إن كفّ شيخ فقد توفّي

وفات من موته حياته

If an old man's palm is folded over

His life has died though he lives yet

أيّ حياة لمستغيث

شفاء أسقامه وفاته

What life can a supplicant hope for

When his cure is found in death's onset

صفاته كنّ مسعدات

فصار أعداءه صفاته

His virtues made him most blessed

Now his foes wear his robes like a vest

والموت قين له أداة

حضور آجالنا أداته

And death an obedient servant to him

The coming of our ends its device

وللمنايا مقدّمات

يكون في جمعها شتاته

With many preparations made

Scattered when the time is weighed