تَوْفِيقُ يَا طَالِبَ المَعَالِي

تَوْفِيقُ يَا طَالِبَ المَعَالِي

مَنْ حَسَبَ المَوْتَ فِي طَلابِكْ

مَنْ حَسَبَ المَوْتَ فِي طَلابِكْ

Tawfiq, O seeker of lofty honors,

O seeker of high ideals, success is yours

Who thought that death was in pursuit of you?

Who imagined death in your quest?

كُنَّا نرَجِّي إِيَاب خَيْرٍ

كُنَّا نرَجِّي إِيَاب خَيْرٍ

يَا لوْعَةَ القلْبِ مِنْ إيَابِكْ

يَا لوْعَةَ القلْبِ مِنْ إيَابِكْ

We had hoped for a happy return;

We hoped for your safe return

Oh, the heart's anguish at your return!

Oh, the heartache at your return!

سَنَذْكُرُ الدَّهْرِ كُلَّ فضْلِ

سَنَذْكُرُ الدَّهْرِ كُلَّ فضْلِ

بِهِ تَفردْتَ عَنْ صَحَابِكْ

بِهِ تَفردْتَ عَنْ صَحَابِكْ

We shall forever remember every virtue

We will recall your excellence forever

By which you stood apart from your companions.

You were unmatched among your comrades

سَنذْكُرُ الغُرَّ فِي السَّجَايَا

سَنذْكُرُ الغُرَّ فِي السَّجَايَا

وَخيرُهَا كَانَ مِنْ نِصَابِكْ

وَخيرُهَا كَانَ مِنْ نِصَابِكْ

We shall remember the radiant traits of character,

We will recall your valor in battle

And the finest of them came from your stock.

The best of it came from your example

تَاللهِ مَا كَرَّتِ اللَّيَالِي

تَاللهِ مَا كَرَّتِ اللَّيَالِي

إِنَّا لَنَبْكِي عَلَى شَبَابِك

إِنَّا لَنَبْكِي عَلَى شَبَابِك

By God, as long as the nights recur,

By Allah! The nights have not rolled around

We shall indeed weep for your youth.

That we do not weep for your lost youth