1. Tahir departed after having stayed,
Neither hosting nor being hosted.

2. And he left behind amongst us three,
Marvels that confound reasonable minds.

3. Three worshippers of a father and mother,
Distinguished from their ilk, honorable.

4. One claims "Quraysh is my tribe,"
Though they disown him in heart and soul.

5. Another found refuge with Khuza'ah,
An ancient, uncontested kinship.

6. And another cowers before the house of Chosroes,
Claiming a despicable foreign lineage.

7. Indeed, their allegiances have multiplied against us,
And each one remains in a miserable state.