1. Old age came upon him as he descended,
And sufficed him from longing.

2. The days of youth expired,
And play and love songs expired.

3. By my life, I have adorned it
With henna, so it faded not.

4. Weep for old age when it appears,
Not for the abandoned encampment and deserted dwellings.

5. May God unite for the leader
The bonds of kingship, so they are linked.

6. A king whose resolve is fate
And whose deeds are cycles.

7. A Kisra in his glory,
Sets a simile for the smiter.

8. And to the shade of his power,
The timid terrified takes refuge.

9. Every creature but the Imam
Is an animal tending to his animals.

10. Would that when he was generous to me
With wealth, he was generous with a lock!