منfrom آلِthe family of يارَدَYared فيin هذاthis الضَّريحِthe tomb فتىًa youth
من آلِ يارَدَ في هذا الضَّريحِ فتىً
قدindeed كانَhe was فيin دارِهِhis home روحاًa soul ورَيحاناand sweet basil
قد كانَ في دارِهِ روحاً ورَيحانا
In this tomb lies a youth of the Yared family,
Who had been the soul and sweet basil of his home.
سقاهُgave him to drink داعيthe summoner of المناياdeath مِنfrom مَوارِدِهِhis watering places
سقاهُ داعي المنايا مِن مَوارِدِهِ
كأساًa cup فراحَso he departed بتلكَfrom that الكأسِthe cup سَكْراناdrunk
كأساً فراحَ بتلكَ الكأسِ سَكْرانا
Death's summoner gave him, from his watering places,
A cup, and he departed, drunk on that cup.
لمَّاwhen مَضَىhe went نحوَtoward باريهِhis Maker علىin عَجَلٍhaste
لمَّا مَضَى نحوَ باريهِ على عَجَلٍ
وهَدَّand he shattered منthrough فَقْدهِthe loss of him للأهلِfor the family أركاناpillars
وهَدَّ من فَقْدهِ للأهلِ أركانا
When he went in haste toward his Maker,
And, through his loss, shattered the family's pillars,
ناداهُcalled out to him رسمٌan inscription مِنfrom التَّأريخِthe chronogram قُلتُI said بهِin it
ناداهُ رسمٌ مِن التَّأريخِ قُلتُ بهِ
ياO كاسِرَbreaker of القلبِthe heart قدindeed سُميِّتَyou were named جُبراناJubran
يا كاسِرَ القلبِ قد سُميِّتَ جُبرانا
An inscription from a chronogram I composed called out to him:
“O breaker of the heart, you were indeed named Jubran!”
Sol 6.1