فَلا تَقبُروني إِنَّ قَبري مُحَرَّمٌ

فَلا تَقبُروني إِنَّ قَبري مُحَرَّمٌ

عَلَيكُم وَلَكِن خامِري أُمَّ عامِرِ

عَلَيكُم وَلَكِن خامِري أُمَّ عامِرِ

So do not bury me, for my grave is forbidden

So do not bury me, for my burial is forbidden

to you; but come upon me, Mother of ʿĀmir.

to you—but lie low, Umm ʿĀmir.

إِذا ضَرَبوا رَأسي وَفي الرَأسِ أَكثَري

إِذا ضَرَبوا رَأسي وَفي الرَأسِ أَكثَري

وَغودِرَ عِندَ المُلتَقى ثَمَّ سائِري

وَغودِرَ عِندَ المُلتَقى ثَمَّ سائِري

When they strike my head—and in the head lies most of me—

When they strike my head—and in the head is most of me—

and there, at the battlefield, the rest of me is left behind.

and the rest of me is left there at the clash,

هُنالِكَ لا أَبغي حَياةً تَسَرُّني

هُنالِكَ لا أَبغي حَياةً تَسَرُّني

سَميرَ اللَيالي مُبسَلاً بِالجَرائِرِ

سَميرَ اللَيالي مُبسَلاً بِالجَرائِرِ

There I desire no life that would gladden me

then I seek no life that would delight me,

for as long as nights endure, while I am doomed for my offenses.

as long as nights endure, doomed for my offenses.