1. Is there anything new for the elegist to say
When death repeats the same lessons every day?

2. The numbering of the weeping never ends
Until another takes his turn to grieve.

3. My eloquence fails before what I now face;
Where is eloquence when effort is so fraught?

4. The dove wept for Joseph and his prison;
Each a tragedy, each a genius lost.

5. No one escapes, not even in a fortress
Guarded by a nation and its armies.

6. No, nor the pipe player, counted among
Egypt’s rarest talents, did escape.

7. Destiny is merciless, none can repel it,
What can medicine do if destiny strikes?

8. Two champions have fallen, shepherds of East and West,
Their echo rebounds in every distant corner.

9. Today, friends, we commemorate Youssef,
A day that gathered glories without count.

10. Your club has not forgotten his achievements,
Can a guardian forget one so noble and wise?

11. Egypt honors him in this gathering,
While I mourn him, delegations come from afar.

12. What can his eulogists say? What can their speeches
Convey of their sorrows and their elegies?

13. They weep for a young man of noble character,
Virtuous until death, blessed in every way.

14. Gentle and tactful, bringing life to souls,
Eloquent, refreshing hearts by his presence.

15. A man who chose his path in life wisely,
Seeking what the virtuous seek to attain.

16. In knowledge no rival could aspire to reach him,
In wisdom none could approach his summit.

17. His eloquence flowed effortlessly, unstopped,
A master amidst the highest literary art.

18. As for nobility and loyalty, he was
Beyond compare, uniquely distinguished.

19. Though ranking below the sovereign,
He was sincere and sound of judgment.

20. He achieved blessings of heart like no other,
Fortune favors only the deserving.

21. No duty could deter him from fulfilling it,
Though his times were harsh and demanding.

22. He pleased his country, its rulers, and his Lord,
His reward is eternal fame and remembrance.

23. O third of three brothers, with you now lost
Are the heights of glory, and you were peerless.

24. You were our consolation; our hopes relied
On your service of your people, enduring and vast.

25. In journalism you were creative and renewing,
Your influence profound, its reach far and wide.

26. Be resigned, and continue to raise its mission,
With resolve to strengthen and exalt its position.