يا حبَّذا بدَلٌ أتى عمَّن مضى

من قومِه في الفضلِ والأحساب

O how I wish that in place of the one passed away

Had come a substitute from his tribe, excelling in merit and rank,

بدَلٌ من الأبدالِ في أوصافِه

يعزَى إلى قطبٍ من الأقطاب

A substitute for the greatest of men in his attributes,

One affiliated with a polestar of the spiritual rulers.