“O, Ḥanna, take me back to my country.”

The gun appears, but the lion appears not;

Lo, the strap of the gun is damp with mist.

The gun appears, but the lion comes not;

Lo, the strap of the gun is dripping with mist.

(At the time of the burial)

O my sorrow, there are his people;

Early were they at the burial place.

Early rose the sexton for the burial,

And the ḥarîm is soiled with dust.