1. My father, how suddenly death betrayed you
Not objecting, but with a heavy heart

2. Parting without farewell is difficult for me
And so destiny has decreed, so be patient

3. You returned that day unknowingly
So the matter surprised us and confused me

4. I have discarded what I prepared for you
And my tears rain down for you copiously

5. I kiss the feet, I kiss the forehead lying down
Mature in righteousness, exalted you were

6. May God forgive you every day that has passed
Whether the morning was good or dim

7. May God avenge you every day that has passed
With a conscience at peace openly and discreetly

8. For my scorched heart, for my soul
For the house that has become desolate without you

9. Oh father, oh father, answer me, answer me
You in the world of the unseen know me better

10. How strange that the living inhabit a house
While their father inhabits a grave among people

11. You took away my compassionate heart
I could not find it, not even a trickle, among people

12. You reminded me of my mother’s death from you
I likened her to a grave, her day and month

13. The angels and all people praised you together
So let your praise be chronicled, this life and the next