صَفِيَّةُSafiyya قُوميrise ولاand do not تَعْجَزيfalter
صَفِيَّةُ قُومي ولا تَعْجَزي
وَبَكّيand make weep النّسَاءَthe women علىfor حَمْزَةِHamza
وَبَكّي النّسَاءَ على حَمْزَةِ
Safiyya, rise and do not falter.
O Safiyya, arise, do not despair,
And make the women weep for Hamza.
And let the women weep for Hamza,
ولاand do not تَسْأَميtire أنْto تُطِيليprolong البُكَاweeping
ولا تَسْأَمي أنْ تُطِيلي البُكَا
عَلَىfor أَسَدِthe lion of اللهGod فيin الهِزَّةِthe clash of battle
عَلَى أَسَدِ الله في الهِزَّةِ
And do not tire of weeping at length
Do not tire of prolonging the weeping,
For the lion of God amid the clash of battle.
For the lion of Allah in the battle,
فَقَدْfor indeed كَانَhe was عِزّاًstrength لأَيْتامِنَاfor our orphans
فَقَدْ كَانَ عِزّاً لأَيْتامِنَا
وَلَيْثَand a lion of المَلاَحِمِfierce battles فيin البِزَّةِwar gear
وَلَيْثَ المَلاَحِمِ في البِزَّةِ
For he was strength for our orphans,
For he was the shelter for our orphans,
And a lion of battles in his war gear,
And the fierce warrior in the fight,
يُرِيدُhe seeks بذَاكَby that رِضَاthe pleasure of احْمَدٍAhmad
يُرِيدُ بذَاكَ رِضَا احْمَدٍ
وَرُضْوانَand the favor of ذيthe Possessor of العرشِthe Throne والعِزَّةِand might
وَرُضْوانَ ذي العرشِ والعِزَّةِ
Seeking thereby Ahmad's pleasure
With that he seeks the pleasure of Ahmed,
And the favor of the Lord of the Throne and might.
And the satisfaction of the Lord of the Throne and Might.