رَمسٌa grave لِيمخائيلَfor Yimkha'il دهّانَDahhan الَّذيwho
رَمسٌ لِيمخائيلَ دهّانَ الَّذي
بَكَتِwept العُيونُthe eyes لَهُfor him بِأَدمُعِwith the tears of آلِهِhis family
بَكَتِ العُيونُ لَهُ بِأَدمُعِ آلِهِ
A grave for Yimkha'il Dahhan, for whom
A painting of Michael the painter who
Eyes wept with the tears of his family.
The eyes wept for him with the tears of his kin
وَلَّىdeparted بسنِّat the age of ثلاثَthree عَشرةَten تارِكاًleaving
وَلَّى بسنِّ ثلاثَ عَشرةَ تارِكاً
حُزناًsorrow يَزولُpasses away الدَهرُtime قَبلَbefore زَوالِهِits passing away
حُزناً يَزولُ الدَهرُ قَبلَ زَوالِهِ
He departed at thirteen, leaving
And passed away at the age of thirteen leaving behind
A sorrow—time itself will pass away before it fades.
Sorrow that will fade before its fading
قَدindeed سارَjourneyed نَحوَtoward أَبيهِhis father جِرجِسَJirjis طالِباًseeking
قَد سارَ نَحوَ أَبيهِ جِرجِسَ طالِباً
وَرَدَreached النَعيمَbliss فَنالَand so gained صَفوَthe purest part of زُلالِهِits crystal-clear water
وَرَدَ النَعيمَ فَنالَ صَفوَ زُلالِهِ
He journeyed toward his father Jirjis, seeking him;
He went towards his father George seeking
He reached bliss and gained its pure, crystal-clear waters.
And attained paradise thus tasting its pure drink
وَلأجلهِand for his sake كَتَبَwrote المُؤرِّخُthe chronicler قائِلاًsaying
وَلأجلهِ كَتَبَ المُؤرِّخُ قائِلاً
قَمَرٌa moon أَتاهُcame upon it الخَسفُthe eclipse قَبلَbefore كَمالِهِits fullness
قَمَرٌ أَتاهُ الخَسفُ قَبلَ كَمالِهِ
And for his sake the chronicler wrote, saying:
And for his sake the historian wrote saying
A moon eclipsed before it reached its fullness.
A moon which eclipse came upon it before its perfection
Sol 6.1