أَلا أَيُّها القَبرُ الغَريبُ مَحَلُّهُ

أَلا أَيُّها القَبرُ الغَريبُ مَحَلُّهُ

بِطوسٍ عَلَيكَ السارِياتُ هُتونُ

بِطوسٍ عَلَيكَ السارِياتُ هُتونُ

Behold, O grave whose site is far from home,

O stranger grave, place of rest

In Tus, may the night clouds pour rain upon you.

With a lofty structure upon you are lean maidens

بِكَ العِلمُ وَالتَقوى بِكَ الحِلمُ وَالحِجى

بِكَ العِلمُ وَالتَقوى بِكَ الحِلمُ وَالحِجى

بِكَ الدينُ وَالدُنيا وَأَنتَ ضَمينُ

بِكَ الدينُ وَالدُنيا وَأَنتَ ضَمينُ

Within you lie knowledge and piety; within you, forbearance and wisdom.

In you lies knowledge and piety, in you lies wisdom and protection

Within you lie religion and worldly life, and you are their guarantor.

In you lies religion and life while you are a guardian

جَرى المَوتُ في خَيرِ النَبِيّينَ فَاِرتَقى

جَرى المَوتُ في خَيرِ النَبِيّينَ فَاِرتَقى

وَلَكِنَّني فيما دَهاكَ ظَنينُ

وَلَكِنَّني فيما دَهاكَ ظَنينُ

Death came upon the best of the prophets, and he ascended;

Death befell the best of prophets so he ascended

But I am suspicious about what befell you.

But I have doubts about what has befallen you

وَمِن قَبلُ موسى كَم بَدَت مِنهُ آيَةٌ

وَمِن قَبلُ موسى كَم بَدَت مِنهُ آيَةٌ

فَأَمسى يُعاني السُمَّ وَهوَ سَجينُ

فَأَمسى يُعاني السُمَّ وَهوَ سَجينُ

And before you, Musa—how many signs appeared through him!

And before, from Moses how many a sign appeared

Then he came to suffer poison while he was a prisoner.

Yet he suffered poison and was a captive

فَيا لَقَتيلَي غَدرَةٍ قَد سُقيتُما

فَيا لَقَتيلَي غَدرَةٍ قَد سُقيتُما

بِها السُمَّ وَالمَكرُ الخَفِيُّ يَبينُ

بِها السُمَّ وَالمَكرُ الخَفِيُّ يَبينُ

Alas for you two slain by treachery! You were made to drink

So oh you two victims of betrayal, you were given

Poison through it, and the hidden plot comes to light.

Poison and unseen cunning appears

سَأَبكيكُما عُمري وَأَلعَنُ غادِراً

سَأَبكيكُما عُمري وَأَلعَنُ غادِراً

وَمَن كانَ أَوحى وَالحَديثُ شُجونُ

وَمَن كانَ أَوحى وَالحَديثُ شُجونُ

I shall weep for you both all my life, and curse a betrayer,

I will cry for you both forever and curse the betrayer

And whoever had given instructions—and the tale has many branches.

And whoever suggested it with grieving discourse