لقدindeed لبَّىanswered the call ابنُson of كَتْسَلفِيسَKatsalfis لمَّاwhen
لقد لبَّى ابنُ كَتْسَلفِيسَ لمَّا
دعاهُcalled him إليهِto Himself خالِقهُhis Creator العظيمُthe mighty
دعاهُ إليهِ خالِقهُ العظيمُ
Indeed, the son of Katsalfis answered when
When the son of Catslefis obeyed
His mighty Creator called him to Himself.
His mighty Creator's call
بعيدِon the feast day of سَمِيِّهِhis namesake كانoccurred انِتقالٌa passing
بعيدِ سَمِيِّهِ كان انِتقالٌ
لهُfor him وكذاكَand likewise مَولدُهُhis birth القديمُlong ago
لهُ وكذاكَ مَولدُهُ القديمُ
His passing fell on his namesake’s feast day,
After living far from home
As had his birth long ago.
His move here and birth of old
عزيزٌdear عِندناto us ماnot زالَceased (ما زال: remains) مَعْهُwith him
عزيزٌ عِندنا ما زالَ مَعْهُ
عزيزاًdear حيثُwhere ضمَّهُماembraced them both النَّعيمُbliss
عزيزاً حيثُ ضمَّهُما النَّعيمُ
Dear to us, he remains with him,
Remain dear wherever he dwelled
Still dear, where bliss embraced them both.
In bliss together their souls are enthroned
قدindeed افتَخرتْtook pride بهِin him بيروتُBeirut لمَّاwhen
قد افتَخرتْ بهِ بيروتُ لمَّا
ثوَىcame to rest فيهاwithin her لهُbelonging to him جسدٌa body كريمُnoble
ثوَى فيها لهُ جسدٌ كريمُ
Indeed, Beirut took pride in him when
Beirut took pride when in her
His noble body came to rest within her.
His noble body was entombed
وقالتand she said إذas لناto us التأريخَthe chronogram أهدَتshe offered
وقالت إذ لنا التأريخَ أهدَت
لجُرجُسَfor Jurjus عندناamong us ذِكرٌa remembrance يدومُendures
لجُرجُسَ عندنا ذِكرٌ يدومُ
And she said, as she offered us the chronogram:
And said, as she gave him history
Jurjus’s memory endures among us.
"For George, our memory of you endures"
Sol 6.1