عفاءٌ على الأيّام بعد ابن ذكوانِ

عفاءٌ على الأيّام بعد ابن ذكوانِ

وسُحقاً لدنيا غيّرت كلَّ إنسانِ

وسُحقاً لدنيا غيّرت كلَّ إنسانِ

May the days after Ibn Dhakwan be blotted out!

Sorrow upon the days after Ibn Dhakwan

And perdition to a world that has changed every person!

And woe to a world that has changed every human

سأبكي دما بعد الدموع بعَبرةٍ

سأبكي دما بعد الدموع بعَبرةٍ

تميز أحزاني وتعربُ عن شاني

تميز أحزاني وتعربُ عن شاني

I shall weep blood after tears, with a tear

I will cry blood after tears with regret

that sets my sorrows apart and speaks of my plight.

That distinguishes my sorrows and expresses my condition

وإنَّ حياتي اليومَ بعد وفاتهِ

وإنَّ حياتي اليومَ بعد وفاتهِ

دليلٌ بأن الغدر في كلِّ إنسانِ

دليلٌ بأن الغدر في كلِّ إنسانِ

And indeed, my living on today after his death

Indeed, my life today after his death

is proof that treachery lies in every person.

Is proof that betrayal is in every human

أحقاً سراج العلمِ أخمدَهُ الرَّدى

أحقاً سراج العلمِ أخمدَهُ الرَّدى

وهدَّم ركن الدِّينِ من بعدِ بنيان

وهدَّم ركن الدِّينِ من بعدِ بنيان

Is it true that death has extinguished the lamp of knowledge

The lamp of knowledge was truly extinguished by decay

and demolished the pillar of faith after it was built,

And the pillar of religion was demolished after construction

وغودر في دار البلَى عَلَمُ الهدى

وغودر في دار البلَى عَلَمُ الهدى

مزعزعَ آساسِ مُضعضعَ أركانِ

مزعزعَ آساسِ مُضعضعَ أركانِ

and the beacon of guidance was abandoned in the abode of decay,

The flag of guidance was betrayed in the abode of annihilation

its foundations shaken, its pillars weakened?

Its foundations shaken, its pillars weakened

فشقَّت عليه المكرمات جيوبَها

فشقَّت عليه المكرمات جيوبَها

والقت رؤوسُ المجدِ عنها بتيجانِ

والقت رؤوسُ المجدِ عنها بتيجانِ

So noble virtues tore their collars for him,

Honors have torn their robes over him

and the heads of glory cast off their crowns.

And the heads of glory have cast off their crowns