1. لبني عطاءٍ فجْعةٌ بعدَ الذي

    قد ودَّعوهُ ودَاعَ مَن لا يَرجِعُ

    The sons of Ata are stricken with grief after him whom

    They have bidden farewell, as to one who never returns.

  2. فجرَى على اللَّوحِ المؤرَّخِ حِفظُهُ

    الياسُ حيٌّ في السَّما لا تَجزَعوا

    So his remembrance was inscribed upon the dated tablet:

    Elias is alive in heaven; do not grieve.