1. مِن الأُمرا الشهابيين غُصنٌ

    ثَوى في اللَحدِ مِعطَفُهُ النَضيرُ

    A branch from among the Shihabi princes—

    his blooming form rests in the grave.

  2. لَقَد تَرَكَ السَليمَ أَباهُ يَبكي

    بِجفنٍ شَقَّ عَبرَتهُ الزَفيرُ

    He has indeed left Salim, his father, weeping,

    with an eyelid whose tears were rent by sighs.

  3. فَتىً طالَ النُّواحُ عَلَيهِ حُزناً

    وَعِندَ اللَهِ طابَ لَهُ السُرورُ

    A youth long lamented in sorrow,

    and with God, joy has grown sweet for him.

  4. فَقالَ مُؤرِّخاً يا قَوم إِني

    نَزَلتُ بعرشهِ وَأَنا البَشيرُ

    So he said in a chronogram: “O people, indeed I

    have lodged at His throne, and I am Bashir, the bearer of glad tidings.”