لَقَدindeed فُقِدَhas been lost الخَيرُgoodness بَينَamong الأَناstart of الأنام (humankind)
لَقَد فُقِدَ الخَيرُ بَينَ الأَنا
مِcompletion of الأنام (humankind) وَالشُرُّand evil فيin كُلِّevery وَجهٍdirection يَعِنappears
مِ وَالشُرُّ في كُلِّ وَجهٍ يَعِن
Goodness has indeed been lost among human-
kind, and evil appears on every side.
أَعِنhelp بِجَميلٍwith kindness إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حَضَرتَyou are present
أَعِن بِجَميلٍ إِذا ما حَضَرتَ
وَعِدand promise بِالسُكوتِsilence إِذاif لَمnot تُعِنyou help
وَعِد بِالسُكوتِ إِذا لَم تُعِن
Help with kindness whenever you are present,
And promise silence if you offer no help.
وَإِنand if جاءَكَcomes to you المَوتُdeath فَاِفرَحthen rejoice بِهِin it
وَإِن جاءَكَ المَوتُ فَاِفرَح بِهِ
لِتَخلُصَso you may escape مِنfrom عالَمٍa world قَدalready لُعِنhas been cursed
لِتَخلُصَ مِن عالَمٍ قَد لُعِن
And if death comes to you, rejoice in it,
So you may escape a world already cursed.
هُمُthey ضَرَبواstruck حَيدَراًHaydar ساجِداًwhile prostrate
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 prostrate,
And Umar, when stabbed, is example enough for you.