1. In the flower of youth a noble youth
Struck deaf by an arrow of misfortune
١. فِي زهْرةِ العُمْرِ فتىً نابِهٌ
أَصْمَاهُ سهْمٌ لِلردى طاشَا
2. He left behind kin with no consolation
And spread amongst his friends only confusion
٢. أَثْكلَ أَهْلاً لاَ عَزاءٌ لَهُمْ
وَأَوْسَعَ الرُّفَقةَ إِيحاشَا
3. When death took him as it takes
All those who live after and have lived before
٣. مَا إِنْ جَنَى المَوْتُ عَليْه كمَا
جَنى عَلَى مَنْ بَعْدَهُ عَاشَا