1. هَذا مَقامُ اليازجِيِّ فَقِف بِهِ

    وَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلَيكَ يا عَلَم الهُدى

    This is al-Yaziji’s resting place; stand beside it.

    And say: Peace be upon you, O beacon of guidance.

  2. حرمٌ تحُجُّ إَلَيهِ أَربابُ الحِجَى

    أَبَداً وَتَدعو بِالمَراحِمِ سَرمَدا

    A sanctuary to which the masters of reason make pilgrimage

    forever, and pray for mercy without end.

  3. هُوَ مَغربُ الشَمسِ الَّتي كَم أَطلَعَت

    في شَرقِ آفاقِ البَلاغةِ فَرَقَدا

    It is the setting-place of the sun that so often raised

    a Farqad star in the east of eloquence’s horizons.

  4. فخرُ النَصارَى صاحبُ الغررِ الَّتي

    ضَرَبَت عَلى ذِكرى البَديعِ وَأَحمَدا

    The pride of Christians, master of the brilliant works that

    overshadowed the memory of al-Badi‘ and Ahmad.

  5. هَذا عِمادُ العلمِ مالَ بِهِ القَضا

    فَأَمالَ رُكناً لِلعُلومِ مُشَيَّدا

    This is learning’s pillar; fate made him bend,

    and thus brought down a lofty pillar of the sciences.

  6. أَمسى تِجاهَ البَحرِ جانبَ تُربةٍ

    هِي مَجمَع البَحرينِ أَشرَفَ مُجتَدى

    He now lies facing the sea, beside a tomb

    that is the meeting-place of the two seas, the noblest place to seek bounty.

  7. فَعَلَيكَ يا ناصيفَ خَيرُ تَحيةٍ

    طابَت بِذكرِكَ حيثُ فاحَ مردِّدا

    So upon you, O Nasif, be the finest greeting,

    made sweet by remembrance of you wherever it wafted, echoing.

  8. لَو أَنصَفَتكَ النائِباتُ لَغَيَّرَت

    عاداتها وَوَقَتكَ حادثةَ الرَدَى

    If calamities had treated you justly, they would have changed

    their ways and shielded you from the calamity of death.

  9. تَتَنزَّلُ الأَملاكُ حَولكً بِالرِّضى

    وَيَجود فَوقَكَ باكِراً قَطرُ النَدى

    Angels descend around you with favor,

    and dewdrops shower generously over you early in the morning.

  10. وَجَميلُ حَظِّكَ في الأَعالي رَحمة

    أَرِّخ وَذكرُك في الصَحائفِ خَلَّدا

    And mercy is your fair portion on high;

    record the date—and your remembrance in the pages has made you immortal.