حياmay it bless الحياrain لحداًa grave ثواهhe rested in it جرجسٌJirjis
حيا الحيا لحداً ثواه جرجسٌ
وسقتهand watered it سحبانtwo rainclouds الرضىof favor عفواهماthe bounty of both
وسقته سحبان الرضى عفواهما
May rain bless the grave where Jirjis rests,
The liveliest lived until Death laid him low
And may the two clouds of favor water it with their bounty.
Watered by clouds of grace and pardon's flow
أعنيI mean ابنson of بولادBoulad الذيwho منfrom فقدهlosing him
أعني ابن بولاد الذي من فقده
قدindeed ذابmelted فولاذthe steel القلوبof hearts تضرماin burning grief
قد ذاب فولاذ القلوب تضرما
I mean the son of Boulad, at whose loss
I mean the son of Boullad, whose loss made melt
The steel of hearts has melted in burning grief.
The steel of hearts into hot tears that flow
لماwhen دعاهcalled him اللَهGod لبّىhe answered طائعاًobediently
لما دعاه اللَه لبّى طائعاً
ولقيand met المنيةdeath راضياًcontent مبتسماsmiling
ولقي المنية راضياً مبتسما
When God called him, he answered obediently,
When God called him, obedient he replied
And met death contentedly, smiling.
And met his death smiling, satisfied
ولقدand indeed غداhe became لماwhen قضىhe died إذas أرخواthey recorded the date
ولقد غدا لما قضى إذ أرخوا
ابدءاًforever بروضاتin the gardens النعيمof bliss منعماblessed
ابدءاً بروضات النعيم منعما
And indeed, when he died, he became—as they recorded in the chronogram—
And when his death was done, they bore him on
Forever blessed in the gardens of bliss.
To gardens of bliss, joyful, glorified