1. إنَّ فَقْد الأهلينَ كان عظيما

    ومصابَ الأحبابِ صارَ جسيما

    Indeed, the loss of one's kin was grievous,

    And the loss of loved ones has become immense.

  2. يرحمُ اللّهَ من تعزى وعزَّى

    مؤمناً كي يزبح عنهُ الهمُومَا

    God has mercy on whoever takes solace and consoles

    A believer, so that he may dispel his cares [verb unclear].

  3. واتركنَّ الوسواسَ فهو من

    الشيطان مهمَا عصيتَه أن يدومَا

    Abandon obsessive whispering, for it comes from

    Satan—however much you defy him—[seeking] to persist.

  4. زحزح الحزنَ والهمومَ عن القلبِ

    تعيشُ العيشَ الهنىّ السليما

    Drive sorrow and cares away from the heart:

    You will live a happy, wholesome life.

  5. لا تفكرْ ولا تذكر طباعا

    سلفتْ من مصاحبٍ لن يقيما

    Do not ponder or recall traits

    Once shown by a companion who will not remain.

  6. وتمسكْ بحبلِ ربك واذكرْ

    يومَ لا ينفعُ الحميمُ حميمَا

    Hold fast to your Lord's rope, and remember

    The day when no close friend can help another.

  7. فعزاء فيما تقضَّى وصبْراً

    تَلْقَ بعد العزاء فوزاً عظيما

    So take solace in what has passed, and be patient:

    After consolation, you will attain a great triumph.

  8. أنت أولَى بالحلمِ من أن تعزى

    بافتقادِ لأنت صرتَ العَليمَا

    You are better suited to forbearance than to receiving consolation

    For a loss; indeed, you have become learned.

  9. من يعزى الأنامَ كيف يعزَّى

    وهْو قد صار في الأمورِ حَكيمَا

    How can one who consoles humankind be consoled,

    When he has already become wise in such matters?

  10. فالقضَا سابقٌ من الله حَتماً

    فاشكرِ الله قاعداً ومقيمَا

    For God's decree is determined beforehand, without fail.

    So thank God, seated and settled.

  11. وعليكَ السلامُ من والد وآ

    لَكَ لم ينسَ منكَ عهداً قديما

    And peace be upon you from a father and your fam—

    —ily [split reading uncertain], who have not forgotten an old bond with you.