1. من آل رحّالٍ عزيزةُ معشرٍ

    رحلت بشرخ صبآئها الريّانِ

    Of the Rahhal family, beloved of her people,

    She departed in the lush bloom of her youth.

  2. في سن اربعَ عشرةَ اِنخَسَفَت كَما

    هيَ عادة الاقمار في الدَوَرانِ

    At fourteen years of age she was eclipsed, as

    Is the way of moons as they revolve.

  3. يُبكى على بربارةٍ في ارضنا

    وَلَها ابتسامٌ في اعزّ مكانِ

    Barbara is mourned in our land,

    While she smiles in the most exalted place.

  4. يا غُصنَ بانٍ اذ نُؤَرّخهُ دماً

    تَبكي عليك حمائمُ الاغصانِ

    O bān-tree bough, as we record its date in blood,

    The doves of the branches weep for you.