1. Alas for the lost years of my life
That reproach me for abandoning my friend

2. He met Abu Hasan Ali
So al-Wathili retreated like a defeated man

3. Had he not revealed his weakness, he would have met
A lion that humiliates every proud man

4. He has a palm that seems
To snatch away the lives of people like a hunting falcon

5. If death missed him
The people of Hijaz would still sing his praises