مَدامِعٌ قَدْ خَدَّدَتْ في الخُدود

مَدامِعٌ قَدْ خَدَّدَتْ في الخُدود

وأَعيُنٌ مَكْحُولَةٌ بالهُجود

وأَعيُنٌ مَكْحُولَةٌ بالهُجود

Tears have cut furrows in the cheeks,

Tears have etched valleys in their cheeks,

And eyes are lined with the kohl of night vigils.

Eyes swollen with abundant weeping.

وَمَعْشَرٌ أَوْعَدهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ

وَمَعْشَرٌ أَوْعَدهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ

فبادَروا خَشْيَة ذاكَ الوعِيد

فبادَروا خَشْيَة ذاكَ الوعِيد

And a people whom their Lord has threatened—

A people promised by their Lord,

So they hastened in fear of that threat.

So they hastened, fearing His threat.

فَهُمْ عُكُوفٌ في مَحارِيبِهمْ

فَهُمْ عُكُوفٌ في مَحارِيبِهمْ

يَبْكونَ مِنْ خَوْفِ عِقابِ المَجيد

يَبْكونَ مِنْ خَوْفِ عِقابِ المَجيد

So they are absorbed in worship in their prayer chambers,

Bowing devotedly in their shrines,

Weeping for fear of the Glorious One’s punishment.

Crying in awe of the Mighty's wrath,

قَدْ كادَ أَنْ يُعْشِبَ مِنْ دَمْعِهمْ

قَدْ كادَ أَنْ يُعْشِبَ مِنْ دَمْعِهمْ

ما قابَلتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ في السُّجُود

ما قابَلتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ في السُّجُود

From their tears, grass has almost sprouted

Their tears have nearly caused to grow

On the ground their eyes faced in prostration.

Grass where their eyes have touched prostrate.