مِنfrom الأُمراthe princes الشهابيينthe Shihabis غُصنٌa branch
مِن الأُمرا الشهابيين غُصنٌ
ثَوىlay at rest فيin اللَحدِthe grave مِعطَفُهُhis form النَضيرُfresh and flourishing
ثَوى في اللَحدِ مِعطَفُهُ النَضيرُ
A branch from among the Shihabi princes—
his blooming form rests in the grave.
لَقَدindeed تَرَكَhe left السَليمَSalim أَباهُhis father يَبكيweeping
لَقَد تَرَكَ السَليمَ أَباهُ يَبكي
بِجفنٍwith an eyelid شَقَّrent عَبرَتهُits tear الزَفيرُthe sigh
بِجفنٍ شَقَّ عَبرَتهُ الزَفيرُ
He has indeed left Salim, his father, weeping,
with an eyelid whose tears were rent by sighs.
فَتىًa youth طالَlasted long النُّواحُthe lamentation عَلَيهِover him حُزناًin sorrow
فَتىً طالَ النُّواحُ عَلَيهِ حُزناً
وَعِندَand with اللَهِGod طابَbecame sweet لَهُfor him السُرورُjoy
وَعِندَ اللَهِ طابَ لَهُ السُرورُ
A youth long lamented in sorrow,
and with God, joy has grown sweet for him.
فَقالَso he said مُؤرِّخاًgiving a chronogram ياO قَومpeople إِنيindeed I
فَقالَ مُؤرِّخاً يا قَوم إِني
نَزَلتُI lodged بعرشهِat His throne وَأَناand I البَشيرُBashir; the bearer of glad tidings
نَزَلتُ بعرشهِ وَأَنا البَشيرُ
So he said in a chronogram: “O people, indeed I
have lodged at His throne, and I am Bashir, the bearer of glad tidings.”