1. When afflicted by the loss of nobles
And the reproach of time and its people
١. ولمَّا ابْتُلِيتُ بفقدِ الكرامِ
وذَمِّ الزَّمان وأصحابِهِ
2. I took to praising those in graves
And those in tombs as most deserving
٢. فأصْبَحْتُ أَمْدحُ أهلَ القبور
وأهلُ المقابرِ أولى بِهِ