قَدindeed سارَwent جِرجِسُJirjis فيin الشَبيبةِyouth راحِلاًdeparting
قَد سارَ جِرجِسُ في الشَبيبةِ راحِلاً
كَالغُصنِlike a branch فاجَأهُovertook him suddenly قَضاءٌdoom عاجِلُswift
كَالغُصنِ فاجَأهُ قَضاءٌ عاجِلُ
Jirjis has departed in his youth,
like a branch struck by sudden doom.
رَيَّانُfull of sap قَدindeed غَدرَتacted treacherously بِهِagainst him أَيديhands الرَّدَىdeath
رَيَّانُ قَد غَدرَت بِهِ أَيدي الرَّدَى
ظُلماًunjustly فَجَفَّso he withered وَكُلُّand every دَمعٍtear سائلُflowing
ظُلماً فَجَفَّ وَكُلُّ دَمعٍ سائلُ
Full of sap, he was betrayed by the hands of death
unjustly; so he withered, while every tear flowed.
أَبقىhe left behind لآلِfor the family of المَجدَلانِيal-Majdalani بَعدَهُafter him
أَبقى لآلِ المَجدَلانِي بَعدَهُ
غُصَصاًpangs of grief يَدومُendures بِهاthrough them الأَسىsorrow المُتواصِلُunceasing
غُصَصاً يَدومُ بِها الأَسى المُتواصِلُ
He left behind for the al-Majdalani family
pangs through which unceasing sorrow endures.
وَلَقدand indeed تَوَسَّدَhe pillowed his head نازِلاًdescending فيin مَضجَعٍa resting place
وَلَقد تَوَسَّدَ نازِلاً في مَضجَعٍ
فيwithin طيِّهِits folds صَبرُendurance الحَشاشةِthe heart نازِلُresting
في طيِّهِ صَبرُ الحَشاشةِ نازِلُ
And indeed he pillowed his head, descending into a resting place,
within whose folds the heart's endurance rests.
فَجَرىso it flowed سَحابُthe cloud العَفوِpardon يَسقيwaters تُربةًsoil
فَجَرى سَحابُ العَفوِ يَسقي تُربةً
أَمسىcame to be بِهاin it أَرَّخَتُI recorded the date غُصنٌa branch ذابِلُwithered
أَمسى بِها أَرَّخَتُ غُصنٌ ذابِلُ
So the cloud of pardon flowed, watering the soil
where now lies—I marked the date—a withered branch.
Sol 6.1