1. Jirjis of the Sham'un family has wept
Over a disaster that brought tears flowing from his eyelids

2. The hand of fate has wounded his love
And snatched away his precious Marima

3. A girl gone at just sixteen, as though she were
A full moon that set in the darkness of a grave

4. For her death he is consoled, for she has attained
Through her piety, the greatest of blessings

5. She was for us once an angel on earth
And today dwells among the angels of heaven