1. لمَّا نعى النَّاعي أبا عامرٍ

    أيقنتُ أنّي لستُ بالصَّابرِ

    When the bearer of sad tidings announced Abu Amir’s death,

    I knew for certain that I was not one to endure patiently.

  2. أودى فتى الظرفِ وتِربُ النَّدى

    وسيّدُ الأوّلِ والآخرِ

    Gone is the youth of refinement and generosity’s peer,

    And master of the first and the last.