1. Your grave is honored, O best of rulers,
With a greeting like the morning breeze that passed through the abodes.

2. In it lies a leader of the sons of Nasr, an imam of guidance,
Of the highest ranks in life and in religion.

3. O Abu al-Walid, what a king you were,
Al-Mustansir, trusting in God, protected.

4. A just sultan of mighty valor and help against enemies,
And exceeding virtue, piety and noble traits.

5. To God belongs what death has hidden of glory
And the secret splendor buried in this grave.

6. And the tongue which spoke of God,
And the heart filled with the love of God.

7. As for jihad, he revived its symbols,
Fulfilling prescribed and supererogatory duties.

8. So how many conquests for him which the pulpits boast of
In wonder, and the pages of records!

9. A fighter who obtained from the merit of martyrdom what
Is repaid with a reward beyond measure.

10. He passed away at noon in the sacred month, like Uthman,
Slain in his house with a stab wound.

11.
The dust of battle wipes his cheeks,

12. While heavenly maidens’ hands caress him in the eternal garden.
His killer is given Hell’s bitter drink and burning foods,

13. Tossed between Hellfire and boiling water.
The lands and all people weep for him alike,

14. So creations are between sorrows and lamentations.
But it is the decree of his Lord which cannot be rejected,

15. His command is decisive between the kaf and the nun.
So may the mercy of God, Lord of the Worlds, be upon