مَضىhas gone الىto اللَهGod انطونAntoun الكَريمthe noble وَقَدand indeed
مَضى الى اللَه انطون الكَريم وَقَد
اذابmelted كلَّevery فؤادٍheart عندat مصرعهِhis death
اذاب كلَّ فؤادٍ عند مصرعهِ
Noble Antoun has gone to God, having
Anton the generous passed away to God when
Melted every heart at his death.
He melted every heart at his deathbed
ناحَتlamented بنوthe sons of فَرَجFaraj اللَهAllah الكِرامُthe noble ones لَهfor him
ناحَت بنو فَرَج اللَه الكِرامُ لَه
بكلwith every جفنٍeyelid سَقاهُwatered him صوبَa downpour مدمعهِits tear duct
بكل جفنٍ سَقاهُ صوبَ مدمعهِ
The noble sons of Faraj Allah lamented him,
The honorable children of Faraj wept for him
With every eyelid bathing him in its downpour of tears.
With every eyelid that poured tears towards it
وَمذand since ثوىrested تربةًa grave طابَتgrew fragrant جوانبهاits sides
وَمذ ثوى تربةً طابَت جوانبها
وَقَدand indeed غداbecame فيin الاعاليthe heights طيبpleasant مرتعهِhis pasture
وَقَد غدا في الاعالي طيب مرتعهِ
And when he rested in a grave whose sides grew fragrant,
And since he became dust in a ground whose sides are pleasant
While his pasture had grown pleasant in the heights,
And he has gone to the highest (heavens) where his resting place is good
اتيتُI came اكتبُto write تأريخاًa chronogram أُعِدَّwas prepared لَهاfor it
اتيتُ اكتبُ تأريخاً أُعِدَّ لَها
مراحمmercies اللَهGod حلَّتsettled حولaround مضجعهِhis resting place
مراحم اللَه حلَّت حول مضجعهِ
I came to write a chronogram prepared for it:
I came to write a date for it
God's mercies have settled around his resting place.
God's mercies descended around his deathbed