1. In whatever atmosphere filled with sorrow,
Grief is joined to grief,

2. O you who reached sixty, how many a companion
Bade farewell and went while a dear brother remained,

3. What is it with death and our men
That it takes away the greatest then the greatest,

4. Muhammad in the prime of his days
Turned down offers but did not become senile or decayed,

5. Seriousness overtook him, suddenly like
A steed that overthrew its renowned rider,

6. In Egypt there is mourning and grief in Damascus
For that painful news,

7. And in the meadows of Lebanon there is a lament
For that most wise and determined leader,

8. Our tears are flowing abundantly, but they
Cannot benefit the setting of the stars,

9. O you planet among planets
And o you full moon among full moons,

10. Neither greedy for anything but what he coveted
Nor claiming anything but what he proclaimed,

11. The followers of every religion were
And he was the true believer and Muslim,

12. If you examine his substance you will not find
The like of that treasure in any ore,

13. He tasted harm from people yet he
Never sought revenge, not once,

14. Patience towards them was in his nature, and he who
Exalts himself above them is patient,

15. His manners were of a brilliant strand
Like strands of pearls if threaded,

16. His morals were the morals of a free man which
Were refined by trials and never blemished,

17. His words were drops of pure
Dew which heals the blindness of darkness,

18. He lived a life every hour of which
Was a series in glory, never broken,

19. In Allah's protection is the truthful one whom
I chose, loved, and never regretted,

20. Your most glorious father in ancestry
Whose nobility increased his glory,

21. You elevated what he built so it became
A shade stretching to the furthest extent,

22. Never far from the mention of travelers
Who had been self-sufficient and tight-lipped,

23. And he was a bridge for the coming together of the exalted
From its two banks, and thereby he was named,

24. He who seeks a true description of him
The words are those of the inspired poet,

25. Muhammad my provision and lodging,
And the unvanquished mountain of refuge,

26. The promises he makes are never broken,
Wise if he promises and wise if he decides,

27. The determining arbitrator if what is twisted
Becomes more twisted, or if he rules,

28. The guiding light of parliament if their path
Is confused in the dark passage,

29. The guide of ministries if the aspect of guidance
Escapes them in the ambiguous quest,

30. He makes happy whoever turns to him
Whether he finds happiness or is deprived of it,

31. I was allotted a portion of sadness for him yet
I care not as if this sadness was not allotted,

32. I am astonished that the days have kept me
Alive while my heart is the meeting place of arrows,

33. No calamity in any land was shot
From its bow without striking my heart,

34. When many gathered around him, their sweetness
Turned the world bitter to him,

35. Oh my blood, I feel that sorrow
Pours molten embers into my blood,

36. Muhammad go in peace and farewell,
You did not become insipid or tasteless,

37. You were kind to those you lived with
So meet the pleasure of your Most Merciful Lord,