لَحدٌa grave لميخائيلfor Mikhail صبّاغَSabbagh الَّذيwhom
لَحدٌ لميخائيل صبّاغَ الَّذي
قصفتهُsnapped him ايديhands البينparting غصناًa bough اخضراgreen
قصفتهُ ايدي البين غصناً اخضرا
A grave for Mikhail Sabbagh, whom
A grave for Mikhail Sabbagh who
the hands of parting snapped—a green bough.
Was shelled by hands of malice, a green branch.
صبغdyed الثيابَthe garments عليهِfor him لَوناًa hue اسوداًblack
صبغ الثيابَ عليهِ لَوناً اسوداً
وَمدامَعand the tears الاجفانthe eyelids لوناًa hue احمراred
وَمدامَع الاجفان لوناً احمرا
For him, the garments were dyed a black hue,
He dyed clothes upon it black
and the eyelids’ tears a red hue.
And tears of eyelids red.
حَملَbore البلاباafflictions (apparent typo) صابراًpatiently متجلّداًsteadfastly
حَملَ البلابا صابراً متجلّداً
وَقَضىand decreed علىupon الاكبادthe hearts (literally, livers) انthat لاnot تصبراbe patient
وَقَضى على الاكباد ان لا تصبرا
He bore afflictions patiently and steadfastly,
He carried the cross, patient, steadfast,
and decreed that hearts should have no patience.
And made the livers not to have patience.
فَمَضىso he departed إِلىto الفَردوسParadise نحوtoward سميِّهhis namesake
فَمَضى إِلى الفَردوس نحو سميِّه
بينamong الملائكthe angels وهوand he was مرفوعexalted الذِرىthe heights
بين الملائك وهو مرفوع الذِرى
So he departed for Paradise, toward his namesake,
So he went to Paradise towards his appointment
among the angels, exalted to the heights.
Among the angels, exalted.
وَجرتand flowed غيوثُrain showers الدمعtears فوقover ضريحهِhis tomb
وَجرت غيوثُ الدمع فوق ضريحهِ
تَسقيwatering كَماas ارَّختُI recorded the date by chronogram غصناًa bough بالثَرىin the earth
تَسقي كَما ارَّختُ غصناً بالثَرى
And showers of tears flowed over his tomb,
And tears flowed over his grave
watering, as my chronogram records, a bough in the earth.
Watering as I planted a branch in the earth.
Sol 6.1