1. Time revolved its battalions in glory,
And gnawed with the fangs of mourning its disasters.

2. If this time whose currents never return
On its lofty mountain had fixed its sides,

3. It would have cut off only the tips of its nose,
And no mountain but its back and calves.

4. On that day, its sun was eclipsed,
And its stars began to wander in the darkness.

5. Alas for the glory which abandonment befell,
And adversities stood against the heights in spite.

6. And Abu Al-Abbas after his kingdom,
Became coffined beneath the soil,

7. Alone in the belly of the earth, above him the clay,
While his loved ones and sweethearts pass by him.

8. And his armies filled the expanse of the desert,
And his cavalries covered the earth.

9. Had there been one to repel the misfortune,
His battalions would have driven back the firewood.

10. But it is fate which executes its will in the world,
With a command none can oppose.

11. Oh how my soul burns! How his light was extinguished!
And how his brilliance disappeared after illumination!

12. And how the arrows of death hit their mark on him
While his army and weapons did not avail him.

13. Oh you who weep around his grave,
Let your tears flow for one like him.

14. You have lost a king merciful as a father,
His promises safe and his consequences good.

15. If a sinner sought refuge he would be covered by his forgiveness,
And if the innocent made a promise, his gifts would cheat him.

16. No eye deserves excuse if it did not shed its water for him,
No patience deserves excuse if its sides did not crack for him.

17. You owe him a debt so repay it,
But how can tears repay what they owe?

18. By Allah, if our eyes shed blood in weeping,
That would not equal what his due obliges.

19. It would be proper for us to wish death after him,
If the steps of a man could kill his companion.

20. If it were not for what we hope for and know,
That the highest stations of paradise are prepared for him,

21. And that he has in the presence of Holiness a dwelling,
From which he looks upon and speaks to his Lord,

22. Then tears of sorrow and regret for him,
Would not cease flowing from the eyes of the weeping.

23. Let not the passage of time deceive anyone after him,
For time is but a stupid camel you ride.

24. It treats the youth gently until it finds an opportunity,
Then it pounces on him with its fangs and claws.

25. Abu Ahmad, the nation of Ahmad
Has surrendered to Ahmad, so the truth surrendered to its companion.

26. And the landmarks of right leadership that had vanished amongst us,
Rose by his order and its stars returned.

27. He rolled up his sleeve for the high endeavor, which is his concern,
Taking hold of its edges and pulling them together.

28. He secured those in fear, and brought near those aspiring,
And managed the lands while he freely gave his drink to those thirsty from him.

29. The world and its people submitted to him,
And the rough trails of events were gentled by his experience.

30. Noble, he conserved wealth by his generosity, and who can disparage
One whose wealth was free to those begging from him?

31. By him the horizons shone and the sun rose
At his appearing, and the night disclosed its obscurities.

32. Oh helper of Islam, be patient, for when
The taste of patience is sweet, its consequences are pleasant.

33. You were the best of cures for the break after him,
So alas for a crack not matched by its mountain!

34. The rain clouds continuously water his grave with bounty and dew,
Clouds that will not cease sustaining it.