1. The loss of loved ones is like being in a stance
He chose to take a stand at the stance

2. For He has a Lord who meets with acceptance
And the flames of that do not extinguish in minds

3. God is in a heart torn with sorrow
For loved ones who disappear before him

4. The loss of loved ones - how bitter its occurrence
In the heart of a youth who found no comforter

5. Until when will time cease its arrows?
And until when will my faithful heart be targeted?

6. Do justice, O time, to one laid low
Who did not find among those around him one who is just

7. My state is like the state of a bird seized
By a trap, so it seeks deliverance by fluttering

8. And I try what I try, helpless
Again it, so my stance resembles my stance

9. For God there were loved ones I lost with their loss
My fervent heart's pleasure was forgotten

10. For God there were days I lived happily with their nearness
In their shade, while the nights celebrated around us

11. And time sullenly turned its eye from our perfect union
Gathered in grace and excellence of harmony

12. Until it stained me with what it stained me
And time was unkind after its good composure

13. So I placed my palm under my cheek submissively
And placed the other over my fluttering heart

14. They left and the serenity of my life left with them
So the heart is between regret and yearning

15. They walked away and bid teary farewells
And I had enough of the flowing tears

16. Have mercy, O God, the mercy of a supplicant
To you extends the palm of the despairing beseecher

17. Until when do I shepherd the stars sleepless?
And count them appearing or disappearing

18. After my loved ones left, I became other than myself
From the agony that afflicted my grieving heart

19. It's as if this separation came to show clearly
The weakness of the strong, and the strength of the weak

20. God has a secret with people, so we see
Him choosing for His servants as He chooses

21. And He then favors His servant with His subtle kindness
Until he tastes the sweetness of that hidden grace