1. فَيا لَك حَسرَةً ما دُمتُ حَيّاً

    تُرَدِّدُ بَينَ حَلقي وَالتَراقي

    Oh, what regret, for as long as I live,

    echoing between my throat and collarbones—

  2. حُسينٌ حينَ يَطلُبُ بَذلَ نَصري

    عَلى أَهلِ العَداوَةِ وَالشَقاقِ

    for Husayn, when he asked me to give my aid

    against the people of enmity and discord.

  3. وَلَو أَنّي أُواسيهِ بِنَفسي

    لَنِلتُ كَرامَةً يَومَ التَلاقي

    And had I supported him with my own life,

    I would have gained honor on the Day of Meeting,

  4. مَع اِبنِ المُصطَفى نَفسي فداهُ

    فَيا للَّهِ مِن أَلَمِ الفراقِ

    with the son of the Chosen One—may my soul be his ransom!

    So, O God, what pain there is in parting!

  5. فَما أَنسى غَداةَ يَقولُ حزناً

    أَتَترُكُني وَتَزمَعُ لانطِلاقِ

    And I cannot forget the morning he said in sorrow:

    “Will you abandon me and resolve to depart?”

  6. فَلَو فَلَقَ التَلَهُّفُ قَلبَ حَيٍّ

    لَهَمَّ القَلبُ مِنّي بِانفِلاقِ

    For if anguish could split a living heart,

    my own heart would surely be on the verge of splitting.

  7. فَقَد فازَ الأُلى نَصروا حُسَيناً

    وَخابَ الآخَرونَ أُولو النِّفاقَ

    For those who aided Husayn have indeed triumphed,

    and the others, the hypocrites, have failed.