1. يا سعد راح الوفى واُهلٌ وراح الجميل

    وراح ذا القوم لي كانوا هداة السبيل

    O Sa'd, faithfulness and its people are gone, and goodness is gone.

    And gone are those people who were guides along the path,

  2. وذي بهم يصلح الفاسد ويشفي العليل

    رجال كانوا هم العدة لحمل الثقيل

    And through whom the corrupt were set right and the sick were healed.

    Men who were the mainstay for bearing heavy burdens.

  3. على الهدى والندى والخير كانوا دليل

    كالظل والبارد الصافي بحر المقيل

    They were guides to right guidance, generosity, and goodness.

    Like shade and cool, clear water in the midday heat.

  4. وكان فيهم غني المعدم وعز الذليل

    وفيهم الغوث للملهوف والمستقيل

    And in them lay wealth for the destitute and honor for the lowly.

    And in them was succor for the distressed and those seeking relief.

  5. صاروا إلى اللَه نعم الرب نعم الوكيل

    فليس في الناس بعد القوم منهم دليل

    They have gone to God—how excellent the Lord, how excellent the Guardian!

    So after those people, no guide of their kind remains among humankind.

  6. للَه للَه من عبرة ودمعة تسيل

    ومن تحسر عليهم ليس يشفى غليل

    God, oh God—what weeping and flowing tears!

    And what anguish over them—a burning thirst left unquenched!

  7. ولا يرد الذي قد فات حزن عويل

    والصبر أبقى وأتقى للإله الجليل

    Nor can grief and wailing bring back what is already gone.

    And patience is more enduring and more reverent toward God the Majestic.

  8. وإن تقل كيف حال النزلة والتنزيل

    وكيف حال المرابع والربى والمسيل

    And if you ask how fare the guests and their lodging,

    And how fare the dwelling grounds, the hills, and the watercourse,

  9. بعد الذي قد تفانوا جيلاً بعد جيل

    فما بقي شيء ولكن ستر رب جميل

    After they have all passed away, generation after generation,

    Then nothing remains but the protection of a gracious Lord.

  10. وظننا فيه سبحانه وأملنا طويل

    نرجوه يرحم ويغفر كل ذنب ثقيل

    And our trust in Him—glory be to Him—and our hope reach far.

    We implore Him to show mercy and forgive every grievous sin,

  11. ويجبر الكسر فهو المرتجي والكفيل

    والمحسن المنعم المفضل ومعطي الجزيل

    And mend what is broken, for He is the One hoped in and the Guarantor.

    And the Beneficent, the Bestower of blessings, the Giver of favors, and the Giver of abundant gifts.

  12. تمت وصلوا على المختار هادي السبيل

    والآل والصحب في غدواتها والأصيل

    It is complete; send blessings upon the Chosen One, guide to the path,

    And upon his family and companions, at morning and eventide.