1. لَقَد مَضى سَعدُ رَزوق الكَريمَ إِلى

    مَولاهُ حَسْبَ قَضاءِ اللَّهِ وَالقَدَرِ

    Indeed, noble Sa‘d Razuq has departed to

    his Lord, according to God's decree and fate.

  2. شَهمٌ قَد اِشتَهَرَت في النّاسِ سيرَتُهُ

    بِكُلِّ خَيرٍ فَكانَت أَفضَلَ السِّيَرِ

    A noble-hearted man whose life was renowned among the people

    for every virtue, and thus was the finest of lives.

  3. لَقَد طَوَت شَخصَهُ الأَيّامُ غادِرَةً

    وَما طَوَت مِنهُ ذِكراً طَيِّبَ الأَثَرِ

    The treacherous days have indeed folded away his person,

    but have not effaced his memory, with its sweet enduring trace.

  4. جادَت عَلى رَمسِهِ الأَنواءُ ماطِرَةً

    وَدَمعُ باكيهِ في الأَحياءِ كَالمَطَرِ

    The seasonal rains have showered generously upon his grave,

    and his mourners' tears among the living are like rain;

  5. فَخَطَّ أَحرُفَ تاريخٍ يَقولُ بِها

    عَن مَنزلِ السَعدِ زالَت طَلعَةُ القَمَرِ

    so they traced the letters of a chronogram, proclaiming through them:

    “From the abode of good fortune, the moon's face has vanished.”