1. لِتَبْكِ العَذارى مِنْ خَفاجَةَ كُلِّها

    شِتاءً وصَيْفاً دائِباتٍ ومَرْبَعا

    Let all the maidens of Khafaja weep,

    In winter and summer, unceasingly, and in spring,

  2. عَلى ناشِىءٍ نالَ المَكارِمَ كُلَّها

    فَما انفَكَّ حتَّى أَحْرَزَ المَجْدَ أَجْمَعا

    For a youth who attained every noble virtue,

    And never ceased until he won glory in full.