1. يا سيدي وأميري

    ما إن له من نظيرٍ

    O my lord and my prince,

    he has no equal whatsoever.

  2. إني فقدتُ بفقدي

    أبي جميعَ سروري

    Truly, I have lost, through losing

    my father, all my joy.

  3. فقدتُ منه تِلادي

    فقدتُ منه نصيري

    In him I lost my patrimony.

    In him I lost my champion.

  4. فقدتُ منه مُعِني

    فقدتُ منه مُجِيري

    In him I lost my helper.

    In him I lost my protector.

  5. فصِرتُ فَرْداً وحِيداً

    وإنّني ذو عشيرِ

    So I became alone, solitary,

    although I have kin.

  6. لا أعرف السهل والوَعْ

    رَ إن قصدتُ مَسيري

    I cannot tell smooth ground from rough

    when I set out on my way.

  7. قد كنت أخشى عليه

    بناتِ دهرٍ عَثُورِ

    Indeed, for him I used to dread

    the daughters of treacherous Time.

  8. كأنما الدهر أودى

    منه بِركنَيْ ثَبِير

    It is as though Time had destroyed

    in him the two pillars of Thabir.

  9. فمن عذِيريَ من دَمْ

    عِ مقلتي مَن عذيري

    Then who will defend me against the tears

    of my eye? Who will defend me?

  10. هلاَّ بكتْه دماءً

    إذ ماله من نظيرِ

    Why did it not weep blood for him,

    since he has no equal?

  11. فكلّ أمرٍ كبيرٍ

    يُخبا لكل كبير

    For every great event

    is held in store for every great man.

  12. مَن للضعيف إذا ما

    أتى ومَن للفقير

    Who is there for the weak man when

    he comes, and who for the poor man?

  13. إلى من ألْجَأْ مِن شرْ

    رِ صَيْلَم عنقفير

    To whom shall I turn for refuge from the evil

    of a devastating, overwhelming calamity?

  14. فوّضتُ أمري إلى من

    يُرْجَى لكلّ الأمورِ

    I have entrusted my affairs to the one who

    is looked to in every matter.