1. في عِدادِ المَوتى وَفي ساكِني الدُن

    يا أَبو جَعفَرٍ أَخي وَخَليلي

    Among the dead and among those dwelling in this world

    is Abu Jaʿfar, my brother and close friend:

  2. مَيِّتٌ ماتَ وَهوَ في وارِفِ العَي

    شِ مُقيماً في ظِلِّ عَيشٍ ظَليلِ

    a dead man who died amid life's abundance,

    dwelling in the shade of a sheltered life.

  3. لَم يَمُت ميتَةَ الوَفاةِ وَلَكِن

    ماتَ عَن كُلِّ صالِحٍ وَجَميلِ

    He did not die by passing away, but

    died to all that is good and beautiful.