1. ماتَ حبيبٌ فماتَ لَيْثٌ

    وغاضَ بحرٌ وباخَ نَجْمُ

    Habib died, and so a lion died;

    And a sea ebbed away, and a star grew dim.

  2. سَمَتْ عيونُ الرَّدى إليهِ

    وهيَ إلى المكرُمَاتِ تَسْمو

    The eyes of death rose toward him,

    While they rise toward noble deeds.

  3. ما أُمَّكَ اجتاحتِ المنايا

    كل فُؤادٍ عليكَ أُمُّ

    Death ravaged not your mother alone;

    Every heart is a mother mourning you.