1. His youth was afflicted with longing and yearning
And the day of parting pained his heart with parting

2. Tears aided his sobbing
And plentifully flowed from their well

3. How clothes are torn in the house of bereavement
And cheeks bloodied by intense grief

4. The tears poured forth when
The camel set off on its journey of departure

5. I miss him in Damascus in the darkness of death
While his body lies buried in Iraq