لا حرّ يغلبُ حرّ نار جهنمٍ (2x)No heat can overcome the heat of Hellfire,

إلا حرارةُ منحريكَ بأضلعيExcept the burning agony in my ribs from your throat.

جسمٌ سليب قلّبته العادياتُA plundered body, overturned by the aggressors,

وبضّعت جنبيهِ أيَّ مُبضَّعِAnd whose sides were torn apart, what a tearing!

خدٌ تريبA dusty cheek,

خدٌ تريب نازعته الشّمس وهو ابنُ الزكيةِ والبطينِ الأنزعِA dusty cheek, which the sun contended with, while he is the son of the Pure One, the noble and distinguished one.

مسترجعاً لله ، يرجعه الظمى لعيونِ زينبَReturning to God, thirst brought him back for Zainab's eyes,

حين قال استرجعي ابن الغريبWhen he said, 'Return, O daughter of the stranger.'

على الثرى لما هوى في عينه لاحت فصول المصرعOn the dust, when he fell, the scenes of slaughter appeared in his eyes.

وجوادهُ (2x)And his horse,

عاد الخيامَ محمحماًReturned to the tents, neighing,

يا زينبO Zainab!