1. أَبكى بَني الصَبّاغُ يوسفَ إِذ مَضى

    دَمعاً تَبَدَّت كَالدِّما قَطراتُهْ

    Yusuf made the sons of al-Sabbagh weep when he passed away,

    Tears whose drops appeared like blood.

  2. شَهمٌ بِتَقوى اللَه طابَ فُؤادُهُ

    صَفواً وَتَمَت بِالكَمالِ صِفاتُهْ

    A noble man whose heart, through reverence for God, grew

    Pure, and whose qualities attained perfection.

  3. وَلَقَد قَضى بِاللَه مُنتَقِلاً إِلى

    أَوجٍ تَسبِّحُ في العُلى طَغماتُهْ

    And indeed he died in God, passing on to

    A summit whose angelic hosts sing praises on high.

  4. وَبَشائرُ التاريخ تَهتفُ حَولَهُ

    طُوبَى لِمَن بِالرَبِّ كانَ مَماتُهْ

    And history's glad tidings cry out around him:

    Blessed is he whose death was in the Lord.