عفاءٌ على الأيّام بعد ابن ذكوانِ

وسُحقاً لدنيا غيّرت كلَّ إنسانِ

Sorrow upon the days after Ibn Dhakwan

And woe to a world that has changed every human

سأبكي دما بعد الدموع بعَبرةٍ

تميز أحزاني وتعربُ عن شاني

I will cry blood after tears with regret

That distinguishes my sorrows and expresses my condition

وإنَّ حياتي اليومَ بعد وفاتهِ

دليلٌ بأن الغدر في كلِّ إنسانِ

Indeed, my life today after his death

Is proof that betrayal is in every human

أحقاً سراج العلمِ أخمدَهُ الرَّدى

وهدَّم ركن الدِّينِ من بعدِ بنيان

The lamp of knowledge was truly extinguished by decay

And the pillar of religion was demolished after construction

وغودر في دار البلَى عَلَمُ الهدى

مزعزعَ آساسِ مُضعضعَ أركانِ

The flag of guidance was betrayed in the abode of annihilation

Its foundations shaken, its pillars weakened

فشقَّت عليه المكرمات جيوبَها

والقت رؤوسُ المجدِ عنها بتيجانِ

Honors have torn their robes over him

And the heads of glory have cast off their crowns