1. لم يزل بالقضيبِ يعلو ثنايا

    في جَناها الشِفاءُ من كلّ داءِ

    He kept striking the front teeth with the rod,

    In whose sweetness lies healing for every ill.

  2. قال زيدُ ارفعن قضيبَك ارفعْ

    عن ثنايا غرٍّ غُذي باتِّقاءِ

    Zayd said, “Lift your rod—lift it

    Away from the front teeth of a guileless man nourished on piety.

  3. طالما قد رأيتُ أحمدَ يَلثَمُها

    وكم لي بذاكَ من شُهَداءِ

    How often I have seen Ahmad kiss them,

    And how many witnesses I have to that!”

  4. بكتِ الأرضُ فقدَه وبَكتْهُ

    باحمرارٍ له نواحي السماء

    The earth wept for his loss, and for him wept

    The reaches of the sky, reddening for him.

  5. بَكتا فقدَه أرْبعين صَباحاً

    كلَّ يومٍ عند الضُّحى والمساءِ

    Both wept for his loss for forty mornings,

    Every day, at forenoon and evening.

  6. إنّ يومَ التطهيرِ يومٌ عظيمٌ

    خُصَّ بالفضلِ فيه أهلُ الكساءِ

    Indeed, the day of purification is a great day;

    On it, the People of the Cloak were singled out for favor.