هَمياً دُموعيَ هَميا

وعمّمي الأرضَ سُقيا

My tears flowing grievingly

Watering the earth abundantly

أَما عَلِمتِ بِرُزْءٍ

قَد صَيَّرَ العَينَ عَميا

Don't you know of an adversity

That has blinded the eyes completely

أَودى لَبيبٌ كَريمٌ

أَحيا المَكارِمَ أَحيا

A dear friend, so generous

Revived all virtues, made them live

مِنْ أَشرَفِ النّاسِ أَصلاً

مِن أَحسَنِ النّاسِ زِيّا

Of the noblest people by origin

And the best of people by quality

أَخو الفَضائلِ يَحيا

مَنْ فهمُه كان وَحْيا

The brother of all merits lives

He whose wisdom was revelation

مَنْ ذكرُهُ ليس يَفنى

ولم يكُ الدهرَ نسْيا

His mention does not vanish

Nor did time make him forgotten

ما ماتَ مَن عاشَ ذكراً

بَشراً أَي ما ماتَ يَحيى

One who lives by his memory hasn't died

Good news, oh one who hasn't died lives

سُقياً لِقَبرٍ حَواه

سُقياً له ثم سُقيا

Watered be the grave that contained him

Watered be it, again watered

لَقَد دَعَتهُ جِنانٌ

فَنَحوَها سارَ سَعيا

Indeed, he was called by gardens

To which he walked striving

إِذ ماتَ أرَّخت كَهلا

بِجنَّةِ الخُلدِ يحيَى

When he died, fate chronicled

That in the Garden of Eternity he lives