هوى من نظام الملك واسطة العقد

ولم يك من صرف المنية من بد

He inclined from the order of the majestic king, and the mediator of the pact

And he was not to be diverted from the course of fate

فما للرماح السمر مشرعة القنا

وما للصفاح البيض مرهفة الحد

So why are the dark spears widespread with sharp blades?

And why are the white swords unsheathed?

أمن بعد فقدان العزيز محمد

تدور رحى حرب على صافنٍ نهد

Is it after the loss of the dear Muhammad

That the millstone of war revolves on a polished grindstone?

اذا عطلت من هذه حومة الوغى

فما تصنع الفرسان بالقضب والملد

If you refrain from this tumult of turmoil

What will the horsemen do with the bamboo and the tents?

لقد جلّ هذا الرزء عن وصف واصف

كما كلّ عن إدراكه حدَّ ذي حدّ

This calamity is too grave to be described by any describer

Just as it is beyond the comprehension of anyone with reason

سقى جدثاً ضم المكارم تربه

ولحداً حوى تلك المناقب من لحد

He watered a grave that embraced all virtues with its soil

And a tomb that contained those merits within its enclosure

مواطرُ دمع ما تزال تمدها

سحائب تحدوها مواسم من وجدِ

The clouds of weeping are still supplemented

By seasons of grief that motivate them

فلله ما أذكى ثراه كأنما

تنفس في روض المراحم عن ندِ

By Allah, how fragrant is his dust, as if

It breathes in the garden of mercy from close by

لئن أظلمت دنيا العفاة لفقده

فقد اشرقت من وجهه جنة الخلدِ

If the world of mortals has darkened due to losing him

His face has illuminated the eternal Garden

عليك سلام الله يا خير مالك

مضى غير مصحوب سوى حله الحمدِ

Peace be upon you, O best of angels

He passed away accompanied only by his praiseworthiness