1. لا فَجعَ إِلّا كَما فُجِعتُ بِهِ

    مِن فارِسٍ كانَ دونَنا حَدِبا

    No grief compares with what I suffered in losing him,

    a horseman who guarded us with devoted care.

  2. يا صَفَحهُ عَن جَوابِ جاهِلِنا

    حِلماً وَيا عِزَّهُ إِذا غَلَبا

    Oh, his refraining from answering our fool,

    out of forbearance—and oh, his might when he prevailed!

  3. وَيا قِراهُ العَدُوَّ مُرهَفَةً

    بيضاً وَيا لينَهُ إِذا صَحِبا

    And oh, his hospitality to the enemy: keen-edged

    white blades! And oh, his gentleness when he kept company!

  4. وَيا جَداهُ لِمَن أَلَمَّ بِهِ

    يَوماً وَيا وَصلَهُ لِمَن قَرُبا

    And oh, his bounty to whoever came to him

    one day—and oh, his friendship with whoever drew near!

  5. لَو نالَ خُلداً مِن قَبلِهِ أَحَدٌ

    مَدَّت إِلى الخُلدِ كَفُّهُ سَبَبا

    Had anyone before him attained immortality,

    his hand would have stretched a cord toward immortality.