رَمسٌa grave بِهِin it مِنfrom آلِthe family of نَصرٍNasr مُودَّعٌlaid to rest
رَمسٌ بِهِ مِن آلِ نَصرٍ مُودَّعٌ
مزجواthey mingled لفُرقتِهِat his departure المَدامِعَtears بِالدَمِwith blood
مزجوا لفُرقتِهِ المَدامِعَ بِالدَمِ
A grave wherein one of the house of Nasr is laid to rest;
At his departure, they mingled tears with blood.
فَقَدواthey lost بِهِin him رُكناًa pillar عَزيزاًcherished طالَماfor so long
فَقَدوا بِهِ رُكناً عَزيزاً طالَما
أَنشَاhe established لَهُمfor them حَسَباًnoble standing عَزيزَdifficult المَغنَمِattainment
أَنشَا لَهُم حَسَباً عَزيزَ المَغنَمِ
In him they lost a cherished pillar, who had long
Built for them a noble standing hard to attain.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man قَضىhe spent بِالخَيرِin goodness مُدَّتهُhis lifetime وَقَدand indeed
شَهمٌ قَضى بِالخَيرِ مُدَّتهُ وَقَد
نالَhe attained الرِضىfavor بِجوارِbeside رَبٍّa Lord مُنعِمِbeneficent
نالَ الرِضى بِجوارِ رَبٍّ مُنعِمِ
A noble-hearted man, he spent his life doing good, and indeed
Won favor beside a beneficent Lord.
فَأَتىthen came مُؤرِّخُهُhis chronicler يُسطِّرُwriting قائِلاًsaying
فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُهُ يُسطِّرُ قائِلاً
إِلياسُElias حيٌّalive فيin النَعيمِbliss الأَعظَمِsupreme
إِلياسُ حيٌّ في النَعيمِ الأَعظَمِ
Then his chronicler came to write, declaring:
Elias is alive in supreme bliss.