قَد ناحَ أَنطونُ سيورٍ مُودّعةٌ

قَد ناحَ أَنطونُ سيورٍ مُودّعةٌ

حَثَّت إِلى المَنزلِ الباقي مَطِيَّتُها

حَثَّت إِلى المَنزلِ الباقي مَطِيَّتُها

Antoun Siour has wailed over a girl taking her leave;

Antoun Siyur has mourned a departing maiden,

Her mount sped toward the everlasting abode.

Whose mount hastened toward the everlasting abode.

بِكرٌ مِن الكامِلاتِ الحُسنِ واأَسَفا

بِكرٌ مِن الكامِلاتِ الحُسنِ واأَسَفا

في سِنِّ أَربعَ قَد ذاقَت مَنيَّتُها

في سِنِّ أَربعَ قَد ذاقَت مَنيَّتُها

A maiden among those consummate in beauty—alas!

A maiden of perfect beauty—alas!

At four years old, she tasted her appointed death.

At the age of four, she had tasted death.

عاشت بِغَيرِ شَقاءٍ في الوَرى وَمَضَت

عاشت بِغَيرِ شَقاءٍ في الوَرى وَمَضَت

وَوَصمةُ الذَنبِ لَم تَلحق طويَّتَها

وَوَصمةُ الذَنبِ لَم تَلحق طويَّتَها

She lived without suffering among mortals, then passed away,

She lived without misery among humankind and passed away,

And the stain of sin never touched her inmost soul.

And the stain of sin had not touched her inner soul.

فَقِيلَ إِذ ناظِمُ التأريخِ سَطَّرَهُ

فَقِيلَ إِذ ناظِمُ التأريخِ سَطَّرَهُ

اليَومَ مريمُ قَد زارت سميَّتَها

اليَومَ مريمُ قَد زارت سميَّتَها

So, when the composer of the chronogram inscribed it, it was said:

So it was said when the chronogram’s composer penned it:

Today Mary has visited her namesake.

Today Mary has visited her namesake.