1. What cure for a wound inflicted on me
Where the arrow pierced to the core of my heart

2. Have mercy, O Time! Where is my prince
And my supporter after the beloved’s departure

3. O nights of the day I fell ill
I shrouded you in the blackness of my gloom

4. My illness made me a companion of wakefulness
While yearning made me a companion of insomnia

5. Then came the separation, after which there was no
Hope of reunion before the final day

6. Where can I find solace when I miss a companion?
Alas! My loneliness and prolonged deprivation

7. My lament came from where my joy had been
How I exchanged nearness for distance

8. If the sweetness of life passes, what is the purpose
Of a life emptied of all I desire?

9. How can I eulogize him when sorrow has silenced me
As sadness and grief blaze within me?

10. Were tears to turn into hair, the elegies about him
Would not flow towards consummate mastery

11. O fading remnants of my fervor
Do not be stingy in making me happy

12. George was, by God's grace, unmatched among individuals
In glory and nobility

13. He was the best of the best at every gathering
The most splendid of youths in every club

14. Tall of stature, magnanimous, refined in morals and physique
Decisive in resolve, unwavering in determination

15. He sought lofty goals, never deterred
By the disdain of envious detractors

16. You would only see him cheerful, never hear
Words hinting of arrogance

17. And for the bounty he enjoyed
His soul was not content without striving

18. The freeborn should not fail to be ambitious
Lest time rust unsharpened blades

19. Every matter he took on
Its success was destined by his appointment

20. No pampered lordling rivaled his distinction
Nor abundance of pretenders his worth

21. In defending the helpless and the ways of righteousness
Were ceaseless efforts and open hands

22. His manor was the meeting place of great men
Of Arabs, foreigners, and noblemen

23. What household among the abodes of munificence
Rivals him in glorious deeds?

24. He was the mirror of his people, and they
Were unmatched in excellence and merit

25. And by the esteem rightfully earned
Among us through reverence and affection

26. The engagement of this pillar of strength was an inclusive benefit
May God magnify its reward for the country

27. May God magnify the reward of honorable men
Whose loss afflicts his splendid family

28. They are his consolation, and none but they
Are solace for the anguish of wounded hearts