1. مِن آلِ جَدعونَ الكِرامَ مُودَّعٌ

    وَلَّى فأَمسى في جِوارِ كَريمِ

    A man from the noble house of Gideon is bidden farewell;

    He departed, and came to dwell beside the Generous One.

  2. شَهمٌ قَضَى فَبَكَت لِمَصرَعِهِ العُلَى

    أَسَفاً وَناحَ عَلَيهِ كُلُّ يَتيمِ

    A noble-hearted man died, and glory wept at his fall,

    in sorrow, and every orphan mourned him.

  3. أَرضى بِسيرتِهِ المُهيمُنُ سالِكاً

    مَعَهُ بِقَلبٍ في تُقاهُ سَليمِ

    He pleased the Guardian by his conduct, walking

    with Him, with a heart pure in its piety.

  4. فَأَحَلَّهُ أَرِّخ مَنازلَ جَنَّةٍ

    كُتبَ الخَلاصُ بِها ليواكيمِ

    So He lodged him—record the date—in the dwellings of Paradise,

    where salvation was inscribed for Joachim.