1. He who tended religion's sanctuary has died, and he who

    Guarded its precincts with straightened, tawny spears.

  2. He lived on while religion's cord still held its tight twist;

    So what remained of religion was left with its twist unraveled.

  3. And none but the caliph is his equal

    Among those who die—may no piled-up grave conceal him!

  4. So, what a day—and what a calamity for him!

    Death's causes pursued him with overpowering force.

Sol 6.1