هَذا اِبنُ يوسُفَ مِن بَني الدَبّاسِ قَد

هَذا اِبنُ يوسُفَ مِن بَني الدَبّاسِ قَد

سَقَتِ الدُموعُ ثَراهُ بَردَ مَعينِ

سَقَتِ الدُموعُ ثَراهُ بَردَ مَعينِ

This is the son of Yusuf, of the house of al-Dabbas; indeed,

This is the son of Yusuf from the family of Dabbas

tears have watered his grave's earth with cool spring water.

Tears have watered his tomb with cool spring water

شَهمٌ قَضى فَثَوى بِأَكرَمِ تُربةٍ

شَهمٌ قَضى فَثَوى بِأَكرَمِ تُربةٍ

ضَمَّت جَوانِبُها أَجلَّ دَفينِ

ضَمَّت جَوانِبُها أَجلَّ دَفينِ

A noble-hearted man who died and rested in the noblest earth,

A brave man who passed away and was laid to rest

whose bounds embraced the most revered of those buried.

In the most honorable soil which embraced this noble buried one

قَد كانَ في دُنياهُ أَفضَلَ عصمةٍ

قَد كانَ في دُنياهُ أَفضَلَ عصمةٍ

تُرجَى وَأَحسَنَ قُدوةٍ في الدّينِ

تُرجَى وَأَحسَنَ قُدوةٍ في الدّينِ

He had been, in his earthly life, the finest safeguard

In his worldly life he was of utmost chastity

one could hope for, and the finest example in faith,

Hoped for and the best example in religion

حَتّى مَضى نَحو الإِلهِ فَنالَ مِن

حَتّى مَضى نَحو الإِلهِ فَنالَ مِن

أَعمالِهِ لِلفَوزِ خَير ضَمينِ

أَعمالِهِ لِلفَوزِ خَير ضَمينِ

until he departed toward God and gained from

Until he passed away towards God and attained

his deeds the best guarantor of salvation.

From his deeds the best gains for salvation

ومسطِّرِ التّاريخِ حرَّرَ قائِلاً

ومسطِّرِ التّاريخِ حرَّرَ قائِلاً

سِرُّ الخَلاصِ بَدا لِقَسطَنطينِ

سِرُّ الخَلاصِ بَدا لِقَسطَنطينِ

And the recorder of the date wrote, saying:

And the recorder of history wrote saying

“The mystery of salvation became manifest to Constantine.”

The secret of salvation appeared to Constantine