لَقَدindeed فُقِدَhas been lost الخَيرُgoodness بَينَamong الأَناhumankind (word begins here)
لَقَد فُقِدَ الخَيرُ بَينَ الأَنا
مِcompletion of 'humankind' وَالشُرُّand evil فيin كُلِّevery وَجهٍside يَعِنappears
مِ وَالشُرُّ في كُلِّ وَجهٍ يَعِن
Good has indeed been lost among human-
kind, and evil appears on every side.
أَعِنgive aid بِجَميلٍwith kindness إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حَضَرتَyou are present
أَعِن بِجَميلٍ إِذا ما حَضَرتَ
وَعِدand promise بِالسُكوتِwith silence إِذاif لَمnot تُعِنyou give aid
وَعِد بِالسُكوتِ إِذا لَم تُعِن
Help with kindness whenever you are present;
And promise silence if you do not help.
وَإِنand if جاءَكَcomes to you المَوتُdeath فَاِفرَحthen rejoice بِهِin it
وَإِن جاءَكَ المَوتُ فَاِفرَح بِهِ
لِتَخلُصَso that you may escape مِنfrom عالَمٍa world قَدindeed لُعِنhas been cursed
لِتَخلُصَ مِن عالَمٍ قَد لُعِن
And if death comes to you, then rejoice in it,
So that you may escape a world that has been cursed.
هُمُthey ضَرَبواstruck حَيدَراًHaydar ساجِداًwhile prostrating
هُمُ ضَرَبوا حَيدَراً ساجِداً
وَحَسبُكَand enough for you مِنof عُمَرٍUmar إِذاwhen طُعِنhe was stabbed
وَحَسبُكَ مِن عُمَرٍ إِذا طُعِن
They struck Haydar while he was prostrating;
And Umar, when he was stabbed, is example enough for you.