تَأمَّل بِفَضلِكَ يا واقِفاً

تَأمَّل بِفَضلِكَ يا واقِفاً

وَلاحِظ مَكاناً دفعنا إِلَيه

وَلاحِظ مَكاناً دفعنا إِلَيه

Reflect, in your kindness, O you who stand here,

With Your mercy behold, oh passerby

and behold a place to which we were driven.

And note the place we're brought unto

تُرابُ الضَريحِ عَلى صَفحَتي

تُرابُ الضَريحِ عَلى صَفحَتي

كَأَنّيَ لَم أَمشِ يَوماً عَلَيه

كَأَنّيَ لَم أَمشِ يَوماً عَلَيه

The dust of the tomb is upon my cheek,

My grave's dust lies upon my cheeks

as though I had never once walked upon it.

As though I'd never walked this earth

أُداوي الأَنامُ حذار المَنون

أُداوي الأَنامُ حذار المَنون

فَها أَنا قَد صِرتُ رَهناً لَدَيه

فَها أَنا قَد صِرتُ رَهناً لَدَيه

I treat humankind for fear of death,

Men shun death, seeking remedies

so here I am, now a hostage in its keeping.

But here am I, now hostage to its pull