يا نَكبَةً جاءَت مِنَ الشَرقِ

يا نَكبَةً جاءَت مِنَ الشَرقِ

لَم تَترُكي مِنّي وَلَم تُبقي

لَم تَترُكي مِنّي وَلَم تُبقي

O calamity that came from the east,

O calamity that came from the east

You left nothing of me and spared nothing.

You left nothing of me and did not spare

مَوتُ عَلِيٍّ اِبنِ موسى الرِضا

مَوتُ عَلِيٍّ اِبنِ موسى الرِضا

مِن سَخَطِ اللَهِ عَلى الخَلقِ

مِن سَخَطِ اللَهِ عَلى الخَلقِ

The death of Ali ibn Musa al-Rida

The death of Ali son of Musa al-Rida

Is from God's wrath upon creation.

From the wrath of God upon creation

أَصبَحَ عَيني مانِعاً لِلكَرى

أَصبَحَ عَيني مانِعاً لِلكَرى

وَأَولَعَ الأَحشاءَ بِالخَفقِ

وَأَولَعَ الأَحشاءَ بِالخَفقِ

It has kept my eye from slumber,

My eyes began to prevent weeping

And set my entrails throbbing.

And ignited my innermost being with throbbing

وَأَصبَحَ الاِسلامُ مُستَعبِراً

وَأَصبَحَ الاِسلامُ مُستَعبِراً

لِثُلمَةٍ بايِنَةِ الرَتقِ

لِثُلمَةٍ بايِنَةِ الرَتقِ

And Islam has become tearful

And Islam began wandering

For a breach beyond mending.

Due to a gaping tear

سَقى الغَريبَ المُنتَئي قَبرُهُ

سَقى الغَريبَ المُنتَئي قَبرُهُ

بِأَرضِ طوسٍ سَبَلُ الوَدقِ

بِأَرضِ طوسٍ سَبَلُ الوَدقِ

May the stranger whose grave lies far away be watered

His grave watered the leaned stranger

In the land of Tus by falling showers of rain.

In the land of Tus torrents of tears