جَزى اللّهُ شَرّاً قابضاً بِصَنِيعِهِ

جَزى اللّهُ شَرّاً قابضاً بِصَنِيعِهِ

وكُلّ امْرِىءٍ يُجْزى بما كانَ ساعِيا

وكُلّ امْرِىءٍ يُجْزى بما كانَ ساعِيا

May God repay Qabid with evil for his deed.

May God reward evil upon the seizer for his deed,

And every man is repaid for what he strove for.

And every man is rewarded for what he was seeking.

دعا قابِضاً والمُرْهَفاتُ يُرِدْنَهُ

دعا قابِضاً والمُرْهَفاتُ يُرِدْنَهُ

فقُبِّحْتَ مَدْعُوّاً ولَبَّيكَ داعِيا

فقُبِّحْتَ مَدْعُوّاً ولَبَّيكَ داعِيا

He called Qabid while the keen-edged swords sought him.

You invoked a seizer while the bereaved ones reject you,

So cursed be you, the one called; and to you, the caller, 'Here I am!'

So you are despised when called and obeyed when summoning.

فَلَيْتَ عُبَيْدَ اللّهِ كانَ مَكانَهُ

فَلَيْتَ عُبَيْدَ اللّهِ كانَ مَكانَهُ

صَرِيعاً ولَمْ أَسْمَعْ لِتَوْبَةَ ناعِيا

صَرِيعاً ولَمْ أَسْمَعْ لِتَوْبَةَ ناعِيا

Would that Ubayd Allah had been in his place,

If only Ubayd Allah were in his place, fallen,

Lying slain, and I had heard no herald of Tawba's death.

And I did not hear the repentance of a lamenter.