يا بُؤسَ لِلدَهرِ أَيّ خَطبٍ

وَهابَهُ الدَهرُ في اِبنِ حامد

Alas, what calamity has befallen the era,

And what misfortune has the era suffered in the son of Hamid!

قَدِ اِستَوى الناسُ إِذ تَولّى

فَما تَرى مَوقِفاً لِحامِد

People became equals when he assumed authority,

Yet you see no stance taken by Hamid.

يَبكي عَلى فَقدِهِ ثَلاثٌ

العِلمُ وَالزُهدُ وَالمَحامِد

Three things weep for his loss:

Knowledge, asceticism, and praises.