1. اليَوم طابَت ليوحنَّا مَسَرَّتهُ

    في جَنةٍ أَشرَقَت فيها أَُسِرَّتهُ

    Today Yuhanna's joy has grown sweet,

    In Paradise, where his countenance shone.

  2. شَهمٌ صَفَت بِتُقَى الباري طَوَيَّتُهُ

    وَزُيِّنت بِكَمالِ الفَضلِ فِطرتُهُ

    A noble man whose heart grew pure through reverence for the Creator,

    And whose innate nature was adorned with perfect virtue.

  3. قَد كانَ لِلخَيرِ باباً فازَ قاصِدُهُ

    وَلَم تَفُت نائياً عَنهُ مَبرَّتُهُ

    He was indeed a gateway to goodness; whoever sought him succeeded,

    Nor did his benevolence fail to reach anyone far from him.

  4. ذَخيرةٌ تَلِفت في الأَرضِ ذاهِبةً

    فَما وَفَتْها مِن المَحزونِ عَبْرَتُهُ

    A treasure perished, vanishing into the earth;

    So the mourner's tear did not do it justice.

  5. وَناحَها المَجدُ حُزناً فَالقَضاءُ كَما

    أَرَّخَتُ أَبكاهُ إِذ وَلَّت مَسَرَتُهُ

    And Glory mourned it in sorrow; for Fate, as

    My chronogram records, made him weep when his joy departed.