لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ مِن فَتىً فُجعَت بِهِ

لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ مِن فَتىً فُجعَت بِهِ

يَومَ البَقيعِ حَوادِثُ الأَيّامِ

يَومَ البَقيعِ حَوادِثُ الأَيّامِ

God bless you—what a youth, whose loss bereaved

Your loss is dear from a young man whose death

the calamities of time on the day of al-Baqīʿ.

Grieved me on the day misfortunes struck in Al-Baqee‘

هَشٌّ إِذا نَزَلَ الوفودُ بِبابِهِ

هَشٌّ إِذا نَزَلَ الوفودُ بِبابِهِ

سَهلُ الحِجابِ مُؤَدَّب الخِدّامِ

سَهلُ الحِجابِ مُؤَدَّب الخِدّامِ

Welcoming when delegations arrived at his door,

Gentle when delegations come to his door

Easy of access, with well-mannered servants.

Easy of access, cultured in his companions

فَإِذا رَأَيتَ شَقيقَهُ وَصَديقَهُ

فَإِذا رَأَيتَ شَقيقَهُ وَصَديقَهُ

لَم تَدرِ أَيُّهُما أَخو الأَرحامِ

لَم تَدرِ أَيُّهُما أَخو الأَرحامِ

So when you saw his brother and his friend,

So when you see his brother or his friend

You could not tell which of the two was his brother by blood.

You cannot tell which has the closer blood tie