1. أفدي حبيباً غدا في الترب مضجعه

    وفيه لذ لطرفي الدمع والسهر

    I would ransom a beloved whose resting place is now in the dust.

    And for his sake, tears and sleeplessness have grown sweet to my eyes.

  2. تحكي نجوم السما أزهارُ تربته

    لأن طلعته تحت الثرى قمر

    The flowers on his grave resemble the stars of heaven,

    For his face beneath the earth is a moon.