1. O son of Uthman, your sorrows are my sorrows
For your father who entrusted you with my heart

2. So if since he died I've been your partner
In grief for him and anguish

3. How your partner would console me
With his generosity and love

4. You went away so sorrow became mine
If only you were near to comfort me

5. My friend, was not the pain of this tragedy enough
And my own grief sufficient?

6. I weep in the east while you travel west
So different, east and west!

7. I am in a village where, without you,
Its waters are bitter and its shade barren

8. O son of Uthman, how can I find solace
When you left me alone and every space feels confined?

9. To whom can I complain when the one
I would call on was the best of men?

10. After you were gone my pride and wonder
In my learning and conduct vanished among my companions