لقدindeed شادَهاbuilt it الحبرُthe prelate الجليلُthe venerable أغابِيُسْAgapius
لقد شادَها الحبرُ الجليلُ أغابِيُسْ
يرومُhe seeks بهاthrough it مِنfrom ربِّهِhis Lord الفَوزَattainment بالأجرِof the reward
يرومُ بها مِن ربِّهِ الفَوزَ بالأجرِ
The venerable cleric Agapius has indeed raised it,
Indeed, the venerable prelate Agapius built it.
hoping thereby to win his Lord’s reward.
Through it he seeks to win reward from his Lord.
فبادِرْso hasten إليهاto it فيin الصَّباحِthe morning مؤرِّخاًrecording the date
فبادِرْ إليها في الصَّباحِ مؤرِّخاً
وأهدِand offer بهاthere أزكىthe purest سلامٍgreeting إلىto الخِضْرِal-Khidr
وأهدِ بها أزكى سلامٍ إلى الخِضْرِ
So hasten to it in the morning, dating it thus:
So hasten to it in the morning, recording the date,
“And through it send the purest greeting to al-Khidr.”
And there offer the purest greeting to al-Khidr.