مَضَىhas passed away مَنhe who كانَwas أذكَىcleverer مِنthan إياسٍIyās
مَضَى مَن كانَ أذكَى مِن إياسٍ
بحكمتِهِin his wisdom وأشعَرَand a finer poet مِنthan زُهَيرِZuhayr
بحكمتِهِ وأشعَرَ مِن زُهَيرِ
He who was cleverer than Iyās has passed away,
in his wisdom, and a finer poet than Zuhayr.
فقُلْso say ياO اُبنَson of الكَرامةِnobility قِرَّbe at ease عيناًin eye
فقُلْ يا اُبنَ الكَرامةِ قِرَّ عيناً
لبُطرسَfor Buṭrus أرِّخوهُdate his passing خِتامُan ending خَيرِgoodness
لبُطرسَ أرِّخوهُ خِتامُ خَيرِ
So say: O son of nobility, be cool of eye;
For Buṭrus, date his passing: 'A good end.'