1. مَضَى مَن كانَ أذكَى مِن إياسٍ

    بحكمتِهِ وأشعَرَ مِن زُهَيرِ

    He who was cleverer than Iyās has passed away,

    in his wisdom, and a finer poet than Zuhayr.

  2. فقُلْ يا اُبنَ الكَرامةِ قِرَّ عيناً

    لبُطرسَ أرِّخوهُ خِتامُ خَيرِ

    So say: O son of nobility, be cool of eye;

    For Buṭrus, date his passing: 'A good end.'