لَحا اللَهُ مَلِكاً يَحتَويهِ اِبنُ مالِكٍ

وَعاجَلَهُ في ساحَةِ القَلعَةِ القَلعُ

A king has been killed by the son of Malik

And his corpse lies in the courtyard of the citadel

فَتىً لَستَ تَرجوهُ وَلَستَ تَخافُهُ

كَدودِ الخَلا ما فيهِ ضَرٌّ وَلا نَفعُ

A young man whom you neither hope for nor fear

Like worms in vinegar, neither harmful nor beneficial