1. هَذا عَزيزُ بَني الجَلادِ قَد فَتَكَت

    بِهِ المَنايا بِيَومٍ غَيرِ مَحسوبِ

    This is the beloved of the al-Jallad clan, struck down

    by the fates of death on an unforeseen day.

  2. عَن أَربَعٍ وَثَلاثينَ اِنقَضَت أَسَفاً

    أَيامَهُ لَم يَفُز مِنها بِمَرغوبِ

    At thirty-four, alas, came the end

    of his days; he gained from them nothing he desired.

  3. وَغادرَ الأَهلَ بَعد العُرسِ نائِحُهُ

    لِفَجعةٍ قلَّ فيها صَبرُ أَيُّوبِ

    And his mourner left the family after the wedding,

    because of a calamity in which Job's patience fell short.

  4. وقد شَجا أَكبُداً أَرِّخ بِحُرقَتِها

    مِن بَعدِ يَعقوبَ قاست حُزنَ يَعقوبِ

    And he has grieved hearts; mark the date by their burning anguish:

    After Jacob, they endured the sorrow of Jacob.