«خَفِّضِ الْحُزْنَ يَا مُعَنَّى فَمَا يُجْدِي طِلَابُ الْآثَارِ مِنْ بَعْدِ عَيْنٍ»
O afflicted man, moderate your grief; seeking traces after what you saw has vanished is of little use.
Khaffiḍ al-ḥuzn is an imperative to lessen grief. The poem adds: «وَلَئِنْ جَلَّ مَا عَرَاكَ كَمَا جَلَّ لَدَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ رُزْءُ الْحُسَيْنِ» — even if your loss feels immense, as the tragedy of al-Ḥusayn was immense to Muslims. The reference supplies deliberate hyperbole. The governor’s embarrassment and a historic religious tragedy must not be treated as morally equivalent.