برحمةِ الله ورضوانِهِ

فتىً تحلّى بالصّبا والحِجى

With God's mercy and pleasure

A youth adorned with youthfulness and vitality

رجوته لِلدَّهرِ مِلءَ المُنى

فخانه الدَّهرُ وخابَ الرَّجا

I wished for him a life filled with joy

But fate betrayed him and hope was lost

سَقَاكَ دمعي يا ثرىً طاهراً

زرعتُ حَوْلَيْهِ الأسى والشجا

My tears have watered you, O pure earth

I have sown grief and anguish around him

قبرٌ حَوَى حِكمتَ تأريخُهُ

دفنتُ فهي أملاً مُرْتَجى

A grave that contains the wisdom of its inscription

I buried in it a hoped-for aspiration