1. If death's stroke is the doom of the unprepared,
Then lasting joy for man is but false hope.

2. So be not fooled by life, but beware, for verily
The serenity of nights is but a truce from the warring fates.

3. The youth sleeps with anxious heart as though
He sees a barrier 'twixt him and misfortunes.

4. Though I be but dust, I am greater
Than the youth who was once called "scribe".

5. A youth whom pens testified was nobler
Than books though they sit atop shelves.

6. He outshone the full moon on its brightest night
With a brilliance to shame the stars.

7. A youth whose nature was as gentle as water -
Had it been poured into a cup, it would have quenched any thirst.

8. So farewell, o traveler who left us! And he who remembers you
Does not forget you though you are absent.

9. You were moral while alive with sublime wisdom
And fragrant morals and gentle demeanor.

10. Peace be upon you, for with your loss
The best of friends became bereft.

11. And the spring of tears still flows
Watering your tomb, matching the rain clouds.