صبراًpatience! بنيsons of أدةٍEddé ماwhat بالُcondition of حزنكمُyour sorrow
صبراً بني أدةٍ ما بالُ حزنكمُ
يضمهُenfolds it قليكمunclear; probably 'your heart' (قلبكم) والدمعand the tears منثورُscattered
يضمهُ قليكم والدمع منثورُ
Patience, sons of Eddé! Why is your sorrow
Patience, my sons, why this sadness
Held within your heart [uncertain reading], while tears are scattered?
That fills your hearts as tears pour forth
لقدindeed فقدتمyou have lost هماماًa valiant man سيداًa leader علماًa luminary
لقد فقدتم هماماً سيداً علماً
لكنماyet جهدهhis striving بالخيرfor good مشهورُrenowned
لكنما جهده بالخير مشهورُ
You have indeed lost a valiant man, a leader, a luminary,
You have lost a great and noble leader
Yet his striving for good is renowned.
Yet his efforts for good are well known
كذاكlikewise بيروتBeirut ناحتmourned مذsince توطنهاhe made it his home
كذاك بيروت ناحت مذ توطنها
سبعاًseven وستينand sixty عاماًyears وهوand he مشكورُheld in gratitude
سبعاً وستين عاماً وهو مشكورُ
Beirut likewise mourned, since he had made it his home
Thus has Beirut mourned since its founding
For sixty-seven years, held in grateful esteem.
Sixty seven years, for which it is thanked
لذاtherefore الإلهGod بتاريخthrough a chronogram يبشرهُgives him glad tidings
لذا الإله بتاريخ يبشرهُ
يهنيكmay it gladden you نصرٌa victory جميلٌsplendid أنتyou منصورُvictorious
يهنيك نصرٌ جميلٌ أنت منصورُ
Thus God gives him glad tidings through a chronogram:
Therefore God, on this date, gives glad tidings
“May a splendid victory gladden you; you are victorious.”
Congratulations, a beautiful victory, you are victorious