يا قَبرَ يَحيى لا عَدِمتَ تَحِيَّةً

مِن كُلِّ ذاتِ تَبَسُّمٍ وَتَرَنُّمِ

O grave of Yahya, you are never devoid of greetings

From all beings of smiles and melodies

فيمَ المَرامُ لِرَأيِ صاحِبِ هِمَّةٍ

فَتَلَت بِها نُوَبُ القَضاءِ المُبرَمِ

Why care for the opinion of one with ambition

Who was ruined by destiny’s firm decrees

أَو ما عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّ مَن طَلَبَ العُلا

بِالسَيفِ في يَومِ الوَغى لَم يَسلَمِ

Or did you not know that one who sought glory

With the sword on a day of turmoil was not safe

مازالَ يَعثُرُ بِالأَسِنَّةِ وَالظُبا

حَتّى اِنثَنى وَأَديمُهُ كَالعَظلَمِ

He keeps stumbling on tongues and predators

Until he crumpled and his clothes like the gloomy night

وَلَقَد رَأَيتَ البيضَ تَأخُذُ دِرعَهُ

فَذَكَرتُ عِرضَ مُحَمَّدِ بنِ الهَيثَمِ

You saw the whites take his armor

So I recalled the honor of Muhammad ibn al-Haytham

غَرَضَ الأَيورِ يَقولُ عِندَ لِقائِها

لَيسَ الكَريمُ عَلى القَنا بِمُحَرَّمِ

The knight’s purpose says upon meeting it

The generous one does not forbid the spear