1. The first shock, so whoever shows patience
At its horror, his reward is multiplied

2. Death, loss, and separation are inevitable
And sorrow kindles its embers with tears

3. No consolation for one whose beloved dies
Nothing can relieve the heart of its worries and thoughts

4. Yet it is a wound whose healing is difficult
A broken wing, beyond hope of mending

5. Mourn Wednesday morning, for it
Smiled at the mouth of death, its dawn

6. Misfortune struck the guiding star in its constellation
The dense, lofty skies collapsed because of it

7. It impoverished the people of the earth, the giver of wealth
When the needy lost hope and his poverty intensified

8. We lost the father of Islam, the king, the brilliance
And the ape of time left us and took its lute

9. So do not blame us, and excuse us, for whoever cries
Over the loss of Job, his excuse is evident

10. When our hearts were burdened by any matter
His hands and chest resolved it for us

11. If our days and faces frowned
He walked among us to make peace with his good tidings

12. He stationed his horses at the Euphrates' work
Watering them at the Nile of the beloved Egypt

13. Until his brother cast them with loathing
And the people of the Cross saw his fangs and triumph

14. When he fulfilled the life and kingdom of the beloved
By your command in attaining then ordering it

15. You both succeeded Egypt, like rain succeeds rain
That spends the night dripping the Nile's drops

16. You descended in the land of his encampment and settled it
So your singing is his singing and your palace his palace

17. And you kept him alive and dead in the land
So your grave is in the Abode of Permanence and his grave there

18. You made the people of Al-Baqi stand for you two
Otherwise, it would have been the inhabitants of stone graves

19. Congratulations to the king who died in might
His power was above other men and his worth

20. He attained the purpose of a long life
He only lived long in God's satisfaction

21. The happiest of God's creations is one who dies after
Seeing in his sons' sons what delights him

22. A martyr who met his Lord in a fast
So his breakfast was with the people of martyrdom

23. He passed while pleased with you, his heart
Was not straitened by anger or rage

24. After him, eight of the greatest protected
The sanctuary of Islam and the faith, mighty their victory

25. Take their number from me, for in their good deeds
And beneficence is that which cannot be enumerated

26. Forgive me, for prose has latitude in composition
That makes verse long with its meaning

27. I followed rhyme out of obedience and necessity
So do not fault me for those I delayed mentioning

28. Among his supporters are his might, piety
And swords, among them al-Salih and his pride

29. They are the people of resolution and authority, time
Rolls up to their command and spreads it

30. And his protectors, his pole and his flame
When he needs the belt tightened, their support

31. The two brothers of Job, and the king whom
He succeeded, born after him

32. None superior to al-Husayn, but only
His time came after him

33. If he left a single son, the best of mankind
His son-in-law would not have deserved the succession

34. His uncle and cousin would not have contested
Him for it, until the gathering of all on Judgment Day

35. So what of the vile family of Ayyub and its lion?
The world's fear of them is evident and manifest

36. By God, He created a star recognizing the sun as its father
And the moon's light is from it and its blossoms

37. And the Al-Nasiri abode remains, for it is
For your state a treasure of hope and store

38. He poured upon the days the best conduct
By which the injustice of time and its betrayal die

39. When tribulations come from God, wisdom should
Thank God for them and show gratitude