1. The universe in the company of the high-minded,
Not the universe in the company of the vile.

2. The soft earth is better for bodies
Than the company of the aloof world.

3. The people grew weak and so found rest.
Ah! The silence and oblivion!

4. No eyes remain for the grieving
That weep for the greatest of the deceased.

5. I see my demise drawing near,
Self-sufficient without a supporting hand.

6. I affirm for myself a Wise Creator,
And I am not of those who deny.

7. I thrashed about in enduring affliction
And my remedies could not heal me.

8. So from dust to dust,
And from the perished to the perished.

9. We seek refuge in God from deceit
That stirs up storms in the heart.

10. And of women’s traits, foremost,
That their tongues are not equitable in love.

11. And loyalty shows itself
Only in the time of loss and death.

12. How many friends has humanity bid farewell,
Who left without a backward glance!