هَذا اِبن قُطبِ عُلومِ الشَرقِ عاجَلَهُ

هَذا اِبن قُطبِ عُلومِ الشَرقِ عاجَلَهُ

سَهمُ المَنايا فَأََدمى بِعدَهُ المُهَجا

سَهمُ المَنايا فَأََدمى بِعدَهُ المُهَجا

This son of the great authority on Eastern learning was suddenly overtaken

This son of the lodestar of Eastern learning was suddenly struck

by death’s arrow, which left hearts bleeding after him.

By death's arrow, which left hearts bleeding after him.

أَطالَ حَسرَةَ آلِ اليازِجِي فَبَكوا

أَطالَ حَسرَةَ آلِ اليازِجِي فَبَكوا

لِفَقدِ نَصَّارَ دَمعاً بِالدِّما مُزِجا

لِفَقدِ نَصَّارَ دَمعاً بِالدِّما مُزِجا

It prolonged the grief of the house of al-Yaziji, and they wept

It prolonged the al-Yaziji family's sorrow, and they wept

for the loss of Nassar—tears mingled with blood.

For Nassar's loss, tears mingled with blood.

غُصنٌ لوَتهُ يَدُ الأَقدارِ فَاِبتَدَرَت

غُصنٌ لوَتهُ يَدُ الأَقدارِ فَاِبتَدَرَت

تَبكي عَليهِ حَمَاماتُ اللِّوى هزجا

تَبكي عَليهِ حَمَاماتُ اللِّوى هزجا

A tender bough fate’s hand had twisted; at once rushed forth

A bough bent by the hand of fate; then hastened

the doves of the winding sands to mourn him, sweetly trilling.

The doves of al-Liwa to weep over him in song.

قَد حَلّ مُنتَزِجاً في ظِلِّ سَيدةٍ

قَد حَلّ مُنتَزِجاً في ظِلِّ سَيدةٍ

مِن أُمِها خائِفاً هَولَ القَضاءِ نَجا

مِن أُمِها خائِفاً هَولَ القَضاءِ نَجا

He came to rest far from home beneath a Lady’s shelter;

He has settled, far from home, in a Lady's shade;

whoever seeks her, fearing fate’s horror, is saved.

Whoever seeks her, fearing the terror of doom, is saved.

فَخَطَّ مِن فَوقِ مَثواهُ مُؤرِّخُهُ

فَخَطَّ مِن فَوقِ مَثواهُ مُؤرِّخُهُ

إِني غَريبٌ إِلى مَأوى البَتولِ لَجا

إِني غَريبٌ إِلى مَأوى البَتولِ لَجا

And above his resting place his chronogrammist inscribed:

Then above his resting place his chronicler inscribed:

“Indeed I, a stranger, sought refuge in the Virgin’s abode.”

“Indeed, I am a stranger who took refuge in the Virgin's shelter.”