1. The bird with lofty aspirations
What does it want that clips its wings?

2. It may seek the mountain peaks
Yet betray the zeal of its gear

3. And be caught among its fledglings
If it glorifies itself with high-flying

4. I wished well for Ismail's state
His state thrived and was prosperous

5. Life became easy for him
And his land flourished beyond measure

6. Needs end his glory
And his rest comes

7. He kept his word in the struggle and fell
Vanquished by his own struggle

8. When hostility overwhelmed him
His fate made amends

9. Al-Ariha was his provision
And noble manners his supplies

10. Holding onto truth it sustains him
And in God is his support

11. He united the people despite
Their differing interests and affection

12. He shone brilliantly among the elite
And therein lies his uniqueness

13. The people follow their own minds
Be they fair or dark

14. You saw his ardor for it
When it was said his foe approached

15. None of his followers
But were revived by his friendship

16. It complains of their bitterness
While in their feelings is its consolation

17. Did you see in the procession
The grieving nation and its formation

18. And you glimpsed beneath the cover
The agonizing grief shown in its flames

19. And you knew from the burning embers
What its ashes cannot hide

20. As if within their chests
A liver pained by its sorrows

21. You saw the tearing down
Of the mighty edifice as its pillar collapsed

22. And its dazzling whiteness was covered
By the darkness that swept over it

23. The fragrance of flowers filled the air
And mourning clothed all its household

24. The noble house was eulogized
As was its birthplace

25. I grieve for an extinguished star
That cannot be revived by my gaze

26. And for its graying trunk once laden
With the gloss of triumph in its support

27. Where is the noble and free young man
And where are his friends and brethren

28. Where is the brilliant man of letters
And what ink flows from his pen

29. Except as the meadows blossom
Or as the flowers reap their rewards

30. Where is the kind brother
From whom aid or increase is expected

31. It suffices the rider if in one lap
His brother's steed outpaces his

32. Where is the pure one untainted
In an age steeped in decadence

33. His mark was cleansed of blights
And his hand did not touch filth

34. Oh resting place of the twins
Whose beauty was cloaked in stillness

35. Like the ribs of a wet nurse
Over her children softened in her shelter

36. Quenching and grazing the foe
Spilling from her urns

37. For the two sleepers interred
As the horizon resumed its bleakness

38. Let the third one of the two moons
Find peace, and calm his heart