ياO لحدtomb ميخائيلMichael حيّاكmay it greet you الرضىfavor
يا لحد ميخائيل حيّاك الرضى
وسقاكand may it water you غيثrain الرحمةmercy الموصولُunceasing
وسقاك غيث الرحمة الموصولُ
O tomb of Michael, may favor greet you,
O Tomb of Michael, greetings to you and may he who rests in you drink the rain of endless mercy.
And may the unceasing rain of mercy water you.
A man clothed in the garb of righteousness and enveloped in piety has made his home in your soil.
قدindeed حلsettled تربتكyour soil امرءٌa man متوشحٌcloaked in
قد حل تربتك امرءٌ متوشحٌ
حسنbeauty الصلاحrighteousness وبالتقىand in piety مشمولُenfolded
حسن الصلاح وبالتقى مشمولُ
Indeed, a man has come to rest in your soil, cloaked in
I speak of the obedient servant of his Lord, the priest who lived the Gospel.
The beauty of righteousness, and enfolded in piety.
He met death with a name, yet he made eyes weep copious tears.
أعنيI mean بهِby him الحجارal-Hajjar طائعobedient to ربهِhis Lord
أعني بهِ الحجار طائع ربهِ
أمدthroughout الحياةlife بماaccording to what أتىbrought الإنجيلُthe Gospel
أمد الحياة بما أتى الإنجيلُ
By him I mean al-Hajjar, obedient to his Lord
Think not that Michael lies inert in the earth. Nay, in the kingdom of heaven dwells Michael.
Throughout his life, according to what the Gospel brought.
لاقىmet المنيةdeath باسماًsmiling لكنهyet he
لاقى المنية باسماً لكنه
أبكىmade weep العيونthe eyes ودمعهاand their tears مطلولُshed
أبكى العيون ودمعها مطلولُ
He met death smiling, yet he
Made the eyes weep, their tears shed.
لاdo not تحسبوهthink him فيin الثرىthe dust أرختI recorded the date بلbut rather
لا تحسبوه في الثرى أرخت بل
فيin ساحةthe court الملكوتthe heavenly kingdom ميخائيلُMichael
في ساحة الملكوت ميخائيلُ
Do not think him in the dust—I recorded the date—but
Michael is in the court of the heavenly kingdom.
Partial English translation: 5 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1