لستُ أنساه حين أيقنَ بالمو

تِ دعاهمْ وقامَ فيهم خَطيبا

I do not forget him when death was certain

He called them and stood among them preaching

ثم قال ارجعوا إلى أهلكم لي

سَ سِوائي أرى لهم مَطلوبا

Then he said return to your families and build

In my place I see for them what is required

فأجابوه والعيونُ سُكوبٌ

وحَشاهم قد شبّ منها لهيبا

So they responded with tearful eyes

Their grief for him had flared into flames

أي عذر لنا غداً حين نَلقى

جَدَّك المصطفى ونحن حُروبا

What excuse do we have tomorrow when we meet

Your grandfather Mustafa while we were derelict