1. The clan of the free in mourning
For their greatest master.

2. Each brother among them with anguish
That bleeds for that most noble brother.

3. Sorrow spread in every quarter
For that most righteous father who went ahead.

4. And what solace can Lebanon have
For one who was its joy in season.

5. Of flawless honor, of flawless conduct
Cleansed of any blemish or wrongdoing.

6. Generous as Hatem if he lodges his guests,
And forgiving as Ma'n if he gives or is forbearing.

7. How many a school of virtue he founded,
And how many a monument of knowledge he built.

8. How many a hand he lifted to succor the orphan,
And fended off the touch of misery from the helpless.

9. So may the mercy and good pleasure of God
Be upon a youth who lived and was never blemished.