قَضَى عُمْرَهُ حَنَّا كَمَا كَانَ آلُهُ

قَضَى عُمْرَهُ حَنَّا كَمَا كَانَ آلُهُ

وَهُمْ خَيْرُ آلٍ بَانِياً وَمُشَيِّدَا

وَهُمْ خَيْرُ آلٍ بَانِياً وَمُشَيِّدَا

Hanna spent his life as his family had,

He spent his life as he had been destined

—and they were the finest of families—building and raising high,

And they are the best of builders and architects

يُؤَثِّل مَجْداً طَارِفاً بَعْدَ تَالِدٍ

يُؤَثِّل مَجْداً طَارِفاً بَعْدَ تَالِدٍ

وَيَرْعَى شُؤُونَ البِرِّ رَعْياً مُسَدَّدا

وَيَرْعَى شُؤُونَ البِرِّ رَعْياً مُسَدَّدا

Establishing newly won glory after inherited glory,

Perpetuating glorious heritage after ancestry

And tending the affairs of charity with judicious care;

And promoting righteous causes properly

رَفِيقاً بِاهْلِيهِ نَصِيراً لِصَحْبِهِ

رَفِيقاً بِاهْلِيهِ نَصِيراً لِصَحْبِهِ

نَدِيَّ يَدٍ بَذْلاً لِسَائِلِهِ يَدَا

نَدِيَّ يَدٍ بَذْلاً لِسَائِلِهِ يَدَا

Gentle with his kin, a champion of his companions,

A companion to his family, a helper to his friends

Generous of hand, giving his petitioner a helping hand;

With generous hand outstretched to those asking

وَيَلْزَمُ تَقْوَى رَبِّه كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ

وَيَلْزَمُ تَقْوَى رَبِّه كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ

وَيَذْكُرُهُ بِالْحَمْدِ ذِكْراً مُرَدَّدا

وَيَذْكُرُهُ بِالْحَمْدِ ذِكْراً مُرَدَّدا

And holding fast to reverence for his Lord at every hour,

And he holds fast to the piety of his Lord every hour

And remembering Him with praise, again and again.

And remembers Him with repeated praise and thanks

فَيَا زَائِراً هَذَا الضَّرِيحَ وَنَاظِراً

فَيَا زَائِراً هَذَا الضَّرِيحَ وَنَاظِراً

إِلى أَثَرٍ لِلْحَزْمِ وَالعَزْمِ خُلِّدَ

إِلى أَثَرٍ لِلْحَزْمِ وَالعَزْمِ خُلِّدَ

So, you who visit this tomb and gaze

So visitor of this shrine and onlooker

Upon an everlasting memorial to prudence and resolve:

To the vestige of wisdom and determination immortalized

هُنَا فِي جِوَارِ اللهِ حَيِّ مُؤَرَّخاً

هُنَا فِي جِوَارِ اللهِ حَيِّ مُؤَرَّخاً

كَبِيرَ بَنِي الصَّبَّاغِ بَاتَ مُوَسَّدَا

كَبِيرَ بَنِي الصَّبَّاغِ بَاتَ مُوَسَّدَا

Here, in God's presence, salute in dated remembrance

The great elder of Bani Al Sabbagh lies rested

The elder of the al-Sabbagh family, who lies pillowed.