1. The utmost of your fortune is that you are wronged,
And the consequence of your youth is that you are pitied.

2. I seek refuge for you from flowing tears,
And the like of your youth that is wept over with blood.

3. And from the misery of life, he said:
“No! Indeed the graves are the path to heaven.”

4. Is there in the grave anything but withered bones
And in the grave anything but overwhelming darkness?

5. We and our forefathers before us were miserable.
So they became as we will become.

6. It is death, so shed tears for it,
And if you wish, shed your blood for it when it comes.

7. For tears will not bring back a beloved,
And blood will not gain spoils.

8. Lessen your weeping after Al-‘Abbas, verily I
Saw that weeping for him is more honorable.

9. And he whose fortune was not in life,
For him it is more befitting to submit with honor.

10. The life of the youth is the secret of this existence,
And from the vanity of fate that you understand.

11. Peace be upon Al-‘Abbas’ grave! Verily I
Stood by it with the most painful stance.

12. I stood by it, humble and anguished,
Bidding him farewell, unwilling and forced.

13. Patience did not betray me regarding him, but
I found my weeping for him more steadfast.

14. I wept for the tenderness of my youth, and I
Will weep for the most generous companion.

15. A companion of youth whose company did not last long
Until his sweetness turned bitter.

16. His approval quenched my thirst, but when I was alert,
My heart complained of thirst.

17. Oh woe to my fortune after youth!
And the fortune of youth has become nonexistent.

18. And he whom loss afflicted in his youth
Perceives his youth as gloomy for him.

19. My companion of youth! Where is the era of brotherhood?
Was loyalty to be wronged?

20. I do not claim injustice regarding your affection,
I seek refuge for your love from being blemished.

21. You were my aide and my right hand,
And I was to you the honored brother.

22. For if misfortunes made me grieve for you,
They did not change my enamored heart.

23. I remembered you, I do not forget a time
We enjoyed, a blessed time.

24. On the bank of the Nile, from a meadow
To a meadow, like the birds of sanctuaries.

25. Frolicking, we roamed in its shade,
Laughing in heart and mouth.

26. Yes, we were safe at night, but
We saw the recompense of one who surrenders.

27. They say Al-‘Abbas is lonely in my estrangement,
Befriended by doves, so he will not be protected.

28. Oh my anguish over the turns of time!
The beloved dies and will not be kissed.

29. Oh soul of Al-‘Abbas! Where could you be
In this vastness? Or have you reached the heavens?

30. In the world of light like the stars
Do you shine? Or in darkness gloomier?

31. Look upon us and confide in us
The secret of existence, so we may know.

32. Is there in the universe a Lord we complain to?
While your Lord was more merciful to us.

33. Or is the universe nothing, we live and vanish,
And the soul in the living is only the blood?

34. Look, answer, enlighten us,
For it is time, oh soul, for us to understand!

35. You whispered to your Lord in His kingdom,
And said to Him, have mercy, before...

36. I have a father, tired by the nights,
And a mother who will suffer sorrow after me.

37. And I have a daughter, not yet two years old,
If I die, she will not be safe.

38. Al-‘Abbas, sleep peacefully, reassured,
For the matter of being wronged is decreed.

39. And who will inform Hind in Egypt that I
Saw lamenting for her as most honorable?

40. If Hind disbelieves in her Lord,
Then your Lord, O Hind, will not have mercy.

41. Al-‘Abbas says: Sleep in peace,
A beloved bid farewell at his grave in peace.

42. And O grave of Al-‘Abbas, be gentle
To his body, do not be painful.

43. A youth, his garment filled with chastity,
Unmarried, smiling face,

44. Lived thirty years in fruitless life,
And when he reached it, he passed away forced.

45. Your grave was watered by flowing tears,
Else my heart would have watered it with blood.