مِنfrom آلِthe family of بِستِرسَBustros الكِرامَthe noble مُوَسّدٌlaid to rest
مِن آلِ بِستِرسَ الكِرامَ مُوَسّدٌ
تَسقيwater المَراحمُmercies كُلَّevery يَومٍday لَحدَهُhis grave
تَسقي المَراحمُ كُلَّ يَومٍ لَحدَهُ
One of the noble Bustros family lies buried;
From the generous family of Besteres
Mercies water his grave each day.
The compassion waters his grave every day
رُكنٌa pillar هوىfell فَبَكَتand so wept لِمَصرَعِهِfor his death العُلىthe heights
رُكنٌ هوى فَبَكَت لِمَصرَعِهِ العُلى
أَسَفاًin grief وَباتَand spent the night الفَضلُvirtue يَندُبُlamenting فَقدَهُhis loss
أَسَفاً وَباتَ الفَضلُ يَندُبُ فَقدَهُ
A pillar fell, and the heights wept for his death,
A pillar of love, the heights cried for his death
In grief, and virtue spent the night lamenting his loss.
In sorrow, and virtue lamented his loss
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَمسىcame to be يُجاوِرُdwelling beside رَبَّهُhis Lord
حَتّى إِذا أَمسى يُجاوِرُ رَبَّهُ
فَأَنالَهُand so granted him طِيبَthe sweetness of النَعيمِbliss وَمَجدِهِand His glory
فَأَنالَهُ طِيبَ النَعيمِ وَمَجدِهِ
Until, when he came to dwell beside his Lord,
Until when evening came, next to his Lord
And He granted him the sweetness of bliss and of His glory,
He attained good fortune and his glory
وافىarrived مُؤَرِّخُهُhis chronicler فَانشدَthen recited باكِراًearly
وافى مُؤَرِّخُهُ فَانشدَ باكِراً
هَذاthis حَبيبُthe beloved of الرَبِّthe Lord يَسكُنُdwells عِندَهُwith Him
هَذا حَبيبُ الرَبِّ يَسكُنُ عِندَهُ
His chronicler arrived and recited early:
His historian fulfilled it, and recited early:
This is the Lord's beloved; he dwells with Him.
This is the beloved of the Lord, dwelling near Him
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.