ثوَىrested فيin اللحدِthe grave أسقُفُناour bishop المُفدَّىthe beloved
ثوَى في اللحدِ أسقُفُنا المُفدَّى
بَنيَّامينُBenjamin ذوpossessing الشَّرَفِhonor الرَفيعِlofty
بَنيَّامينُ ذو الشَّرَفِ الرَفيعِ
Our beloved bishop rests in the grave,
Our redeemed bishop has been laid to rest
Benjamin, endowed with lofty honor.
Benjamin of noble and lofty honor
بَكَتwept عينُeye الجميعِeveryone عليهِfor him حزناًin sorrow
بَكَت عينُ الجميعِ عليهِ حزناً
وكانَand he was اباًa father مُحِبّاًloving للجميعِto everyone
وكانَ اباً مُحِبّاً للجميعِ
Every eye wept for him in sorrow,
The eyes of all wept for him in sorrow
And he was a loving father to all.
And he was a loving father to all
أشارَتْpointed نحوَtoward مِنبرِهِhis pulpit عصاهُhis staff
أشارَتْ نحوَ مِنبرِهِ عصاهُ
تُناديcalling out بالبُكاwith weeping راعيshepherd القطيعِthe flock
تُنادي بالبُكا راعي القطيعِ
His staff pointed toward his pulpit,
His staff pointed to his pulpit
Calling in tears to the shepherd of the flock.
Calling the flock to weep for their shepherd
فقالَthen he said مؤرِّخاًmarking the date أبكيI weep فِراقاًparting
فقالَ مؤرِّخاً أبكي فِراقاً
مَضَىwent الرَّاعيthe shepherd إلىto الحَمَلِthe Lamb الوَديعِgentle
مَضَى الرَّاعي إلى الحَمَلِ الوَديعِ
Then he said, marking the date: “I weep at parting—
The chronicler said in grief, I cry in parting
The shepherd has gone to the gentle Lamb.”
The shepherd has gone to the meek Lamb
Sol 6.1