Provisional Translation
- This is the spot in which the gem
- of the mine of virtue has been put to rest.
- He was like unto a mountain
- of good character and a shining star.
- He left this mortal world of suffering
- and entered the horizon of eternal delight.
- He was like unto a shining moon
- on the horizon of knowledge.
- He was an enlightened and skillful poet.
- With his death great loss has been experienced
- and a void has been left behind.
- He was the son of the learned
- and wise father Mullah Muhammad Bagher
- ...his name is Sheik Hussein.
- May the blessings and forgiveness of God accompany Him.
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