أَبا حَسَنٍ إِنَّ حُسنَ العَزا
ءِ عِندَ المُصيباتِ وَالنازِلاتِ
Abū Ḥasan, surely, bearing sorrow well
amid calamities and afflictions
يُضاعِفُ فيهِ الإِلَهُ الثَوا
بَ لِلصابِرينَ وَلِلصابِراتِ
is a deed for which God multiplies the reward
for steadfast men and steadfast women.
وَمَنزِلَةُ الصَبرِ عِندَ البَلاءِ
كَمَنزِلَةِ الشُكرِ عِندَ الهِباتِ
Patience in adversity holds the same station
as gratitude when gifts are bestowed.
وَمِن نِعَمِ اللَهِ لا شَكَّ فيهِ
بَقاءُ البَنينَ وَمَوتُ البَناتِ
And among God’s blessings—without a doubt—
are the survival of sons and the death of daughters.
لِقَولِ النَبِيِّ عَلَيهِ السَلا
مُ دَفنُ البَناتِ مِنَ المَكرُماتِ
For the Prophet said—peace be upon him—
“Burying daughters is among noble deeds.”
Sol 5.6