هذا ابن ميخائيلَ أُدْرِج في الثرى

هذا ابن ميخائيلَ أُدْرِج في الثرى

مِن بعد ما سكن القصورَ وشيّدا

مِن بعد ما سكن القصورَ وشيّدا

This son of Mikhail was laid in the earth,

This is the son of Mikhail, laid to rest in the earth

After he had dwelt in palaces and built them.

After having lived in palaces that he built

قد عاش محمود الصفات مكرَّماً

قد عاش محمود الصفات مكرَّماً

ومضى بقوى ربّه متزوّدا

ومضى بقوى ربّه متزوّدا

He lived, praised for his qualities and held in honor,

He lived a life of honorable deeds and was honored

And departed, provisioned with his Lord's strength.

And departed, provisioned by the strength of his Lord

فلئن بكاه آل بستْرُسٍ فقد

فلئن بكاه آل بستْرُسٍ فقد

بكتِ المروءة منه سهماً مفرَدا

بكتِ المروءة منه سهماً مفرَدا

So if the Bustros family wept for him, then indeed

Though the Bustrus family may mourn him

Nobility mourned in him a peerless arrow.

Nobility itself mourns him with a lone arrow

حلّ الرضى فوق الضريح مؤرخاً

حلّ الرضى فوق الضريح مؤرخاً

أضحى نقولا في الجنان مُخَلَّدا

أضحى نقولا في الجنان مُخَلَّدا

Favor settled above the tomb, marking the date:

Contentment settles over his grave, recording

Nicola has become immortal in the gardens of Paradise.

That Nicolas is immortalized in Paradise