هَذاthis ضَريحُthe tomb طَبيبِناof our physician الشَهمِthe noble-hearted الَّذيwho
هَذا ضَريحُ طَبيبِنا الشَهمِ الَّذي
قَصَفَتshattered شَبيبتَهُhis youth يَدُthe hand الأَقدارِof fate
قَصَفَت شَبيبتَهُ يَدُ الأَقدارِ
This is the tomb of our noble physician, whose
youth was shattered by the hand of fate.
أَبكىmade weep طَرابُلُسَTripoli الشآمَof the Levant وَدونَهاand on this side of it
أَبكى طَرابُلُسَ الشآمَ وَدونَها
يَبكيهِmourns him لُبنانُLebanon مَدىthroughout الأَدهارِthe ages
يَبكيهِ لُبنانُ مَدى الأَدهارِ
He made Tripoli of the Levant weep; and on this side of it,
Lebanon mourns him throughout the ages.
فَلَكُمso, to you بَنيO sons of الخَورِيal-Khuri العَزاءُconsolation لِأَنَّهُbecause he
فَلَكُم بَني الخَورِي العَزاءُ لِأَنَّهُ
قَدindeed حَلَّhas settled عِندَwith اللَّهِGod خَيرَthe best جِوارِcompany
قَد حَلَّ عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيرَ جِوارِ
So take comfort, sons of al-Khuri, for he
has settled with God in the best of company.
وَعِبارةُand the phrase التأريخِof the chronogram أَمْلَتْdictated فَوقَهُabove him
وَعِبارةُ التأريخِ أَمْلَتْ فَوقَهُ
نالَattained السَليمُSalim سَلامةَthe salvation الأَبرارِof the righteous
نالَ السَليمُ سَلامةَ الأَبرارِ
And above him the chronogram’s words declared:
“Salim attained the salvation of the righteous.”
Sol 6.1