1. Tufayl brought grief upon me, splitting it open,
That shocked my core with amazing force.

2. And my two sons, Sumayya - I'll never forget them
Among those I forgot, though all brought me agony.

3. And Tufayl is no guardian, when the blue blades
Of fierce tongues attack, once they ride.

4. So go - may Allah not distance you from a man
Who left behind a slave whose bone matured early.

5. If you take a path you used to take
What's destined will inevitably come.

6. I spared you no luxury, or plenty,
Nor lingered, expecting more years.

7. You left me when I've no money to live by,
When people's times turned feral, or doggish.

8. And death avoided me - it doesn't check on me,
Till I grew old, and it left me no youth.

9. After Tufayl, I was like one whose water ran out,
As water gushed forth, then was blocked.

10. He has no camel on earth to ride,
And if he pursued one gone, he'd be duped.

11. He went from Khagan's land that overpowered
The Persians' sons in its far reaches.

12. Until you reached the basin of death, and there dispersed
The battalions, not hiding any trace.

13. And from Sijistan, there are causes adorning
Your death, when it was once avoided.

14. They abandoned you a corpse hostage to a battle
In which you see light upon the dead, binding them.

15. They made a pact then failed to keep their word,
Handing over captives and loot to the enemy.

16. Oh what an evil folk, whose women are made captive
As they, many, witness dishonor and war.

17. So master your consolation if you're taunted by it -
A man's weeping won't restore what's gone.

18. And remembering doesn't comfort a griever
Except weeping, when he moans and laments.