لَقدindeed ناحَتlamented بَنوthe sons of كَركورKarkour لَمّاwhen
لَقد ناحَت بَنو كَركور لَمّا
غَداcame to be أَنطونُAntoun فيin طَيِّthe folds of الرِّجامِthe piled stones
غَدا أَنطونُ في طَيِّ الرِّجامِ
Indeed, the sons of Karkour lamented when
The people of Karkur wept when
Antoun came to rest beneath the piled stones.
Anton departed to the abode of missiles.
كَريمٌnoble كانَhe was للتقوىfor piety مِثالاًa model
كَريمٌ كانَ للتقوى مِثالاً
وَفعلِand doing الخَيرِgood ماan emphatic particle بَينَamong الأَنامِhumankind
وَفعلِ الخَيرِ ما بَينَ الأَنامِ
A noble man, he was a model of piety
He was an exemplar of piety,
and of doing good among humankind.
And of doing good among people.
قَدindeed اِتَّخَذَtook الصَلاحَrighteousness لَهُfor himself رَفيقاًa companion
قَد اِتَّخَذَ الصَلاحَ لَهُ رَفيقاً
إِلىuntil أَنthat حَلَّsettled فيin دارِthe abode of السَلامِpeace
إِلى أَن حَلَّ في دارِ السَلامِ
He had taken righteousness as his companion
He took righteousness as his companion,
until he settled in the abode of peace.
Until he came to dwell in the abode of peace.
فَجادَتso may … shower نَفسهُhis soul الرَحماتِmercies أَرِّخrecord the date
فَجادَت نَفسهُ الرَحماتِ أَرِّخ
وَرَوّىand may … water رَمسَهُhis grave مَطرَrain الغَمامِthe clouds
وَرَوّى رَمسَهُ مَطرَ الغَمامِ
So may mercies shower his soul—record the date—
So his soul poured forth mercies abundantly,
and may the rain of the clouds water his grave.
And his ashes were watered by the rain of clouds.
Sol 6.1