لجُرجُسِbelonging to Jurjus العيدِal-ʿId دارٌa house طابَwas pleasant مَنزِلهاits dwelling place
لجُرجُسِ العيدِ دارٌ طابَ مَنزِلها
لهاfor it علىupon بَرَكاتِthe blessings of اللهِGod تَوطيدُfirm establishment
لها على بَرَكاتِ اللهِ تَوطيدُ
Jurjus al-ʿId has a house whose setting is delightful.
A house for St. George, its dwelling is good
It is firmly founded upon God's blessings.
It is founded on God's blessings
فيat بابِهاits door أحرُفُthe letters of التأريخِthe chronogram قدindeed هَتَفَتْcried out
في بابِها أحرُفُ التأريخِ قد هَتَفَتْ
بُشرَىglad tidings لهاto it كلَّevery يومٍday عندَهاthere at it عيدُa feast
بُشرَى لها كلَّ يومٍ عندَها عيدُ
At its door, the chronogram's letters have cried out:
At its door, the letters of history have proclaimed
Glad tidings to it: every day there is a feast!
Good tidings for it, every day for it is a feast