1. Seldom does time rule a person
Except it befalls him with misfortune

2. And I see its calamities secretly
Approaching softly when they seek me

3. My gathered misfortunes, be kind
And come one by one, that's enough

4. When a young man's night is long
His desires lead him to defy fate

5. And so by its tyranny it has wronged him
The fair Hussain son of Al-Mu'afa

6. So he now extends generosity's hand
To take revenge on its calamities