إِنْif يَنْتَقِلْpasses on أَغْنَاطِيُوسُIgnatius الثَّانِيthe Second
إِنْ يَنْتَقِلْ أَغْنَاطِيُوسُ الثَّانِي
فَإِلَىthen to الخُلُودِimmortality وَكُلُّand every حَيٍّliving being فَانِيis mortal
فَإِلَى الخُلُودِ وَكُلُّ حَيٍّ فَانِي
If Ignatius the Second passes on,
It is to immortality, and every living being must perish.
تَمْضِيpass away الرِّجَالُmen وَتَنْمَحِيand are effaced آثَارُهَاtheir traces
تَمْضِي الرِّجَالُ وَتَنْمَحِي آثَارُهَا
وَيُقِيمُand endures ذِكْرُthe memory of السَّيِّدِthe revered master الرَّحْمَانِيal-Rahmani
وَيُقِيمُ ذِكْرُ السَّيِّدِ الرَّحْمَانِي
Men pass away, and their traces are effaced,
Yet the memory of the revered al-Rahmani endures.
عَلَمٌa luminary تَفَرَّدَwas unrivaled بِالفَضَائِلِin virtues وَالتُّقَىand piety
عَلَمٌ تَفَرَّدَ بِالفَضَائِلِ وَالتُّقَى
وَنَزَاهَةِand integrity الإِسْرَارِprivate conduct وَالإِعْلانِand public conduct
وَنَزَاهَةِ الإِسْرَارِ وَالإِعْلانِ
A luminary, unrivaled in virtues and piety,
And in integrity, in private and in public.
مَنْwho لِلْخِطَابَةِfor oratory وَالكِتَابَةِand writing بَعْدَهُafter him
مَنْ لِلْخِطَابَةِ وَالكِتَابَةِ بَعْدَهُ
وَإِجَادَةِand mastery of التَّعْبِيرِexpression وَالتَّبْيَانِand elucidation
وَإِجَادَةِ التَّعْبِيرِ وَالتَّبْيَانِ
Who will take up oratory and writing after him,
And excel in expression and elucidation?
فَقَدَتْlost بِهِin losing him الفُصْحَىeloquent Arabic فَتىًa noble youth مَأْثُورُهُhis recorded sayings
فَقَدَتْ بِهِ الفُصْحَى فَتىً مَأْثُورُهُ
أَرْبَىsurpassed عَلَىbeyond المَأْثُورْwhat is handed down عَنْfrom سُحْبَانِSuhban
أَرْبَى عَلَى المَأْثُورْ عَنْ سُحْبَانِ
In him, eloquent Arabic lost a champion whose sayings
Surpassed those handed down from Suhban.
مَنْwho لِلعُلُومِfor the sciences قَدِيمُهَاtheir ancient forms وَحَدِيْثُهَاand their modern forms
مَنْ لِلعُلُومِ قَدِيمُهَا وَحَدِيْثُهَا
فِيin الدِّيْنِreligion وَالدُّنْيَاand worldly life وَمَاand what يَسَعَانِthey both encompass
فِي الدِّيْنِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَمَا يَسَعَانِ
Who will champion the sciences, ancient and modern,
In religion and worldly life, and all that both encompass?
مَنْwho لِلتَّآلِيفِfor authored works الَّتِيwhich تَرِدُcome to drink النُّهَىminds
مَنْ لِلتَّآلِيفِ الَّتِي تَرِدُ النُّهَى
مِنْهَاfrom them مَعِيْنُa flowing spring of الفَضْلِexcellence وَالعِرْفَانِand knowledge
مِنْهَا مَعِيْنُ الفَضْلِ وَالعِرْفَانِ
Who will compose the works where minds come to drink
From their flowing spring of excellence and knowledge?
مَنْwho لِلمَجَامِعِfor the assemblies تَسْتَقِيمُare set right أُمُورُهَاtheir affairs
مَنْ لِلمَجَامِعِ تَسْتَقِيمُ أُمُورُهَا
مِنْهُfrom him بِرَأْيٍthrough judgment ظَاهِرٍevident الرَّجَحَانِsoundness
مِنْهُ بِرَأْيٍ ظَاهِرٍ الرَّجَحَانِ
Who will guide the assemblies, whose affairs were set right
By his counsel, so manifestly sound?
مَنْwho لِلرِّيَاسَةِfor leadership وَالسِّيَاسَةِand statecraft إِنْif دَعَاcalls
مَنْ لِلرِّيَاسَةِ وَالسِّيَاسَةِ إِنْ دَعَا
دَاعِيthe herald of الوَفَاءِloyalty لِنَجْدَةِto the aid of الأَوْطَانِthe homelands
دَاعِي الوَفَاءِ لِنَجْدَةِ الأَوْطَانِ
Who will take up leadership and statecraft, should
Loyalty's herald call for the rescue of the homelands?
مَنْwho لِلأُولَىfor those who رِيعُواwere frightened فَأَلَفُواthen found أَمْنَهُمْtheir safety
مَنْ لِلأُولَى رِيعُوا فَأَلَفُوا أَمْنَهُمْ
فِيin ظلِّthe shade of ذَاكَthat البِرِّgoodness وَالإِحْسَانِand benevolence
فِي ظلِّ ذَاكَ البِرِّ وَالإِحْسَانِ
Who will care for those who were frightened, then found safety
In the shade of that goodness and benevolence?
مَنْwho لِلضِّعَافِfor the weak يُقِيلُhelps recover from عَثْرَتَهُمْtheir stumbling وَقَدْand already
مَنْ لِلضِّعَافِ يُقِيلُ عَثْرَتَهُمْ وَقَدْ
ثَقَلَتْhas grown heavy عَلَيْهِمْupon them وَطْأَةُthe tread of الحَدَثَانِtime's misfortunes
ثَقَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَطْأَةُ الحَدَثَانِ
Who will help the weak regain their footing, when
The tread of time's misfortunes has grown heavy upon them?
فيin ذِمَّةِthe keeping of المَوْلَىthe Lord وَفِيand in رُضْوَانِهِHis favor
في ذِمَّةِ المَوْلَى وَفِي رُضْوَانِهِ
أَوْلَىmost deserving رِجَالِthe men of اللهِGod بِالرُّضْوَانِof divine favor
أَوْلَى رِجَالِ اللهِ بِالرُّضْوَانِ
In the Lord's keeping and in His favor rests
The man of God most worthy of His favor.
أَلمَشْرِقَانِthe two Easts مشَاطِرَاكُمْboth share with you رُزْءهُthe loss of him
أَلمَشْرِقَانِ مشَاطِرَاكُمْ رُزْءهُ
فَعَزَاءَكُمْso, consolation to you يَاO مَعْشَرَcommunity of السِّرْيَانِthe Syriac people
فَعَزَاءَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ السِّرْيَانِ
The two Easts share with you the grief of his loss;
So take comfort, O Syriac people.
إِنْif تَفْقَدُوهُyou lose him فَفِيthen in السَّمَاءِheaven شَفِيْعُكُمْyour intercessor
إِنْ تَفْقَدُوهُ فَفِي السَّمَاءِ شَفِيْعُكُمْ
مُتَبَوِّئاًtaking his place مِنْهَاwithin it أَعَزَّthe most honored مَكَانِplace
مُتَبَوِّئاً مِنْهَا أَعَزَّ مَكَانِ
If you lose him, in heaven he is your intercessor,
Occupying there the most honored place.
لَقِيَhe attained النَّعِيمَbliss السَّرْمَدِيَّeverlasting جَزَاءَas recompense for مَاwhat
لَقِيَ النَّعِيمَ السَّرْمَدِيَّ جَزَاءَ مَا
عَانَاهُhe endured it فِيin جِدٍّearnest endeavor وَفِيand in إِيْمَانِfaith
عَانَاهُ فِي جِدٍّ وَفِي إِيْمَانِ
He attained everlasting bliss, the reward for what
He endured with diligence and faith.
Sol 6.1