زرvisit مَضجَعاًa resting place مِنfrom among بَنيthe sons of عَيروطَʿAyrūṭ حَلَّcame to rest بِهِin it
زر مَضجَعاً مِن بَني عَيروطَ حَلَّ بِهِ
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man مَضىdeparted لِجوارِto the presence of الخالقِthe Creator الصَمَدِthe Self-Sufficient
شَهمٌ مَضى لِجوارِ الخالقِ الصَمَدِ
Visit a resting place where one of the sons of ʿAyrūṭ lies—
a noble-hearted man who departed to the presence of the Creator, the Self-Sufficient.
رُكنٌa pillar قَدindeed اِنبَسَطَتstretched forth لِلمكرُماتfor noble deeds يَدٌa hand
رُكنٌ قَد اِنبَسَطَت لِلمكرُمات يَدٌ
مِنهُfrom him وَحازَand he possessed مَقاليدَthe keys to العُلىeminence بِيَدِin hand
مِنهُ وَحازَ مَقاليدَ العُلى بِيَدِ
A pillar: for noble deeds a hand stretched forth
from him, and he held the keys to eminence in his hand.
ناحَتwailed عَلىover فَقدِهِhis loss بَيروتُBeirut نادِبَةًlamenting
ناحَت عَلى فَقدِهِ بَيروتُ نادِبَةً
وَكانَand he was فيin أَرضِهاher land مِنamong أَعظَمِthe greatest of العَمَدِthe pillars
وَكانَ في أَرضِها مِن أَعظَمِ العَمَدِ
Beirut wailed over his loss, lamenting,
and in her land he was among the greatest pillars.
قَدindeed سارَdeparted عَنهاfrom her بِتأريخٍwith a recorded date وَقامَand stood بِهاin her
قَد سارَ عَنها بِتأريخٍ وَقامَ بِها
تِذكارُa memorial to يوسُفَYusuf لاnot يُنسىis forgotten إِلىuntil الأَبَدِeternity
تِذكارُ يوسُفَ لا يُنسى إِلى الأَبَدِ
He departed from her, his passing dated, and in her stands
a memorial to Yusuf, never to be forgotten for all eternity.
Sol 6.1