لِموسَىfor Musa بُسْتُرُسْBustros نَجلٌa son سعيدٌfortunate
لِموسَى بُسْتُرُسْ نَجلٌ سعيدٌ
بَنىbuilt داراًa house لهاit has شأنٌdistinction عظيمُgreat
بَنى داراً لها شأنٌ عظيمُ
For Mūsā, Bustros—Saʿīd’s son—
Musa Bustros has a fortunate son,
built a house of great distinction.
Who built a house of great distinction.
لدَىat التاريخِthe dating فيat الأبوابِthe doors نادَتit called out
لدَى التاريخِ في الأبوابِ نادَت
بحفيظِunder the protection of اللهِGod بانيهاits builder سليمُSalim ('safe')
بحفيظِ اللهِ بانيها سليمُ
As its chronogram, it called out from the doorways:
To mark its date, it called out at the doors:
“Under God’s protection, its builder is safe.”
Under God's protection, its builder is Salim ('safe').
Sol 6.1