أَرَى العَفْوَ عَنْ عُلْيَا قُريشٍ وَسِيلَةً

أَرَى العَفْوَ عَنْ عُلْيَا قُريشٍ وَسِيلَةً

إلى اللهِ في اليومِ العَبُوسِ القُمَاطِرِ

إلى اللهِ في اليومِ العَبُوسِ القُمَاطِرِ

I see pardoning the nobles of Quraysh as a means

I see forgiving Aliya of Quraish as a means

to God on the frowning, grievous day.

To God on the gloomy, rainy day.

ولَسْتُ أَرَى قَتْلِي فَتىً ذا قَرَابَةٍ

ولَسْتُ أَرَى قَتْلِي فَتىً ذا قَرَابَةٍ

لَهُ نَسَبٌ في حَيِّ كَعْبٍ وعَامرِ

لَهُ نَسَبٌ في حَيِّ كَعْبٍ وعَامرِ

Nor do I favor killing a young kinsman

And I do not see killing a young man of kinship

whose lineage lies in the clan of Ka'b and Amir,

Who has lineage in Kaeb and Aamer clans.

بَلِ الْعَفْوَ عَنْهُ بَعْدَمَا خابَ قَدْحُهُ

بَلِ الْعَفْوَ عَنْهُ بَعْدَمَا خابَ قَدْحُهُ

وزَلّتْ به إِحْدَى الجُدودِ العَواثِرِ

وزَلّتْ به إِحْدَى الجُدودِ العَواثِرِ

but rather pardoning him, after he failed to strike a spark,

Rather, forgiving him after his spear failed

and one of fortune's stumbling turns made him slip.

And one of the stumbling elders stumbled him.

وكانَ أبوهُ يَوْمَ صِفّينَ مُحْنَقاً

وكانَ أبوهُ يَوْمَ صِفّينَ مُحْنَقاً

عَلَيْنا فَأَرْدَتْهُ رِمَاحُ يُحابِرِ

عَلَيْنا فَأَرْدَتْهُ رِمَاحُ يُحابِرِ

And his father, on the day of Siffin, was enraged

And his father was furious at us during Siffin,

against us; so Yuhabir's spears struck him dead.

So our thrusting spears wanted him.