1. Oh separation, remembering you stirred up what was dormant in me,
And ignited a fire, fueling it in my heart,

2. And increased my love for those who once dwelled in it,
My friends and those dear to my heart.

3. If only there was someone who could reunite those whose company was scattered,
And make them again an exemplar group, empty of defects.

4. May God watch over the days I spent with them,
And the valley in which they dwelt—may God watch over that valley.

5. I would be thankful for the nights that passed near them,
While after them I cannot thank the nights.

6. Nights whose mornings brought every virtuous man,
Loyal to a covenant, not unfaithful and insensitive.

7. I accompanied them for a time in God, and they
Remain in my heart and soul, having settled there.

8. Sincere, honorable friends—though they are far,
They have not departed from my soul.

9. They are brothers of purity—after them
My life grew troubled, I see no water clear.

10. Perhaps we will reunite after this separation, but
The Merciful has decreed that we not meet again.

11. My grief is no greater than the shock
That shook Islam, toppling all its pillars.

12. It is as if I see my master al-Husayn, who went
Alone, no defender beside him there.

13. He cried in a voice that split the rocks: “Is there a noble youth
Who will defend Allah and be rewarded in the final judgment?”

14. And when Allah destroyed those who were destroyed among them,
He called upon the greatest youth to call out:

15. “To me!”—and he rushed forth and fell upon the ground,
Slain—I ransom the son of Batool, wronged!

16. I ransom him lying atop the plain, bloodstained,
While the sun of the emigrants melts him, bare.

17. The noble horse turned back, returning to the women,
And they saw him, the best of creation, empty.

18. They tore their clothes, screaming,
And came to Husayn while he probed his own blood.

19. They saw him—the noble one—dusty,
Collapsed upon his chest which had been bloodied.

20. And they said to Shimr: “Woe to you, Shimr! Leave him be!
Surely God, before His throne, will be pleased with you.”

21. “Oh Shimr, this is the son of Batool Fatimah,
And a piece of one who through the night called to God.

22. Oh Shimr, this is the best walker and rider
And the best youth who ever circumambulated the Kaaba.”

23. Without hesitation, he severed the head of the grandson,
And mounted it atop the lofty spearheads.