عفاmay pardon اللَهGod عنconcerning هذاthis الطبيبthe physician فإنهfor he
عفا اللَه عن هذا الطبيب فإنه
أراقshed هوىdesire الدنياthe world بصمصامةwith the keen-edged sword of الدينreligion
أراق هوى الدنيا بصمصامة الدين
May God pardon this physician, for he
May Allah forgive this doctor, for he
Shed worldly desire with religion’s keen-edged sword,
Poured out the love of this world with the scales of faith
وداوىand treated عبادthe servants of اللَهGod منfrom كلevery أمةٍnation
وداوى عباد اللَه من كل أمةٍ
وساوىand treated equally بعدلٍwith justice بنbetween (apparently intended) مثرٍa wealthy person ومسكينand a poor person
وساوى بعدلٍ بن مثرٍ ومسكين
And treated God’s servants from every nation,
And healed the servants of Allah of every nation
And justly treated rich and poor alike.
And dealt justly with the son of wealth and the poor
لذاfor this reason فارقdeparted الدنياthe world وفازand triumphed فأرخواso record the date
لذا فارق الدنيا وفاز فأرخوا
ودامand may abide برضوانٍin divine favor تيوفيلThéophile قوسينيQusini
ودام برضوانٍ تيوفيل قوسيني
For this he left the world and triumphed; so record the date:
Therefore he left this world and succeeded, so let down
And may Théophile Qusini abide in divine favor.
And may he last, content with the pleasure of God, Theophilus Quosini