ثَكِلتِ دُرَيداً إِن أَتَت لَكِ شَتوَةٌ

ثَكِلتِ دُرَيداً إِن أَتَت لَكِ شَتوَةٌ

سِوى هَذِهِ حَتّى تَدورَ الدَوائِرُ

سِوى هَذِهِ حَتّى تَدورَ الدَوائِرُ

May you be bereaved of Durayd if a winter comes to you

May my mother lose me if another winter comes

Other than this one, until the turns of fate come round.

Except this one, until the cycles are completed,

وَشَيَّبَ رَأسي قَبلَ حينِ مَشيبِهِ

وَشَيَّبَ رَأسي قَبلَ حينِ مَشيبِهِ

بُكاؤُكِ عَبدَ اللَهِ وَالقَلبُ طائِرُ

بُكاؤُكِ عَبدَ اللَهِ وَالقَلبُ طائِرُ

And my head was turned gray before its time

And my hair turned gray before its time

By your weeping for Abd Allah, while the heart fluttered.

From your crying, O Abdullah, with a fluttering heart,

إِذا أَنا حاذَرتُ المَنِيَّةَ بَعدَهُ

إِذا أَنا حاذَرتُ المَنِيَّةَ بَعدَهُ

فَلا وَأَلَت نَفسٌ عَلَيها أُحاذِرُ

فَلا وَأَلَت نَفسٌ عَلَيها أُحاذِرُ

If I guard against death after him,

If I were to avoid death after it,

Then may the soul I fear for find no escape.

I swear no soul can avoid it.