1. ضَريحٌ باتَ فَضلُ اللَهِ فيهِ

    كَغُصنِ البانةِ الغَضِّ الرَطيبِ

    A tomb in which Fadl Allah has come to rest,

    like a tender, fresh bough of the bān tree;

  2. فَتىً أَبكى بَنِي الخوريِّ دَمعاً

    جَرَت عَبَراتُهُ بِدَم القُلوبِ

    a youth who made the sons of al-Khuri shed tears,

    whose drops flowed with the blood of hearts.

  3. لَقَد فُجَعَت بِهِ مَصرٌ وَأَلقَت

    عَلى بَيروتَ أَشجانَ النَحيبِ

    Egypt was indeed bereaved of him, and cast

    upon Beirut the sorrows of wailing.

  4. لِذلكَ طالَ في الأَحياءِ أَرَّخْ

    نُواحُ الباكياتِ عَلى الغَريبِ

    Thus long endured among the living—record the date—

    the weeping women's lament for the stranger.