1. His beginning was the end of a leader
And the finale of veneration and esteem

2. He who was the symbol of our struggle and pride
Became dishonored, how dishonored!

3. They said: discard your praise of his name
Never! Even if he is undone

4. His past is my nation's past so my trust
And dignity is to remember him with respect

5. And now I shed tears in eulogizing him
Alive, he faced nothing but the vile

6. I pardon the memory of the valuable one who erred
And fell from the highest, what a fall!