1. O my soul, be gentle, slow your pace with the caravan
For separation has brought me great sorrow upon my sorrow

2. And parted me from my loved ones
And startled me for no fault of mine

3. Perhaps time that has passed will reunite us
Alas, my time will not end my grievance

4. Unless it weeps incessantly and if it hardens,
Let it be frankincense from the eyelids flowing like rain

5. And no wonder my tears flow from missing them
For I saw tears suit sadness

6. I did not before this day, when they dwelled in soil
Say that dust settles in soil

7. Nor when they were rising stars
Say that the earth takes in meteors

8. So O beloved friends, when you left
Places with you were lit from veils

9. If eyes miss envisioning you
Your form missed not from my heart

10. Who lives by his virtues fragrantly scattered
Giving life to springtime, in fertile and barren times

11. He is rain, but excellent when obtained
He is the sea, but sweet to drink

12. He is the clear spring, not just any spring
That when buds bloom is like a fresh fountain

13. He is lamentation, his praise made obligatory
To excel in praise in obligation and lamentation

14. So take from me today a eulogy
For you, arriving with greetings and breadth

15. Live in joy and bounty
As long as the dove sings on the branch