1. رَمسٌ بِهِ مِن آلِ نَصرٍ مُودَّعٌ

    مزجوا لفُرقتِهِ المَدامِعَ بِالدَمِ

    A grave where one of the Nasr family is laid to rest;

    At parting from him, they mingled tears with blood.

  2. فَقَدوا بِهِ رُكناً عَزيزاً طالَما

    أَنشَا لَهُم حَسَباً عَزيزَ المَغنَمِ

    They lost in him a cherished pillar who had long

    established for them family honor, a precious gain.

  3. شَهمٌ قَضى بِالخَيرِ مُدَّتهُ وَقَد

    نالَ الرِضى بِجوارِ رَبٍّ مُنعِمِ

    A noble-hearted man who spent his lifetime doing good, and indeed

    attained favor beside a beneficent Lord.

  4. فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُهُ يُسطِّرُ قائِلاً

    إِلياسُ حيٌّ في النَعيمِ الأَعظَمِ

    Then his chronogram writer came to inscribe, saying:

    “Elias lives in the greatest bliss.”