1. قَد ناحَ جبريلُ نحاسٍ قرينَتَهُ

    لَما اِختَفى في الثَرى زاهي مُحيّاها

    Gabriel Nahhas mourned his wife

    when her radiant countenance vanished into the earth.

  2. كَريمةٌ مِن ذَواتِ الطُّهرِ فاضلةٌ

    قَد كانَ مِثل اسمها طِبقاً مُسَمّاها

    Karima, noble and virtuous, was among the pure;

    her character matched her name exactly.

  3. لَقَد تَوَلَّت وَأَبقَت بَعدَها لِبَني

    خلاّطَ صيِّبُ دَمعٍ بَلَّ مَثواها

    She departed, leaving behind for the children of

    Khallat a downpour of tears that drenched her resting place.

  4. فَقالَ تاريُخنا كُفْواً فَقيدتُكُم

    كَريمةٌ في الأَعالي عِندَ مَولاها

    So our chronogram said: 'Cease mourning; your departed one

    is noble on high, with her Lord.'