1. Passion lowered its spear,
When ardor stirred restlessness into movement.

2. O lightning, convey the words of one in anguish -
Not all who pine, pine for the same passion.

3. O lightning, had I died of love,
I'd not have fulfilled passion’s duties, or its rituals.

4. O lightning, sleeplessness has deserted me,
When my eyes deserted it, after befriending it.

5. O lightning, how many nights I enjoyed,
While birds in branches complained of sorrow.

6. O lightning, greet the beloved and say -
Prepare the shroud, for one in whom you dwell has met his end.

7. O lightning, my soul turned to him,
And my passions in his hands held captive.

8. O lightning, if you pass by Kathemah,
Greet Al-Mustafa, and visit his homeland.

9. O lightning, convey greetings to his tomb,
From one whose sorrows wasted his body.

10. O lightning, greet the one whose mission
Brought Jesus glad tidings to his priests.

11. O lightning, he whose comfort
Joined fervor with tolerance.

12. O lightning, he through whom
The paths of guidance for pilgrims each year are illuminated.

13. O lightning, sins have severed
My back, and I have no grace remaining.

14. O lightning, bless our Creator’s Chosen One,
As long as birds sing or pine in anguish.