مَا لِجرْحٍ جُرِحْتُهُ مِنْ ضِمَاد
نَفَذَ السَّهمُ فِي صَمِيمِ فؤادِي
What cure for a wound inflicted on me
Where the arrow pierced to the core of my heart
رَحْمَةً يَا زِمَانُ أَيْنَ أَمِيرِي
وَنَصِيرِي بَعْدَ الحَبِيبِ الغَادِي
Have mercy, O Time! Where is my prince
And my supporter after the beloved’s departure
يَا لَيَالِيَّ يَوْمَ أَمْسَى عَلِيلاً
قَدْ كَسَوْتُنَّ بِالسَّوَادِ سَوَادِي
O nights of the day I fell ill
I shrouded you in the blackness of my gloom
بَاتَ مِنْ دَائِهِ حَلِيفَ سُهَادٍ
وَأَنَا مِنْ جَوىً حَلِيفُ سُهَادِ
My illness made me a companion of wakefulness
While yearning made me a companion of insomnia
ثُمَّ كَانَ الفِرَاقُ مَا مِنْ رَجَاءٍ
بَعْدَهُ لِلِّقَاءٍ قَبْلَ المَعادِ
Then came the separation, after which there was no
Hope of reunion before the final day
أَيْنَ أُنْسِي إِذا افْتَقَدْتُ أَنِيساً
آه مِنْ وَحْشَتِي وَطُولِ افْتِقَادي
Where can I find solace when I miss a companion?
Alas! My loneliness and prolonged deprivation
جَاءَ شَجْوِي مِنْ حَيْثُ كَانَ سُرُورِي
كَيْفَ بُدِّلْتُ قُرْبَهُ بِبِعَادِ
My lament came from where my joy had been
How I exchanged nearness for distance
إِنْ تَقَضَّى طِيبُ الحَيَاةِ فَمَا مَعْ
نَى حَيَاةٍ قَدْ أَقْفَرَتْ مِنْ مُرَادِ
If the sweetness of life passes, what is the purpose
Of a life emptied of all I desire?
كَيْفَ أَرْثِيهِ وَالحِجَى أَطْفَاتْهُ
غَشْيَةُ الحُزْنِ وَالحَشَى فِي اتِّقادِ
How can I eulogize him when sorrow has silenced me
As sadness and grief blaze within me?
لَوْ تُحَوَّلُ الدُّمُوعُ شِعْراً لَمَا جَا
رَى قَوَافِيَّ فِيهِ صَوْبُ العِهَادِ
Were tears to turn into hair, the elegies about him
Would not flow towards consummate mastery
يَا بَقَايَا مِنْ هِمَّة تَتَلاشَى
لاَ تَضَنِّي عَلَيَّ بِالإِسْعَادِ
O fading remnants of my fervor
Do not be stingy in making me happy
كَانَ بِالجَاهِ وَالعُلَى جُورْجُ لُطْفُ اللَّ
هِ فَرْداً مِنْ أَبْرَزِ الأَفْرَادِ
George was, by God's grace, unmatched among individuals
In glory and nobility
كَانَ عَيْنَ الأَعْيَانِ فِي كُلِّ حَفْلٍ
كَانَ زَيْنَ الفِتْيَانِ فِي كُلِّ نَادِ
He was the best of the best at every gathering
The most splendid of youths in every club
عَالِيَ الرَّأْسِ عَالِيَ النَّفسِ نَهَّا
ضاً قَوِيَّ الأّخْلاَقِ وَالأَعْضَادِ
Tall of stature, magnanimous, refined in morals and physique
Decisive in resolve, unwavering in determination
وَافِرَ الحَزْمِ وَافِيَ العَزْمِ فِي إِصْ
دَارِهِ حِكْمَةٌ وَفِي الإِيرَادِ
He sought lofty goals, never deterred
By the disdain of envious detractors
يَطْلُبُ المَطْلَبَ البَعِيدَ وَلاَ يَثْ
نِيهِ عَنْهُ سَفَاسِفُ الحُسَّادِ
You would only see him cheerful, never hear
Words hinting of arrogance
لاَ تَرَاهُ إِلاَّ بَشُوشاً وَلاَ تَسْ
مَعُ قَوْلاً يَنِمُّ عَنْ أَحْفَادِ
And for the bounty he enjoyed
His soul was not content without striving
وَعَلَى النِّعمَة الَّتِي هُوَ فِيهَا
لَمْ تَطِبْ نَفْسُهُ بِغَيْرِ الجِهَادِ
The freeborn should not fail to be ambitious
Lest time rust unsharpened blades
مَا عَلَى الحُرِّ أَنْ يَكُونَ طَمُوحاً
تَصْدَأُ البَاتِرَاتُ فِي الأَغْمَادِ
Every matter he took on
Its success was destined by his appointment
كُلُّ شَأْنٍ مِمَّا تَوَلاَّهُ كَا
نَ الفَوْزُ مِنْ غِبِّه عَلَى مِيعَادِ
No pampered lordling rivaled his distinction
Nor abundance of pretenders his worth
لَمْ يُنَافِسْهُ فِي الوَجَاهَةِ مَمْدُو
دُ طِرَافٍ وَلاَ كَثِيرُ رَمادِ
In defending the helpless and the ways of righteousness
Were ceaseless efforts and open hands
فِي سَبِيلِ الحِمَى وَفِي سُبُلِ البِرِّ
مَسَاعٍ لاَ تَنْقَضِي وَأَيَادِ
His manor was the meeting place of great men
Of Arabs, foreigners, and noblemen
صَرْحُهُ مُلْتَقَى الأَعَاظِمِ مِنْ عُرْ
بٍ وَعُجْمٍ وَكَعْبَةُ القُصَّادِ
What household among the abodes of munificence
Rivals him in glorious deeds?
هَلْ يُضَاهِيهِ بِالمَفَاخِرِ بَيْتٌ
فِي بُيُوتِ السَّرَاة وَالأَجْوَادِ
He was the mirror of his people, and they
Were unmatched in excellence and merit
هُوَ مِرْآةُ أَهْلِهِ وَهُمُ بِالنُّ
بْلِ وَالفَضلِ فَاقِدُو الأَنْدَادِ
And by the esteem rightfully earned
Among us through reverence and affection
وَبِحَقٍّ مَا أَحْرَزُوهُ جَمِيعاً
بَيْنَنَا مِنْ تَجِلَّةٍ وَوِدَادِ
The engagement of this pillar of strength was an inclusive benefit
May God magnify its reward for the country
خَطْبُ هَذَا الهُمَامِ خَطْبٌ عَمِيمٌ
عَظَّم اللهُ فِيه أَجْرِ البِلادِ
May God magnify the reward of honorable men
Whose loss afflicts his splendid family
عَظَّم اللهُ فِيه أَجْرَ كِرَامٍ
رُزِئُوهُ مِنْ آلِهِ الأَمْجَادِ
They are his consolation, and none but they
Are solace for the anguish of wounded hearts
هُمْ عَزَاءٌ وَمَا سِوَاهُم عَزَاءٌ
عَنْهُ يَأْسُو جَريحَةَ الأَكْبَادِ
