إِلْيَاسُ مِنْ آلِ نَصْرٍ قَضَى

إِلَى الأَعِزَّاءِ نَعْيُ مَنْ نَعَى

Elias of the family of Nasr has passed away

To the most noble, we mourn the one who was mourned

عَميدُ أمجَادِ كِرامٍ مَضَى

فِي ذِمِّة اللهِ وَلَنْ يَرْجَعَا

The pillar of the glories of honorable men has gone

To the custody of Allah, never to return

كَانَ تَقِيّاً صَابِراً مُحْسِناً

عَفَّ السَّجايَا طَاهِراً مَنْزَعَا

He was devout, patient, doing good

He forgave mistakes, pure of purpose

مَنْ عَدَّدَ الأَخْلاَقَ مَرْضِيَةً

عَدَّدَهَا فِي وَصْفِهِ أَجْمَعَا

Whoever listed his agreeable traits

Would list them all to describe him

بَلَّغَهُ المَصْدُوقَ مِنْ حَقِّهِ

شَعْبٌ عَلَى إِكْرَامِهِ أَجْمَعَا

The truthful gave him what he deserved

A people who altogether honored him

وَقَلَّ مَنْ أَكْرَمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ

حَيّاً كَمَا إِكْرَامِ إِذْ شُيِّعا

Few honored him more while he lived

As the honor when he was bid farewell

كَان أَباً بِرّاً وَأَصْلاً ذَكا

فَرْعٌ لِلْعَلْيَاءِ مَنْ فُرِّعَا

He was a righteous, pure father

A branch for the most eminent family tree

نَجْلاَهُ بِالآدَابِ وَالعِلْمِ لمْ

يَتَّخذَا دُونَ الذرَى مَوْضِعَا

His two sons in morals and knowledge

Did not take other than the highest position

وَكَانَ أَوْفى مَنْ بِهِ أُسْعِدَت

زَوْجٌ رَعَتْ مِنْ عَهْدِهِ مَا رَعَى

And he was the most faithful with whom

A wife was blessed with all he provided

لَمْ يُرْضِهَا العَيْشُ إِذَا مَا نأَى

فَأَزْمَعَتْ نَأْياً وَقَدْ أَزْمَعَا

She was not pleased with life without him

So she hastened when he hastened too

وَاسْتَقْبَلتْ فِرْدَوْسُ فُرْدَوْسَهَا

مُجِيبَةً دَاعِيهَا إِذَ دَعَا

And Paradise welcomed its Paradise

Answering its caller when he called

نِعْمَ الْقرِينَانِ فَقَدْ مُثِّلا

فِي الْبِرِّ ذَاكَ المَثَلَ الأَبْدَعَا

What blessed companions they were

The ideal example of righteousness

عَاشَا كَمَا شَاءَ التَّوَاخِي مَعاً

وَحِينَ حَمَّ الْبَيْنَ مَاتَا مَعَا

They lived as intimacy desired together

And when parting arrived, they died together

لَوْ وَعِظَ النَّاسُ لمَا خُوطِبُوا

بِحَادِثٍ أَشْجَى وَلاَ أَرْوَعا

If people were to be admonished they would not

Hear of a sadder or more wondrous event