1. Is there a way to solace and patience?
How, when adversity you have not known before?

2. Days have saddened me with the pain
They inflicted, for a dear friend I pine,

3. My father al-Qasim, who swore
An oath that he has no equal or peer.

4. Of good nature, an adviser and confidante,
Nobility and acceptance were his hallmarks.

5. He was the haven of loyalty and righteousness; if
An era changes, his love will not waver.

6. He was the adornment of dew in knowledge and
Etiquette, pastures grazed by minds.

7. He was the full moon of guidance, but has set,
He was the sun of truth, but dusk has come.

8. He was my cave against calamities, in his
Judgement did I seek refuge and protection.

9. My soul yearns for the virtues of a free man,
Snatched to the north, trailing his garments.

10. How can I find solace for a companion who has
No successor, to give me comfort in his absence?

11. Alas! There is no way for me to reach him,
My fate regarding his like is miserly.

12. He was graced with reason, wisdom, opinion,
Eloquence and attainment of knowledge.

13. And chastity that restrained him from the precipice
Of suspicion, when the ignorant is unrestrained.

14. Prosperous, generous, kind during ease,
And righteous, loyal in adversities.

15. A true friend, constant, not fickle,
Not one who dislikes companionship and is aloof.

16. A nature like limpid water, free of
Turbidity, a soul above blemishes and fault.

17. And avoiding what is blameworthy,
With honor untouched by baseness.

18. Upholding the Book, drawing lessons
From its revelation and interpretation.

19. Persevering in the darkness, guided by
Prayer, its light shines from his face.

20. Who will make consolation beautiful after him?
Thus, to avoid it from him is beautiful.

21. The coffin did not deter him in the grave,
After him did weeping and wailing overwhelm me.

22. What sights and views are not frightening,
Of a dear friend over whom dusty soil settles?

23. What flows from my eyes are not tears,
Rather, my soul melting and pouring forth.

24. Upon him be the peace of the Lord of the Throne,
Guiding him to the fullness of his grave be Gabriel.

25. And may he attain God's mercy in abundance,
To be secured in eternity a guarantor.

26. I was watered with sins, among them bones
For the immensity of sins have no recluse.

27. And when valleys pour down torrents,
A rain cloud will quench his thirst.

28. How can one who left behind
Yearning that does not subside and ceaseless pain forget you?