زر مَضجَعاً مِن بَني عَيروطَ حَلَّ بِهِ

شَهمٌ مَضى لِجوارِ الخالقِ الصَمَدِ

He pitched a tent in the valley of Airout

A noble man has passed away to the vicinity of the Eternal God

رُكنٌ قَد اِنبَسَطَت لِلمكرُمات يَدٌ

مِنهُ وَحازَ مَقاليدَ العُلى بِيَدِ

A pillar whose generous hand was outstretched

And who held the reins of nobility in his hand

ناحَت عَلى فَقدِهِ بَيروتُ نادِبَةً

وَكانَ في أَرضِها مِن أَعظَمِ العَمَدِ

Beirut mourned his loss in grief

For he was among her greatest pillars

قَد سارَ عَنها بِتأريخٍ وَقامَ بِها

تِذكارُ يوسُفَ لا يُنسى إِلى الأَبَدِ

He left it with a history and kept it upright

The memory of Joseph that will never be forgotten