أمُرُّ على الأجداثِ في كلّ ليلةٍ

أمُرُّ على الأجداثِ في كلّ ليلةٍ

وقلبي بمن فيها رهينٌ معلّقُ

وقلبي بمن فيها رهينٌ معلّقُ

I pass by the graves every night,

I pass the nights in anguish, while my heart

And my heart is captive to those within, bound to them.

Is captive to the one in that dark tomb confined.

وَأَقريهمُ منّي السّلامَ وبيننا

وَأَقريهمُ منّي السّلامَ وبيننا

رِتَاجٌ ومسدولٌ من الترب مُطبَقُ

رِتَاجٌ ومسدولٌ من الترب مُطبَقُ

And I offer them my greetings; between us lie

Convey my greetings to them - between us lies

A closed gate and a covering of earth, drawn down and sealed shut.

A barrier and mound of earth, compact.

ولو أنّنِي أنصفتُ مَنْ في ترابها

ولو أنّنِي أنصفتُ مَنْ في ترابها

لما رحتُ عنه مُطلقاً وهو موثَقُ

لما رحتُ عنه مُطلقاً وهو موثَقُ

And had I treated fairly the one in their soil,

If I were just to those within that grave

I would not have left him, myself free while he lay bound.

I would not leave, not bound as they are bound.

وأنّ له منّي قليلاً جوانحٌ

وأنّ له منّي قليلاً جوانحٌ

خَفَقْنَ وعينٌ بالدّموع تَرَقْرَقُ

خَفَقْنَ وعينٌ بالدّموع تَرَقْرَقُ

And for him a little moan came from my ribs,

For them my wings beat low, my eyes yet gleam

Which throbbed, and from an eye welling with tears.

And overflow with tears that freely stream.