1. A portrait descending from the family of unblemished virtue,
Abundant tears streamed for his death, flowing and pouring.
١. رَمسٌ بِهِ مِن آلِ صافي نازِلٌ
كَثُرَت لِمصرَعِهِ الدُموعُ الذُّرَّفُ
2. Rayyan turned away in his youth, leaving,
Chaste and shielded from us, of utmost modesty.
٢. رَيّانُ وَلَّى في الشَبيبةِ راحِلاً
عَنّا وَبُرداهُ تُقىً وَتَعفُفُ
3. He was privileged with happiness and success,
Endowed with honor beyond all description.
٣. وَلَقَد تَمَتَّعَ بِالسَعادةِ فائِزاً
فيها بِحَظِّ كَرامةٍ لا يُوصفُ
4. The chronicle of history proclaims,
With righteousness, Yusuf attained greatness.
٤. وَعِبارةُ التاريخِ تَنطقُ أَنَّهُ
بِالبِرِّ قَد نالَ الكَرامةَ يُوسُفُ