1. مَضَى الشَّيخُ مَرْعي راحلاً عن دِيارِنا

    ولكنْ تهيا في السَّماءِ لهُ قَصْرُ

    Sheikh Mar‘i has departed, leaving our homes,

    but a palace stands ready for him in heaven.

  2. وأولَى بني الدَّحداحِ حُزناً مُخلَّداً

    يدومُ كما يبقى لهُ عندهم ذِكرُ

    And he left the sons of al-Dahdah an everlasting grief,

    which endures as his memory endures among them.

  3. هُمَامٌ تلَّقى الحادثاتِ بنفسهِ

    فتمَّ لهُ مِن بعدِها المجدُ والفخرُ

    A valiant man, he faced calamities himself,

    so glory and honor were fully his thereafter.

  4. إذا زُرَتَ مثواهُ فأرِّخْ وقُلْ بهِ

    عليكَ الرِّضَى والعفوُ يا أيُّها القبرُ

    If you visit his resting place, record the date and say there:

    May favor and forgiveness be upon you, O grave.