1. The deaf man became deafer when he lamented you, though he was hearing before
And the generous man's singing voice turned into mere stuttering after you were gone

2. Greetings to the tomb of my father Abu Nasr
When it seemed alive again, it went back to being lifeless

3. So I never saw a day that resembled the hour
Of the day when he bid farewell

4. A summer in which sorrow overflowed in streams
Of tears, until it was all a marsh

5. By Allah, eyes cannot repay what is owed
To them, even if they turn into tears

6. A young man who was a drinking place for the thirsty and a pasture
Became a pasture for the white Indian swords

7. A young man, whenever the brave sought escape
From tight spots the next morning, he turned out a place of death

8. When an ugly day loomed in hatedness
I prayed it would turn out well in the hearing

9. If you shy from a life whose length competes with the horizon's
Until it betrayed you and left you no escape

10. You were but the sword that met its appointed blow
It cut through then folded back and was broken