تَولى نقولا عن ربوع مدوَّر

تَولى نقولا عن ربوع مدوَّر

وابقى لهم من بعدهِ الحزن وَالشكوى

وابقى لهم من بعدهِ الحزن وَالشكوى

Nicola departed from the dwellings of al-Mudawwar,

Nicola departed from the dwellings of Mudawwar,

Leaving them, after him, grief and sorrow.

And left them grief and lamentation in his wake.

واصبح في أَوج السَموات فائزاً

واصبح في أَوج السَموات فائزاً

يُؤَرَّخُ عند اللَه بالغاية القصوى

يُؤَرَّخُ عند اللَه بالغاية القصوى

And he came to be triumphant at the zenith of the heavens;

And became triumphant at the zenith of the heavens;

With God, his date is given by “at the utmost goal”—1286 by abjad.

His date is recorded before God by 'the ultimate goal.'