رَمسٌa grave بِهِin it مِنfrom آلِthe family of نَصرٍNasr مُودَّعٌlaid to rest
رَمسٌ بِهِ مِن آلِ نَصرٍ مُودَّعٌ
مزجواthey mingled لفُرقتِهِbecause of parting from him المَدامِعَthe tears بِالدَمِwith blood
مزجوا لفُرقتِهِ المَدامِعَ بِالدَمِ
A grave where one of the Nasr family is laid to rest;
At parting from him, they mingled tears with blood.
فَقَدواthey lost بِهِin him رُكناًa pillar عَزيزاًcherished طالَماfor so long
فَقَدوا بِهِ رُكناً عَزيزاً طالَما
أَنشَاestablished لَهُمfor them حَسَباًfamily honor عَزيزَprecious المَغنَمِthe gain
أَنشَا لَهُم حَسَباً عَزيزَ المَغنَمِ
They lost in him a cherished pillar who had long
established for them family honor, a precious gain.
شَهمٌnoble-hearted قَضىspent بِالخَيرِin goodness مُدَّتهُhis lifetime وَقَدand indeed
شَهمٌ قَضى بِالخَيرِ مُدَّتهُ وَقَد
نالَattained الرِضىfavor بِجوارِbeside رَبٍّa Lord مُنعِمِbeneficent
نالَ الرِضى بِجوارِ رَبٍّ مُنعِمِ
A noble-hearted man who spent his lifetime doing good, and indeed
attained favor beside a beneficent Lord.
فَأَتىthen came مُؤرِّخُهُhis chronogram writer يُسطِّرُinscribing قائِلاًsaying
فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُهُ يُسطِّرُ قائِلاً
إِلياسُElias حيٌّalive فيin النَعيمِthe bliss الأَعظَمِthe greatest
إِلياسُ حيٌّ في النَعيمِ الأَعظَمِ
Then his chronogram writer came to inscribe, saying:
“Elias lives in the greatest bliss.”