1. The Lord of the Throne ordained a decree,
So patience, O grieved one, patience.

2. By the life of God, patience is bitter,
But its benefit is often bitterer.

3. Every sweet thing in taste is delicious,
But we found most of it harmful.

4. An arrow of fate, O noble people,
Struck a sincere-hearted young man.

5. He left hastily and left behind prolonged sorrow
That will last among the living forever.

6. He was the branch that misfortunes
Unjustly and treacherously broke with their blows.

7. The most righteous in speech and deed,
And the best at keeping secrets and openly.

8. May you find solace, for it is good;
With it the disease of sorrow in the heart gets cured.

9. The worm kept gnawing at the heart of a rock,
And El Khansa' stood lamenting Sakhr.

10. So time annihilated Sakhr in his misery,
And the tears of El Khansa' flowed copiously.

11. For all the temples of souls there is destruction,
Even if days gave them extended life.

12. And a person's life is a dream that has passed,
Followed by regret and prolonged reminiscence.

13. That is our path which we tread,
To an abode beyond the grave, another one.

14. By your life, it is indeed a long journey,
Where Caesar and Chosroes perished.

15. Blessed is he who prepares provisions for himself,
Until he reaches an abode for him.

16. May God's peace from His highest heaven,
Be upon the pages of that buried loved one.

17. It contained the full moon, did you not hear,
That people buried the full moon in a grave?

18. The mercies of the Merciful watered it with clouds,
Dated and pouring down rain of generosity.