1. O life, I did not play in it for long,
Rather, fate decreed that I die young,

2. I was in the garden of youth, a plant
Growing little by little and branch by branch,

3. The spring adorned it with flowers until
Death snapped off a fresh, green twig,

4. To knowledge, I bid farewell every day
From one who found knowledge his nourishment,

5. And I send a greeting from the darkness of the grave
To my loved ones, morning and evening,

6. My close companions with whom I shared
Joy and a pleasant life,

7. Fate has separated us and scattered us apart
If only this had not been destined,

8. O my loved ones, if you fulfill my covenant,
For in covenants, I was always faithful,

9. My father, O friends, is a frail old man
I do not think he can handle this tragedy,

10. Comfort him with patience, may you
Console his fatherly affection,

11. And for my mother, give condolences and be
For her in my place a source of strength,

12. My nearness brought her joy, now how
After me, will her joy be fulfilled?

13. And my brothers - my heart yearns for them -
How hard for them is this miserable separation!

14. The calamities of fate have stricken them
Leaving no path for consolation,

15. Mother, I am not in my grave alone,
Rather, I see myself embracing my brothers,

16. Have stretched out their hands to greet me,
You have conveyed my greeting by visiting my grave

17. So stay for a while here weeping for me,
Shed tears upon it, for they will moisten

18. My bones, bringing them sad tales of you,
And plant willows above my tomb

19. For I often took shade beneath them,
The yellowing of willows is sweet to my eye

20. As is their shade cooling me.