للهGod be praised for ظبيa gazelle كنيسةٍof a church لاحظتهI gazed at him
لله ظبي كنيسةٍ لاحظته
فكأنماand as though لاحظتI gazed at ظبيa gazelle كناسيmy covert
فكأنما لاحظت ظبي كناسي
God be praised for the church gazelle I gazed upon!
As though I gazed upon a gazelle in my covert.
يجلوhe reveals محاسنهhis charms ويتلوand he recites صحفهhis scriptures
يجلو محاسنه ويتلو صحفه
ناهيكَenough to amaze you منas شمسٍa sun ومنand as شمَّاسa deacon
ناهيكَ من شمسٍ ومن شمَّاس
He reveals his charms and recites his scriptures—
What a sun, and what a deacon!
عجباًhow strange! لهof him فيin دينthe faith of عيسىJesus كيفَhow قدindeed
عجباً له في دين عيسى كيفَ قد
أضحىhe has come to يعارضoppose حكمهhis judgment بقياسby analogy
أضحى يعارض حكمه بقياس
How strange of him, in Jesus' faith, that he has
come to oppose his judgment by analogy!
هذاكthat one أحيىrevived الناسpeople منfrom موتٍdeath وذاand this one
هذاك أحيى الناس من موتٍ وذا
فيin الحبِّlove قدindeed وافىhas come بموتwith the death of الناسpeople
في الحبِّ قد وافى بموت الناس
That one raised people from death, while this one
in love has brought death to people.
منfor أجلthe sake of مبسمهhis smiling mouth الشهيّenticing تفتَّحتhave opened
من أجل مبسمه الشهيّ تفتَّحت
فيin كفهِhis palm أبداًforever شفاهthe lips of الكاسthe cup
في كفهِ أبداً شفاه الكاس
For the sake of his enticing mouth, there open
forever in his palm the lips of the cup.
وكأنماand as though مدُّthe outstretching of اليدينboth hands صليبهhis cross
وكأنما مدُّ اليدين صليبه
تبغيseeks عناقan embrace of قوامهhis figure الميَّاسgracefully swaying
تبغي عناق قوامه الميَّاس
And it is as though his cross, with both arms outstretched,
seeks to embrace his gracefully swaying figure.
Sol 6.1