بَكَتْ عَيْني وحُقَّ لَهَا بُكَاهَا

بَكَتْ عَيْني وحُقَّ لَهَا بُكَاهَا

وَمَا يُغنِي البُكَاءُ ولا العَوِيلُ

وَمَا يُغنِي البُكَاءُ ولا العَوِيلُ

My eye wept, and rightly did it weep,

My eyes wept and they had the right to their weeping

yet neither weeping nor wailing avails,

Weeping and wailing are to no avail

عَلَى أَسَدِ الإله غَدَاةَ قالوا

عَلَى أَسَدِ الإله غَدَاةَ قالوا

أحمزةُ ذَاكُمُ الرّجُلُ القَتِيلُ

أحمزةُ ذَاكُمُ الرّجُلُ القَتِيلُ

over God's lion, on the morning when they said:

For the Lion of God, when on that morn they said

"Is that slain man Hamza?"

Alas! Hamzah lies there slain!

أُصِيبَ المُسْلِمُونَ بِهِ جميعاً

أُصِيبَ المُسْلِمُونَ بِهِ جميعاً

هُنَاكَ وَقَدْ أُصِيبَ بهِ الرّسُولُ

هُنَاكَ وَقَدْ أُصِيبَ بهِ الرّسُولُ

All Muslims were stricken by his loss;

All Muslims were afflicted by his death there

there, the Messenger too was stricken by his loss.

And the Prophet himself was stricken by the blow

أبَا يَعْلَى لكَ الأَرْكَانُ هُدَّتْ

أبَا يَعْلَى لكَ الأَرْكَانُ هُدَّتْ

وأَنْتَ المَاجِدُ البَرُّ الوَصُولُ

وأَنْتَ المَاجِدُ البَرُّ الوَصُولُ

O Abu Ya'la, for you the pillars were shattered,

Abu Ya'la, the places of honor are yours!

and you are noble, righteous, and devoted to your kin.

You were a man of glory and virtue.

عليكَ سَلاَمُ رَبِّكَ في جِنَانٍ

عليكَ سَلاَمُ رَبِّكَ في جِنَانٍ

مُخالِطُهَا نعيمٌ لا يَزولُ

مُخالِطُهَا نعيمٌ لا يَزولُ

May your Lord's peace be upon you in gardens

Upon you be your Lord's peace in gardens

pervaded by bliss that never fades.

Where eternal bliss that never ends is found

ألا يَا هَاشِمَ الأخيْيَارِ صَبْراً

ألا يَا هَاشِمَ الأخيْيَارِ صَبْراً

فكُلُّ فِعالِكُمْ حَسَنٌ جميلُ

فكُلُّ فِعالِكُمْ حَسَنٌ جميلُ

Hark, O noble clan of Hashim, be patient!

Take patience, O Hashim's excellent ones

For all your deeds are good and beautiful.

All your deeds are fair and fine.

رَسُولُ اللهِ مصطبرٌ كَرِيمٌ

رَسُولُ اللهِ مصطبرٌ كَرِيمٌ

بأمْرِ اللهِ ينطقُ إذْ يَقُولُ

بأمْرِ اللهِ ينطقُ إذْ يَقُولُ

God's Messenger is steadfastly patient and noble;

God's Messenger is forbearing and sublime

he speaks by God's command when he says:

Speaking by God's command, he says

ألاَ مَنْ مُبَلغٌ عنّي لؤيّاً

ألاَ مَنْ مُبَلغٌ عنّي لؤيّاً

فَبَعْدَ اليومِ دَائِلَةٌ تَدُولُ

فَبَعْدَ اليومِ دَائِلَةٌ تَدُولُ

Hark! Who will carry word from me to Lu'ayy?

Oh, would there were one to convey my words

For after today, a turn of fortune will come.

To Liyâ'! Henceforth days will revolve.

وقبلَ اليومِ ما عَرَفُوا وَذَاقُوا

وقبلَ اليومِ ما عَرَفُوا وَذَاقُوا

وَقَائِعُنَا بِهَا يُشفَى الغَلِيلُ

وَقَائِعُنَا بِهَا يُشفَى الغَلِيلُ

And what they knew and tasted before today

Ere this day they knew and tasted

were our battles, through which burning thirst is quenched.

The shock of our encounters that assuage all hurts

نَسِيتُم ضَرْبَنَا بِقَلِيبِ بَدْرٍ

نَسِيتُم ضَرْبَنَا بِقَلِيبِ بَدْرٍ

غَدَاةَ أَتَاكُمُ الموتُ العَجيلُ

غَدَاةَ أَتَاكُمُ الموتُ العَجيلُ

You have forgotten our blows at Badr's well,

Have you forgot our blow at Badr's cistern

on the morning swift death came upon you,

When swift death came upon you at morn?

غَدَاةَ ثَوَى أبو جهلٍ صَرِيعاً

غَدَاةَ ثَوَى أبو جهلٍ صَرِيعاً

عليهِ الطيرُ حَائِمةٌ تَجُولُ

عليهِ الطيرُ حَائِمةٌ تَجُولُ

on the morning Abu Jahl lay slain,

That morn when Abû Jahl lay slain

and over him the birds hovered and wheeled.

With vultures hovering and wheeling o'er him.

وَعُتْبَةُ وابنُهُ خَرَّا جَمِيعاً

وَعُتْبَةُ وابنُهُ خَرَّا جَمِيعاً

وَشَيْبَةُ عَضَّهُ السَّيْفُ الصَّقِيلُ

وَشَيْبَةُ عَضَّهُ السَّيْفُ الصَّقِيلُ

And Utba and his son fell together,

And 'Utbah and his son fell together

and Shayba—the polished sword bit him.

And Shaybah whom the sword, bright-polished, slew

ومُتْرِكُنَا أُميّةَ مُجْلَعِبّاً

ومُتْرِكُنَا أُميّةَ مُجْلَعِبّاً

وَفِي حَيزُومِهِ لَدْنٌ نَبِيلُ

وَفِي حَيزُومِهِ لَدْنٌ نَبِيلُ

And how we left Umayya sprawled out,

And we made Umayyah a plaything, mocking him

with a fine, supple spear in his chest.

With a camel's guts wrapped round his neck.

وَهَامُ بني رَبيعَةَ سَائِلُوهَا

وَهَامُ بني رَبيعَةَ سَائِلُوهَا

فَفِي أسْيَافِنَا مِنْهَا فُلُولُ

فَفِي أسْيَافِنَا مِنْهَا فُلُولُ

And the heads of Rabi'a's sons—ask them:

The Bani Rabî'ah were suing Hind

for our swords bear notches from them.

But from them nought remains but remnants.

ألا يا هندُ فابكِي لاَ تَمَلِّي

ألا يا هندُ فابكِي لاَ تَمَلِّي

فَأَنْتِ الوَالِهُ العَبْرَى الهَبُولُ

فَأَنْتِ الوَالِهُ العَبْرَى الهَبُولُ

Hark, O Hind, then weep; do not grow weary.

Weep on, O Hind, and spare not your weeping!

For you are distraught, tearful, and bereaved.

For you are one whose tears flow freely down.

ألا يا هِنْدُ لا تُبدِي شِماتاً

ألا يا هِنْدُ لا تُبدِي شِماتاً

بحمزةَ إِنَّ عِزَّكُمُ ذَليلُ

بحمزةَ إِنَّ عِزَّكُمُ ذَليلُ

Hark, O Hind, show no gloating

Desist, O Hind, from any show of gladness

over Hamza; truly, your might is abased.

At Hamzah's fate, for your might is brought low!