1. You shortened your life before its time
Grasp the eternal and abandon the transient

2. You have been constantly striving
Until you rose above the two moons

3. You hastened through your jihad
To encompass the meaning of martyrdom in its essence

4. Honor the people of prohibition by not being seen
Among the competitors when they race

5. And in your high empty place when
Eyes turn to the highest place

6. From a family whose warrior does not retreat
Until he appears among the ranks of the second row

7. A cave for the youth that you have not ceased
To have righteous lasting deeds for them

8. Among them I have the finest of friends whom
I do not lack and the most loyal of companions

9. They gave their treasures and souls as if they were
Extra provisions on a journey to Lebanon

10. And when you mention Sa'eed's sacrifice among them
Their history stands out from the title

11. What has made the chicks comfortable in pleasant shade
From a nest of luxury and safety

12. The surprise of misery has uncovered its veil
And the familiarity of its glory has been lost in disgrace

13. No, no - justice refuses that as recompense
For one who lags behind with debts to his homelands

14. I cry for you my lament and how many predecessors
Have I ended up crying for from among the loved ones

15. My wounds have multiplied and the newest that came
In succession and harshest are two wounds

16. Brothers in a year I was distressed by both and they
Were for my life those two brothers

17. Yesterday you were the solace of my heart from them
And today my heart is devoid of comfort

18. O poet of the Arabs whose effects
Have collected the eyes of poetry in a journal

19. I listened to the ode then it began to shine in adornments
That were crafted from pearls and from corals

20. The subtlety in its composition and the elegance in
Its style are two evident qualities

21. They compete in profundity and smoothness
And in winning hearts

22. Who composes precise meaning and constructs delicate
Structure with such perfection?

23. A saying that nature has given alluring
Beauty from its captivating charm

24. How beautiful the images that are revealed through it
In the most delightful lights and colors

25. None have aided the eloquence like your aid, you seasoned
Expert, well-versed, at the time

26. You strengthened its fortresses and trained its youth
So you built strong pillars for it

27. And its elders settled it securely in their minds
By consent and submission

28. Alas, ingratitude has not gained
Any knowledge from that recognition

29. Poets of noble Lebanon, your condolence
We share in the sorrows

30. Has any calamity befallen Damascus and its people
Except our sharing the bitterness of tar?

31. If you do not see me present in body
I am present in spirit

32. I have no grudge against those of you who have invited me
Rather a judgment I cannot refuse has prevented me

33. The press honors those who have been
Honored by it, and who is more deserving of this than he?

34. Give the press its leader and orator his rights
Its superior accomplished artist

35. The free noble writer, the strong-willed steadfast
Representative of unshakable faith

36. A man whose utmost effort is for his people
To help the oppressed or free the suffering

37. He protects their rights and freedoms
With the courage of the dedicated selfless one

38. And he repels the guile of their enemies against them
With the tongue of sincere convincing proof

39. And he purifies morals from any doubt in them
And cleanses literature from impurities

40. Farewell, wisher of your farewell, and we are all
With tearful eyes and flowing tears

41. The birds of the cedars will repeat what you taught them
Of your burning poetry through the ages

42. And the letter Dha will remember its pride in its
Eloquence through you, like the Prince of Eloquence is remembered