أيا عَيْنُ جُودِي ولا تَبْخُلِي

أيا عَيْنُ جُودِي ولا تَبْخُلِي

بدمعِكِ حَقّاً ولا تَنزُري

بدمعِكِ حَقّاً ولا تَنزُري

O eye, be generous, and do not be stingy

O my eyes, be generous and do not be stingy

with your tears, truly, nor shed them sparingly,

With your tears, it is a right, do not be meager

على سَيّدٍ هَدَّنَا هُلْكُهُ

على سَيّدٍ هَدَّنَا هُلْكُهُ

كريمِ المشَاهدِ والعُنْصُرِ

كريمِ المشَاهدِ والعُنْصُرِ

for a chief whose death has crushed us,

Over a master whose demise has saddened us

noble in battle and in lineage,

Noble in battle and lineage

جريءٍ المقدَّمِ شَاكي السّلاحِ

جريءٍ المقدَّمِ شَاكي السّلاحِ

كريمِ النّثا طَيِّبِ المَكْسِرِ

كريمِ النّثا طَيِّبِ المَكْسِرِ

bold in attack, fully armed,

Brave in the lead, complaining of weapons

of noble repute and good mettle.

Noble in attack, of sweet perfume

عُبَيْدَةُ أمسى ولا نرتجيهِ

عُبَيْدَةُ أمسى ولا نرتجيهِ

لِعُرْفٍ عَرانَا ولا مُنْكَرِ

لِعُرْفٍ عَرانَا ولا مُنْكَرِ

ʿUbayda is gone, and we no longer look to him

Ubaydah is gone and we do not expect him

for good that befalls us, nor for ill.

For an honorable cause, not for blame

وَقَدْ كَانَ يَحْمِي غَداةَ القِتَا

وَقَدْ كَانَ يَحْمِي غَداةَ القِتَا

لِ حَامِيَةَ الجيشِ بالمِبْتَرِ

لِ حَامِيَةَ الجيشِ بالمِبْتَرِ

And indeed he would defend, on the morning of battle,

For he used to defend, in the morning of battle

the army's defenders with the cleaving sword.

The protector of the army with the cleaver