1. In Palestine, which star lit up
Bringing joy to eyes before hiding away

2. Likened to the Messiah, he was true to it
For a time not long, before drawing the curtain

3. How grieved the nation that lost him
With tremendous agony, losing their gem

4. His sudden death exposed their affliction
Muslims mourning, and Christians too

5. His kindness spread through the land, but when
He was gone, sorrow spread through the land

6. No people walked with the mourning father
As the people walked, crying with him

7. A man who honored men, and a priest
Who honored priests with pieties

8. A scholar, worker, pure, devout
Filling the soul with awe and dignity

9. He reached high stature as writer and orator
And wore the Arabic script however he wished

10. A genius in mind, peerless
In eloquence, none can compete

11. He benefited people in life, and after
His death, the benefits remained

12. With resolute opinion and brave heart
He protected the sanctuaries from the enemy

13. Whoever saw the monument of his deeds
How could poems describe them?

14. O missing light of nations, nay, O martyr
Immortal among your people as a memento

15. You left fleeting glory behind
To find glory that endures ages

16. And drew near on the throne of your Lord
You were on earth His chosen servant