إن نُقِلَتْ من شَوَامِخِ الشُّرَفِ

إليكَ يا قبرُ دُرَّةُ الشَّرَفِ

If from the pinnacles of honor there has been borne

to you, O grave, honor’s pearl,

فغيرُ بِدْعٍ فالدرُّ أكثرُهُ

حُسْناً وأبقَى ما كان في الصَّدَف

that is no wonder: of pearls, the most beautiful

and most enduring is that which lay within the shell.