تَولىdeparted نقولاNicolas منfrom بَنيthe descendants of عرمانArman فيduring
تَولى نقولا من بَني عرمان في
تغرُّبهِhis exile وَالكلُّand everyone منّاof us مُغرَّبُexiled
تغرُّبهِ وَالكلُّ منّا مُغرَّبُ
Nicolas of the Arman family departed during
Niqula of the family of Orman took to
his exile—and every one of us is exiled.
wandering in foreign lands, while we all wander.
لوَتtwisted عاصفاتtempests البينseparation غصنthe branch of شبابهِhis youth
لوَت عاصفات البين غصن شبابهِ
فجفَّso it withered ولكنand yet بالدموعwith tears يُرَطَّبُis moistened
فجفَّ ولكن بالدموع يُرَطَّبُ
The tempests of separation twisted the branch of his youth,
The storms of separation dried the branch of his youth,
so it withered, yet is moistened with tears.
yet it is moistened by tears.
فجادَتso may they drench غواديmorning showers السُحبthe clouds تربَتهُhis grave الَّتيwhich
فجادَت غوادي السُحب تربَتهُ الَّتي
بهاin it قَمَرٌa moon ارَّختُI recorded the date بالتُربin the dust مُغرِبُsetting
بها قَمَرٌ ارَّختُ بالتُرب مُغرِبُ
So may the clouds’ morning showers drench his grave, in which
The valleys of clouds poured down his earth
a moon—I recorded the date—is setting in the dust.
in which a moon has set whose setting I lament with dust.
Sol 6.1