مَن عاشَ لَم يَخلُ مِن هَمٍّ وَمِن حَزَنِ

بَينَ المَصائِبِ مِن دُنياهُ وَالمِحَنِ

Whoever lived was not free of worries and sorrows

Between the calamities of his worldly life and trials

وَالمَوتُ قَصدُ اِمرِئٍ مُدَّ البَقاءُ لَهُ

فَكَيفَ يَسكُنُ مِن عَيشٍ إِلى سَكَنِ

And death is the destination of every mortal though his lifespan is extended

So how can he feel at peace in a life that leads to tranquility

وَإِنَّما نَحنُ في الدُنيا عَلى سَفَرٍ

فَراحِلٌ خَلَّفَ الباقي عَلى الظَعنِ

We are in this world but travelers

Who left the survivors in agony

وَلا أَرى زَمَناً أَردى أَبا حَسَنٍ

وَخانَ فيهِ عَلى حُرٍّ بِمُؤتَمَنِ

And I don’t see a time worse than that which betrayed Abu Hasan

And was treacherous to the free with the trusted one

لَقَد هَوى جَبَلٌ لِلمَجدِ لَو وُزِنَت

بِهِ الجِبالُ الرَواسي الشُمُّ لَم تَزِنِ

A mountain of glory fell if the mountains were weighed

Against it the firm towering mountains would not weigh

وَأَصبَحَ الحَبلُ حَبلُ الدينِ مُنتَثِراً

وَأُدرِجَ العِلمُ والطُوسِيُّ في كَفَنِ

The rope of religion became scattered

And knowledge and Tusi were shrouded in a coffin

مَن لَم يَكُن مِثلهُ في سالِفِ الزَمَنِ

وَلَم يَكُن مِثلهُ في غابِرِ الزَمَنِ

There was none like him in the eras of old

Nor will there be anyone like him in times to come