1. خَطبٌ جسيمٌ فتَّتَ الأكبَادا

    ومُصَابُه قد أسقَم الأجسَادا

    A grievous calamity has shattered livers,

    And its affliction has sickened bodies.

  2. وَجرَت عيونُ الدَّمعِ عندض حلُولِه

    وغدَا لباسُ العالَمِين سوَادا

    And springs of tears flowed at its arrival,

    And the whole world's clothing turned black.

  3. فُزَعَت بَنُو المِزوارِ أشرفَ عُنصرٍ

    وأجَلَّ مَن شَاد الفَخَارَ وسَادا

    The Banu al-Mizwar were shaken—the noblest stock,

    And the most exalted of those who built glory and ruled—

  4. بالقائِد السَّمحِ الكَرِيم أرومةً

    المُفتفِي الآباءَ والأجدَادا

    At the loss of the gracious commander, noble in lineage,

    Who followed his fathers and forefathers.

  5. بالأمسِ كانَ مقَامُه فَوقَ السُّهَا

    واليومَ صار له الترابُ وِسَادا

    Yesterday his station was above al-Suha,

    And today the dust has become his pillow.

  6. فأثارَ في الأعمَاق حُزنا كَامِنا

    قد عمَّمَ الأغوَار والأنجَادَا

    Thus it stirred a hidden sorrow in the depths,

    Which has pervaded the lowlands and the highlands,

  7. سِيمَا لدَى المولَى عَميدِ أُمُورهِ

    وصَداهُ إِن عندَ الشَّدائِد نَادى

    Especially for the lord, the mainstay of his affairs,

    And his answering echo if he called amid hardships:

  8. عَمٍّ تَزايدَ عطفُهُ وحُنُؤُهُ

    حتَّى على عَطفِ الأبُوَّةِ زادا

    An uncle whose affection and tenderness grew,

    Until they surpassed even a father's affection.

  9. لو كَان يَفدي كلُّ خِلٍّ خِلَّهُ

    لَفَدَى بأنفَسِ ما لَديه وزَادا

    If every close friend could ransom his friend,

    He would have ransomed him with the most precious he possessed, and more.

  10. لو رُمتَ مِن غُرََر المحَاسن والمَكَا

    رمِ أن تزيدَه ما استَطعتَ مَزَادا

    Were you to seek, from the choicest virtues and noble

    deeds, to add to his merits, you could add nothing.

  11. مولاي صبراً فالمُصَابُ بفقدِه

    جرحٌ وصَبركَ فاتَّخِذه ضِمَادا

    My lord, be patient, for the affliction of losing him

    Is a wound; make your patience its bandage.

  12. قد كَان خيرَ خليفةٍ لك مُخلِصٍ

    وعنِ الأوامرِ مِنكمُ ما حَادا

    He was indeed your finest deputy, devoted to you,

    And he never strayed from your commands.

  13. وبظلِّكُم قد نالَ أرفعَ رُتبةٍ

    ووَقيتُموه عُداتَه الحُسَّادا

    And in your shade he attained the highest rank,

    And you shielded him from his envious enemies.

  14. وَبقيتَ خيرَ ذخيرَةٍ من بعدِه

    لأجَلِّ عائلةٍ ودمتَ عِمَادا

    And you remain the finest treasure after him,

    For the most illustrious family, and may you remain a pillar.

  15. إن غابَ شمسٌ من بني المِزوارِ تُش

    رِقُ أشمُسٌ لكَ سمِّيَت أولادا

    If a sun from the Banu al-Mizwar has set, there will

    shine suns that are called your sons.

  16. فالله يُبقِي سيِّدي ويُديمُه

    حتَّى تَرَى أبناؤُه الأحفادَا

    So may God preserve my lord and sustain him,

    Until his sons behold the grandchildren.