1. People hope for longevity, yet fate brings
Misfortunes that seize souls by force.

2. And when the vicissitudes of fate pasture,
Their habit is to separate loved ones.

3. Blame and reproach disappear into thin air
In catastrophes that know no remorse.

4. Another, if he carved a raven, became
A genius, and if he shook hands with iron, it would melt.

5. And when she extends her hand, who can be sought
Among all people, or who would be loved?

6. If the return to dust were feared, Muhammad
Would have recoiled, but his destiny he did not fear.

7. It encompassed Nasr, Salih, Mani' and
Shabib and did not spare or reward.

8. Where are those angels whose number exceeded
Mankind, and who calculated lineage and ancestry?

9. If someone called them to battle,
They made spears and swords their response.

10. And they met war, blocking with the armor
Of patience, armor that defies reproach.

11. They came down unwillingly from the peak of glory
And had been lords over it.

12. So it is as if they never dwelt on the hot sands of Harrān
Nor pitched their tents on its plains.

13. The vicissitudes of fate sought them out until
It settled them in dust after palaces.

14. And it exceeded Abu Salamah when
His kingdom, power and youth were complete.

15. An event that afflicted 'Amir with misfortunes
So he submitted to it and it singled him out.

16. Indeed the stroke of death twisted a kingdom;
Had fate not cast it, it would not have hit its mark.

17. He did not overcome the decree of the Owner of the Throne when he came,
And he remained victorious over the enemy.

18. He does not fear angels since he left the cradle;
Do lions fear jackals?

19. They are people who inherited valor and
Sternness and considered supremacy their right.

20. They left glorious power to the world
And they extracted its pure honey and plateau.

21. My soul yearns for the traveller who
The seeker of bounty does not hope will return.

22. The most generous of both worlds in self and
Character, mother, father and companion.

23. He was a stranger in this world and destiny
Met him in a way that only increased his estrangement.

24. He dislikes promises and waiting, so his hands quickly
Give generously and concisely.

25. He exceeded the limit of generosity and secured my companionship
So it is enough that I frequent him or doubt.

26. My mind flourished in his shadow, so I have sublime thoughts
That prevent regression and agitation.

27. Between generosity, which his travel drives away poverty,
And relatives whom he teaches manners,

28. And gifts – when the world learned of them
It did not deny the sea has waves.

29. And he clothed me in garments that dressed me
Since the mantle of sorrow disappeared from me.

30. O daughter of the most generous, your status among people is great
Even if your calamity is momentous.

31. The Giver took back what He had given you
And who can dispute with the Giver?

32. You did not darken existence except by superior virtue
In which forms and doubts disappear.

33. So ignore the opinion of a nation you are not from
And act like one who fears the Reckoning.

34. And be consoled by David’s view during turmoil,
When he fell kneeling and repented.

35. Do not disobey your Master in what He decreed,
And neglect sorrow if you desire reward.

36. The decree of God cannot be challenged if it descends
So be patient with His judgement and seek reward.

37. What excuse, when you comprehended fate’s machinations,
And studied the Scripture thoroughly?

38. It befits one who holds fast to the Scripture
As religion and frequents the prayer niche to be patient.

39. For some excuse this service was delayed
Not because I lacked propriety.

40. My eyes flowed with tears and my mouth was silenced
So how excellent is the repenting tongue!

41. My heartache persists in an illness that gathered
The loss of the monarch and leaders for me.

42. Would that I had not regained consciousness, for what his loss
Brought made life easier and more pleasant.

43. It does not equal a tenth of what he used to
Make my life bitter with grief and depression.

44. He brought me joy when present, and denied and enriched me,
So I lost happiness when he was absent.

45. And despite myself, I refuse to make praise unpleasant
And call one who, if he understood, would answer

46. With words whose utterance I do not consider
Presumptuous, nor for which do I seek reward –

47. A traveller who never ceases to thank
His blessings, just as meadows thank the rainclouds.