شيخُ عتليتَ لم يزل مسعوداً

كاسمه وهو في الندى الفيّاضِ

An aging sheikh, though frail, is ever blessed

As is his name, abiding in life’s dew -

مستماحٌ لو لم يكن عزمه السي

فَ مضاءً ما لقّبوه بماضي

Were it not for his staunch and steadfast will,

None would call him ‘the one who has passed.’