يا لَهفَ نفسي قُتِلَت رَبيعَه

يا لَهفَ نفسي قُتِلَت رَبيعَه

رَبيعَةُ السامِعَة المُطيعَه

رَبيعَةُ السامِعَة المُطيعَه

Alas for my soul! Rabi‘ah has been slain—

Alas for my soul! Rabi'ah has been slain,

Rabi‘ah, the attentive, the obedient.

Rabi'ah, the heeding, the obedient,

قَد سَبَقَتني فيهُمُ الوَقيعَه

قَد سَبَقَتني فيهُمُ الوَقيعَه

دَعا حَكيمٌ دَعوَةً سَميعَه

دَعا حَكيمٌ دَعوَةً سَميعَه

The slaughter among them had already preceded me.

The calamity concerning them outstripped me,

Hakim raised a call that was heard,

A wise one issued a summons that was heard,

مِن غَيرِ ما بُطْلٍ وَلا خَديعَه

مِن غَيرِ ما بُطْلٍ وَلا خَديعَه

حلّوا بِها المَنزِلَةَ الرَفيعَه

حلّوا بِها المَنزِلَةَ الرَفيعَه

Without falsehood or deceit.

With neither falsehood nor deception,

Through it they attained the lofty station.

They attained thereby the exalted station.