1. Alas! The mourner has brought good tidings of the clan of Asad
Of Amr ibn Mas'ud and the independent lord.
١. أَلا بكّر الناعي بِخيرِ بَني أسد
بعمرو بن مسعودٍ وَبالسيّدِ الصّمَد
2. So whoever would reply with an answer, he is
Abu Ma'qil, whom no rock can stop nor mountain obstruct.
٢. فمن كانَ يَعْيَا بالجوابِ فإنّه
أبو مَعقلٍ لا حَجْرَ عنه ولا صدَدْ
3. They have raised his grave in the desert of Thuwa
And I did not fear it would be lost in the land.
٣. أثارُوا بصَحراء الثَّويّة قَبرَه
وما كنتُ أخْشَى أن تَنَاءَى به البَلدْ