1. They laid him down to wash him on the bier
Like the full moon he shone resting on its throne
١. قَد حَطَّهُ غاسِلوهُ فَوقَ مُغتَسَلٍ
فَكانَ كالبدرِ مَوضوعاً عَلى عرشِ
2. And when in the coffin they bore him along
I cried, who has set the moon in a bier so mean?
٢. وَحينَ ساروا بِهِ في النّعشِ قلتُ لَهُم
مَن صَيَّرَ البدرَ جَهلاً مِن بَني نَعشِ