هذاthis one الذيwho أعطىgave ملائِكةَthe angels of السَّماheaven
هذا الذي أعطى ملائِكةَ السَّما
نفساًa soul مكرَّمةًhonored وفاتَand was lost لَناto us الجَسَدْthe body
نفساً مكرَّمةً وفاتَ لَنا الجَسَدْ
This is he who gave the angels of heaven
He who gave heaven's angels a noble soul
an honored soul, and his body was lost to us.
And left us the mortal body
ناحتْlamented عليهِover him بنوthe sons of طِرادٍTirad حَسرَةًin grief
ناحتْ عليهِ بنو طِرادٍ حَسرَةً
وتأسَّفتْand grieved لفِراقِهِover his departure كلُّall of البَلَدْthe town
وتأسَّفتْ لفِراقِهِ كلُّ البَلَدْ
The sons of Tirad lamented him in grief,
The people of Tyre lamented him
and the whole town mourned his departure.
And the whole country grieved his loss
قدindeed حلَّsettled فيin هذاthis الضَّريحِtomb مُجاوِراًdwelling beside
قد حلَّ في هذا الضَّريحِ مُجاوِراً
رَحَماتِthe mercies of رَبٍّa Lord ليسَdoes not يُحصيهاcount them عَدَدْany number
رَحَماتِ رَبٍّ ليسَ يُحصيها عَدَدْ
He has settled in this tomb, dwelling beside
He now rests in this tomb, a neighbor
a Lord’s mercies, which no number can count.
To the mercies of a Lord beyond count
وعليهِand upon it تأريخٌa chronogram يدومُendures مُسَطَّراًinscribed
وعليهِ تأريخٌ يدومُ مُسَطَّراً
بيروتُBeirut تلهَجُkeeps uttering باسمِwith the name of جرجسَJirjis للأبدْfor eternity
بيروتُ تلهَجُ باسمِ جرجسَ للأبدْ
And upon it a chronogram remains inscribed:
And upon it an enduring inscription
Beirut forever repeats the name of Jirjis.
"Beirut forever echoes the name George"