هذاthis فَرَنْسيسُFrancis ابنُson of جَسْطَرَJastar قدhas مَضَىpassed away
هذا فَرَنْسيسُ ابنُ جَسْطَرَ قد مَضَى
فيin التِسعِnine والعشرينَand twenty مِنof عُمْرٍa lifetime سَلَفْthat has passed
في التِسعِ والعشرينَ مِن عُمْرٍ سَلَفْ
This Francis, son of Jastar, has passed away,
This was Francis, son of Gester, now passed away
After twenty-nine years of life had gone by.
At the age of twenty nine, his life now in the past
قدindeed كانَwas بينَamong بَنِيthe sons of الكرامِnoble men كَدُرَّةٍlike a pearl
قد كانَ بينَ بَنِي الكرامِ كَدُرَّةٍ
واليومَand today صارَbecame لهُfor him ضريحٌa tomb كالصدَفْlike a shell
واليومَ صارَ لهُ ضريحٌ كالصدَفْ
He was like a pearl among the sons of noble men,
He was the pearl amongst the noble men
And today he has a tomb like a shell.
And today he lies in a shell-like tomb
زُرْvisit قبرَهُhis grave ياO أيُّهاyou الباكيweeping one ونُحْand lament
زُرْ قبرَهُ يا أيُّها الباكي ونُحْ
أسفاًin sorrow علىfor ثاوٍone laid to rest يَحِقُّis due لهُto him الأسَفْsorrow
أسفاً على ثاوٍ يَحِقُّ لهُ الأسَفْ
Visit his grave, O you who weep, and lament,
Visit his grave, o you who weep
In sorrow for one laid to rest, for whom sorrow is due.
Grieving for one whose loss deserves such grief
وإذاand if أردتَyou wish كِتابةَwriting التأريخِthe chronogram قُلْsay
وإذا أردتَ كِتابةَ التأريخِ قُلْ
غُصنٌa branch لَواهُbent it البينُparting يوماًone day فانقصَفْand so it snapped
غُصنٌ لَواهُ البينُ يوماً فانقصَفْ
And if you wish to write the chronogram, say:
And if you wish to date this tragedy, just say
A branch that parting bent one day, and so it snapped.
A branch was bent by separation one day and snapped
Sol 6.1