هذاthis الضَّريحُthe tomb لجُرجُسِbelonging to Jurjus الصَبَّاغِal-Sabbagh قدindeed
هذا الضَّريحُ لجُرجُسِ الصَبَّاغِ قد
أبقىkept رميمَdecayed remains الجسمِthe body فيهِwithin it قاطِناdwelling
أبقى رميمَ الجسمِ فيهِ قاطِنا
This tomb of Jurjus al-Sabbagh has
This tomb belongs to George the dyer, it has
kept the body's decayed remains dwelling within it.
Kept the remnants of his body residing in it
ذاكَthat man الكريمُthe generous الفاضلُthe virtuous الشَّهمُthe noble-hearted الذيwho
ذاكَ الكريمُ الفاضلُ الشَّهمُ الذي
قدindeed كانَwas فيin كلِّall الفضائلِthe virtues راهِناsteadfast
قد كانَ في كلِّ الفضائلِ راهِنا
That generous, virtuous, noble-hearted man, who
That generous, virtuous, valiant man
had been steadfast in every virtue,
Who was skilled in every virtue
فيon يومِthe day عيدthe feast الشَّيخِthe elder سِمعانَSimeon ارتَقىascended
في يومِ عيد الشَّيخِ سِمعانَ ارتَقى
شيخاًas an old man وكانand he was لهُto him هُناكَthere مُقارِناa companion
شيخاً وكان لهُ هُناكَ مُقارِنا
ascended on the feast day of the elder Simeon
On the feast day of Sheikh Simeon he passed away
as an old man, and was his companion there.
As an old man, and he had settled there
فأشارَso he signaled مَعْهُwith him لمنto whoever يؤرّخُrecords the date of عامَهُhis year
فأشارَ مَعْهُ لمن يؤرّخُ عامَهُ
قدindeed أبصَرَتْsaw عينيmy eye خلاصَthe salvation إِلاهِنَاour God
قد أبصَرَتْ عيني خلاصَ إِلاهِنَا
So, with him, he signaled to whoever would record his year:
So he indicated to whoever dates his year
“My eye has seen the salvation of our God.”
My eyes have seen the salvation of our God
Sol 6.1