1. If you return, joy returns to souls,
Or if you are absent from us, life becomes desolate.

2. I thank your grace, your favor,
And favor from you is always appreciated.

3. The world does not shine and delight a sunrise,
Unless it is illuminated by the light of your existence.

4. Marrakech grew dark after you left,
And the universe darkens when its full moons set.

5. Life that had left my body returned to it,
As if I, dead, came back to life.

6. But your son was a shining light,
And the lamps give light when they move.

7. I swear he resembled your beautiful traits-
I, by him and your lives, am proud.