يبكي عليكم محبٌّ ذابَ من أسفٍ

يبكي عليكم محبٌّ ذابَ من أسفٍ

ما خانَ عهدكمُ يوماً ولا نكثا

ما خانَ عهدكمُ يوماً ولا نكثا

A lover, melted by grief, weeps for you.

A loving mourner weeps for you, melting with sorrow

He never betrayed your covenant or broke it.

He never betrayed your covenant, not even once

علّمتموهُ رثاكم وامْتداحكمُ

علّمتموهُ رثاكم وامْتداحكمُ

فمنكمُ كلُّ مدحٍ فيكمُ وَرِثا

فمنكمُ كلُّ مدحٍ فيكمُ وَرِثا

You taught him to lament you and praise you.

You taught him to eulogize you and praise you

So all praise and lament for you come from you.

So from you comes every eulogy and elegy about you