لا عَيشَ أَو يَتَحامى جِسمَكَ الوَصَبُ

فَتَنجَلي بِكَ عَن خُلصانِكَ الكُرَبُ

No life or vigor remains in your weary body,

So your troubles can be relieved through you.

لَعاً أَبا جَعفَرٍ وَاِسلَم فَقَد سَلِمَت

بِكَ المروءَةُ واِستَعلى بِكَ الحَسَبُ

Curse Abu Ja'far and bid him farewell, for you are now at peace.

Through you, chivalry thrived, and nobility stood tall.

إِنّا جَهِلنا فَخِلناكَ اِعتَلَلتَ وَلا

وَاللَهِ ما اِعتَلَّ إِلاّ المُلكُ وَالأَدَبُ

We were ignorant when we abandoned you in illness, but,

By God, only leadership and grace fell ill.