1. رمسٌ بِهِ مِن بَني العَوراءِ مُرتَحَلُ

    أَجرى العُيونَ لَدَى تَرحالِهِ أَسَفا

    A grave holds a departed man of the house of al-ʿAwrāʾ,

    who made eyes stream with sorrow at his departure.

  2. ناحَتْ عَلَيهِ العُلَى وَالمَكرُماتُ كَما

    أَبكى المَحابِرَ والأقلامَ وَالصُحُفا

    Glory and noble deeds lamented him, just as

    he made the inkwells, pens, and pages weep.

  3. مَرَّتْ عَلى الخَيرِ وَالإِحسانِ مُدَّتهُ

    حَتّى ثَوى في جِوارِ اللَّهِ مُنصَرِفا

    His lifetime passed in goodness and beneficence,

    until he departed to rest in God's presence.

  4. فَقُلتُ لَمَّا مَضى أَرِّخ لِساحتِهِ

    في جانبِ العَرشِ روفائيلُ قَد وَقَفا

    So when he passed, I said, 'Mark the date for his resting place:

    Raphael has taken his stand beside the Throne.'