1. رمسٌ لعُّبودَ شوشاني الكَريمَ ثَوى

    كَالسَيفِ قَد غالَهُ صَرفُ القَضا عَجلا

    A drawing of the generous Ubayd al-Shawshani who rested

    Like a sword worn down by the swift decree of fate

  2. شهمٌ مَضى فَسقَتْهُ كُلّ غاديةٍ

    غَيثُ الرِّضى وَسَقاهُ الدَمعُ إِذ هَطَلا

    A magnanimous man has passed, and every passerby paused

    The rain of contentment watered him, as did tears when they poured

  3. قَضى الحَياةَ يَفعلُ الخَيرَ مُعتَصِماً

    بِاللَهِ حَتّى قَضى في عَفوِهِ أَجَلا

    He lived life firmly upholding good, clinging

    To God until fate took him in His pardon

  4. ان رُمتَ تاريخَهُ سَطِّر بِمضجَعِهِ

    في دارِ مَولاهُ عَبدِ اللَهِ قَد نَزَلا

    If you date his history, inscribe by his graveside

    In the home of his Master Abdullah he came to settle