فَلا زالَ قَبرٌ بَينَ بُثنى وَجِلَّقٍ

فَلا زالَ قَبرٌ بَينَ بُثنى وَجِلَّقٍ

عَلَيهِ مِنَ الوَسمِيِّ جَودٌ وَوابِلُ

عَلَيهِ مِنَ الوَسمِيِّ جَودٌ وَوابِلُ

So may the grave between Buthna and Jillaq forever have

The grave still lies between Buṯnā and Jilqāq

copious showers and heavy downpours of the season's first rains upon it.

Upon it the generous clouds pour down their rain

وَأَنبَتَ حَوذاناً وَعَوفاً مُنَوِّراً

وَأَنبَتَ حَوذاناً وَعَوفاً مُنَوِّراً

سَأُتبِعُهُ مِن خَيرِ ما أَنا قائِلُ

سَأُتبِعُهُ مِن خَيرِ ما أَنا قائِلُ

And may it grow buttercups and flowering ‘awf plants.

It has grown all around with bright flowers

I shall follow it with some of the finest words I can utter.

I will follow it with the best words I can attain

بَكى حارِثُ الجَولانِ مِن هُلكِ رَبِّهِ

بَكى حارِثُ الجَولانِ مِن هُلكِ رَبِّهِ

فَحَورانُ مِنهُ خاشِعٌ مُتَضائِلُ

فَحَورانُ مِنهُ خاشِعٌ مُتَضائِلُ

Harith of the Golan wept at his lord's death;

Ḥāriṯ of Jawlān wept for the loss of his lord

so Hauran is humbled and diminished by it.

So Ḥawrān’s mountains are humbled and frail

وَما كانَ بَيني لَو لَقيتُكَ سالِماً

وَما كانَ بَيني لَو لَقيتُكَ سالِماً

وَبَينَ الغِنى إِلّا لَيالٍ قَلائِلُ

وَبَينَ الغِنى إِلّا لَيالٍ قَلائِلُ

And had I met you safe and sound, nothing would have stood between me

If I had met you unharmed, between us

and wealth but a few nights.

And wealth would have been only a few nights’ tale