هذا الضَّريحُ لبُطرسَ الشَّهم الذي

هذا الضَّريحُ لبُطرسَ الشَّهم الذي

أبكى بني الجاويشَ دمعاً قد صَفا

أبكى بني الجاويشَ دمعاً قد صَفا

This tomb is for the noble-hearted Butrus, who

This is the tomb of Peter the valiant, who

made the sons of al-Jawish weep pure tears.

Made the children of Java weep pure tears.

نَطَقَتْ لدَى تأريخهِ أرقامُهُ

نَطَقَتْ لدَى تأريخهِ أرقامُهُ

بُشراك يا مَن قد بُنيتَ على الصَّفا

بُشراك يا مَن قد بُنيتَ على الصَّفا

Its numerals spoke when its date was recorded:

His dates have spoken at his chronology -

“Glad tidings to you, O you who were built upon the rock!”

Good tidings to you, you who were built on the rock.