1. رَمسٌ بِهِ مِن آلِ نَصرٍ مُودَّعٌ

    مزجوا لفُرقتِهِ المَدامِعَ بِالدَمِ

    A grave wherein one of the house of Nasr is laid to rest;

    At his departure, they mingled tears with blood.

  2. فَقَدوا بِهِ رُكناً عَزيزاً طالَما

    أَنشَا لَهُم حَسَباً عَزيزَ المَغنَمِ

    In him they lost a cherished pillar, who had long

    Built for them a noble standing hard to attain.

  3. شَهمٌ قَضى بِالخَيرِ مُدَّتهُ وَقَد

    نالَ الرِضى بِجوارِ رَبٍّ مُنعِمِ

    A noble-hearted man, he spent his life doing good, and indeed

    Won favor beside a beneficent Lord.

  4. فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُهُ يُسطِّرُ قائِلاً

    إِلياسُ حيٌّ في النَعيمِ الأَعظَمِ

    Then his chronicler came to write, declaring:

    Elias is alive in supreme bliss.