يا لَلرِّجَالِ لأمرٍ هَاجَ لِي حَزنٍ

يا لَلرِّجَالِ لأمرٍ هَاجَ لِي حَزنٍ

لَقَدْ عِجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يبكي عَلَى الدِّمنِ

لَقَدْ عِجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يبكي عَلَى الدِّمنِ

O men, come to my aid over a matter that has stirred sorrow in me!

O men, for a grievous matter I am saddened

I have indeed marveled at those who weep over the traces of deserted camps.

I wonder at him who weeps over worldly wealth

إنِّي رَأَيْتُ قَتِيلَ الدَّارِ مُضْطَهَداً

إنِّي رَأَيْتُ قَتِيلَ الدَّارِ مُضْطَهَداً

عُثْمَانَ يُهدَى إلى الأجْدَاثِ في كَفَنِ

عُثْمَانَ يُهدَى إلى الأجْدَاثِ في كَفَنِ

Indeed, I saw the man slain in the house, oppressed—

I saw the slain master of the house persecuted

Uthman, being borne to the graves in a shroud.

Uthman carried to graves in a shroud

يَا قَاتَلَ اللهُ قَوْماً كانَ أمْرُهُمُ

يَا قَاتَلَ اللهُ قَوْماً كانَ أمْرُهُمُ

قَتْلَ الإِمَامِ الزكيِّ الطيّبِ الرُّدَنِ

قَتْلَ الإِمَامِ الزكيِّ الطيّبِ الرُّدَنِ

Oh, may God strike down a people whose undertaking was

O may God destroy a people whose act

the killing of the pure imam, fragrant of sleeve.

Was killing the virtuous, good, gentle Imam

ما قَاتَلُوه على ذَنْبٍ ألمَّ بِهِ

ما قَاتَلُوه على ذَنْبٍ ألمَّ بِهِ

إلاّ الذي نَطَقُوا زُوراً وَلضمْ يَكُنِ

إلاّ الذي نَطَقُوا زُوراً وَلضمْ يَكُنِ

They did not fight him for any sin he had committed,

They did not kill him for a sin he committed

save what they falsely alleged, which never occurred.

But for lies they told though no wrong he had done

قَدْ قَتَلْوهُ وأَصْحابَ النّبيِّ مَعاً

قَدْ قَتَلْوهُ وأَصْحابَ النّبيِّ مَعاً

لَولاَ الذي فَعَلُوا لَمْ نُبْلَ بالفِتَنِ

لَولاَ الذي فَعَلُوا لَمْ نُبْلَ بالفِتَنِ

They have killed him and the Prophet's companions together.

They killed him and the Prophet's companions too

Were it not for what they did, we would not have been afflicted by strife.

Had they not done what they did, we'd not experienced these trials

قَدْ قَتَلُوهُ نَقِيّاً غيرَ ذي أُبَنٍ

قَدْ قَتَلُوهُ نَقِيّاً غيرَ ذي أُبَنٍ

صَلَّى الإلهُ عَلَى وجهٍ لَهُ حَسَنِ

صَلَّى الإلهُ عَلَى وجهٍ لَهُ حَسَنِ

They killed him pure, free of blemishes.

They killed him pure, no blemish in him

May God bless his beautiful face.

God bless the face of such beauty

قَدْ جَمَّع الحِلْمَ والتَّقْوَى لمِعصمَةٍ

قَدْ جَمَّع الحِلْمَ والتَّقْوَى لمِعصمَةٍ

مع الخلافَةِ أمراً كانْ لَمْ يَشُنِ

مع الخلافَةِ أمراً كانْ لَمْ يَشُنِ

He had combined forbearance and piety as a safeguard,

He combined wisdom, piety and protection

with the caliphate—a charge he had not dishonored.

With leadership - a feat none had achieved

هذا بِهِ كَانَ رأيٌ في قَرَابَتِهِ

هذا بِهِ كَانَ رأيٌ في قَرَابَتِهِ

لَمْ يَحْظَ شيئاً مِنَ الدّنْيَا وَلَمْ يَخُنِ

لَمْ يَحْظَ شيئاً مِنَ الدّنْيَا وَلَمْ يَخُنِ

This man held a view concerning his kin;

Such was his view due to his kinship

he gained nothing from this world and was not faithless.

He sought nothing of this world nor betrayed