1. Tears are shed on the likes of him,
No mourner feels shy shedding tears over him.

2. And say to him whose affairs shed tears,
Let tears flow however you want.

3. Do not prevent the eyelids from pouring out
Whatever is in them of delight.

4. Today is just a day of sorrow and agony,
So leave us grieving and refusing consolation.

5. If you are inclined to modesty, do not obey
Your zeal in this calamity, modesty.

6. Call sincerely I do not like sincere advice,
And say to a consoler I do not want condolences.

7. Can I have hope after the bereavement of Muhammad's son
Who was like a shining full moon?

8. Do I hope to gain wealth in the lands of execution?
And expect life in the abode of extinction?

9. I buried sweet brotherhood when I buried him.
So I shall not live as a flourishing brotherhood.

10. He was only carrying the burden of his people
When they wronged him, he would light up for them.

11. He was neither timid nor was his firewood
Made of date palm branches if they provoked him.

12. They knew he endured agonies and he knew them
With clarity despite their betrayal and loyalty.

13. He was quick to carry what burdened him of their affairs
Even if they were slow towards him.

14. Of what pained me is that I lost you suddenly
While my heart brimmed with hope.

15. Men wished they could ransom you but rarely
Do receivers of pigeons accept ransom.

16. Indeed after harm and great numbers
My people fulfilled the rulings of tribulations.

17. They turned back after they were pillars of greatness
And were cures for the agonies of time.

18. They went astray like the dispersing stars of delusion
Though they had memorized the scrolls of narration.

19. When they passed away, plunging into the ways of loss
They turned the dawn of honors into night.