عينيmy eye تلَتrecited ماwhat سطَّرَتهinscribed it يمينيmy right hand
عيني تلَت ما سطَّرَته يميني
مترنّماًchanting بالجوهرof the jewel المكنونِhidden
مترنّماً بالجوهر المكنونِ
My eye recited what my right hand had inscribed,
as I chanted of the hidden jewel:
أيnamely ماريMar (Saint) جرجسَGeorge والشهيدand the martyr بمشهدin the gathering of الthe
أي ماري جرجسَ والشهيد بمشهد ال
شهداءِmartyrs أضحىbecame شاهداًa witness للدينto the faith
شهداءِ أضحى شاهداً للدين
namely, Mar George, the martyr, who in the gathering of the
martyrs became a witness to the faith.
لوif أبصرتhad seen عيناكyour two eyes يومَthe day of طعانِهhis lance-thrusting
لو أبصرت عيناك يومَ طعانِه
بصدورinto the breasts of أهلthe people of الكفرunbelief والتنّينand the dragon
بصدور أهل الكفر والتنّين
Had your eyes seen the day of his lance-thrusting
into the breasts of the unbelievers and the dragon,
لعلمتَyou would have known أنْthat ملكوتُthe kingdom of ربِّكyour Lord قدalready غداhad become
لعلمتَ أنْ ملكوتُ ربِّك قد غدا
غَصباًforcible seizure ومغتصبوهand its seizers بالتمكينwith empowerment
غَصباً ومغتصبوه بالتمكين
you would have known that your Lord's kingdom had become
subject to forcible seizure, and its seizers empowered.
فالكفرfor unbelief والتنِّينُand the dragon والخَودُand the maiden اقتضتimplied
فالكفر والتنِّينُ والخَودُ اقتضت
إثماًsin وشيطاناًand a devil ونفسَand the soul of أمينa faithful person
إثماً وشيطاناً ونفسَ أمين
For unbelief, the dragon, and the maiden implied
sin, a devil, and a faithful person's soul.
أضحىbecame وليُّthe saint of اللَهGod فيهاwithin it برزخاًa barrier
أضحى وليُّ اللَه فيها برزخاً
متوسطاًstanding between كالنورlike light فيin التكوينcreation
متوسطاً كالنور في التكوين
God's saint became a barrier therein,
standing between, like light in creation.
ياO خِلُّfriend خَلِّleave عنكَaway from you نظمَthe composing of مدائحٍpraises
يا خِلُّ خَلِّ عنكَ نظمَ مدائحٍ
بِشُلُوحfor the hides of ثيرانٍbulls بغيرِwithout قرونhorns
بِشُلُوح ثيرانٍ بغيرِ قرون
O friend, put aside the composing of praises
for the hides of bulls without horns.
قومٌa people غليظcoarse العيشin living عيشتُهمtheir life وإنand even if
قومٌ غليظ العيش عيشتُهم وإن
برقيقِهupon its refinement عثرواthey stumbled رَوَوهُthey recounted it كَدينas a creed
برقيقِه عثروا رَوَوهُ كَدين
A people whose life is coarse, and even if
they stumble upon its refinement, they recount it as a creed.
مُلِئتwere filled جسومُهمُtheir bodies كلوماًwith wounds مثلماjust as
مُلِئت جسومُهمُ كلوماً مثلما
ملئتwere filled نفوسُهمُtheir souls منwith الملعونthe accursed one
ملئت نفوسُهمُ من الملعون
Their bodies were filled with wounds, just as
their souls were filled with the accursed one.
إنif كانhad إسرائيلُIsrael قدalready ذاقtasted العمىblindness
إن كان إسرائيلُ قد ذاق العمى
منfrom بعدafter يوسفَJoseph والفتىand the youth الميمونblessed
من بعد يوسفَ والفتى الميمون
If Israel had tasted blindness
after Joseph and the blessed youth,
فكذاكso likewise ضلّواthey strayed عنfrom يسوعJesus بمكرهمthrough their guile
فكذاك ضلّوا عن يسوع بمكرهم
وغدَواand they became جُثِيّاًkneeling بَعدَهafter him بدُجُونin gloom
وغدَوا جُثِيّاً بَعدَه بدُجُون
so too they strayed from Jesus through their guile,
and after him came to kneel in gloom.
واستقبلواand they welcomed ذئباًa wolf لئيماًvile فاتكاًmurderous
واستقبلوا ذئباً لئيماً فاتكاً
واستدبَرواand they turned their backs on حَمَلاًa lamb وديعَgentle اللينtenderness
واستدبَروا حَمَلاً وديعَ اللين
They welcomed a vile, murderous wolf
and turned their backs on a gentle, tender lamb.
عَمِيَتbecame blind بصائرُهمtheir inner sight وذلَّتand were humbled روسُهمtheir heads
عَمِيَت بصائرُهم وذلَّت روسُهم
وانحطَّand declined شانهمُtheir standing انحطاطَa descent of جُنونmadness
وانحطَّ شانهمُ انحطاطَ جُنون
Their inner sight grew blind, and their heads were humbled,
and their standing fell in a maddened descent.
إنif قلتَyou say قدindeed طاعواthey obeyed فتَصدِقُthen you speak truly إنهمindeed they
إن قلتَ قد طاعوا فتَصدِقُ إنهم
طاعواthey obeyed ولكنand yet كفرَهمtheir unbelief بالدينin the faith
طاعوا ولكن كفرَهم بالدين
If you say they obeyed, you speak truly: they
obeyed—but their unbelief in the faith.
أوor قلتyou say قدindeed خضعواthey submitted فتَصدِقُthen you speak truly إنهمindeed they
أو قلت قد خضعوا فتَصدِقُ إنهم
خضعواthey submitted ولكنand yet للشقِيْto the wretched one المسكينpitiable
خضعوا ولكن للشقِيْ المسكين
Or if you say they submitted, you speak truly: they
submitted—but to the wretched, pitiable one.
فانكرهُمُso reject them تركَنْyou will find repose وحِدْand turn aside عنهمfrom them تُعَنْyou will be helped
فانكرهُمُ تركَنْ وحِدْ عنهم تُعَنْ
وارميand cast بهمthem away تُعلِنyou will proclaim بخيرِwith the best certainty يقينcertainty
وارمي بهم تُعلِن بخيرِ يقين
So reject them and find repose; turn from them and be helped.
Cast them away; you will proclaim with the best certainty.
وانشدand sing بِرَصدِwith the watchfulness of العقلreason فيin أَوجِthe height of الصَّباyouthful ardor
وانشد بِرَصدِ العقل في أَوجِ الصَّبا
كنbe ياO يسوعُJesus ابنَSon of الإلهGod مُعينيmy helper
كن يا يسوعُ ابنَ الإله مُعيني
And sing, with reason keeping watch, at the height of youthful ardor:
Be my helper, O Jesus, Son of God.
أنيfor I أتيتhave come مصدِّقاًbelieving بكin you مؤمناًfull of faith
أني أتيت مصدِّقاً بك مؤمناً
فاغفرso forgive وفِرand give abundantly إذsince كنتَyou are غيرَnot ضنينmiserly
فاغفر وفِر إذ كنتَ غيرَ ضنين
For I have come believing in you, full of faith.
So forgive and give abundantly, since you are not miserly,
مستشفعاًseeking intercession مستمسكاًholding fast مستلئماًdonning armor
مستشفعاً مستمسكاً مستلئماً
بملاذin the refuge of ماريMar (Saint) جُرجُسَGeorge المَحصونfortified
بملاذ ماري جُرجُسَ المَحصون
seeking intercession, holding fast, and donning armor
in the fortified refuge of Mar George.
بُرجٌa tower وجِسرٌand a bridge قلبُهhis heart وجنانُهand his soul
بُرجٌ وجِسرٌ قلبُه وجنانُه
فاطرحso cast بقلبِinto the heart of العاجزthe helpless one التمكينstrength
فاطرح بقلبِ العاجز التمكين
A tower and a bridge are his heart and soul;
so cast strength into the helpless one's heart.
والجأand seek refuge إليهwith him قاصداًseeking him مترجِّياًhoping
والجأ إليه قاصداً مترجِّياً
تجدِyou will find المنىthe wishes بدعائهthrough his prayer المضمونassured
تجدِ المنى بدعائه المضمون
And seek refuge with him, intent and hopeful;
you will attain your wishes through his assured prayer.
فعلاؤُهfor his eminence وولاؤُهand his devotion وهداؤُهand his guidance الthe
فعلاؤُه وولاؤُه وهداؤُه ال
مأمونُassured فيin المأمونِthe assured فيin المأمونthe assured
مأمونُ في المأمونِ في المأمون
For his eminence, his devotion, and his guidance,
assured, are within the assured, within the assured.
ياO أيهاyou المولىlord الغيورُzealous ببأسهin his might
يا أيها المولى الغيورُ ببأسه
إنيindeed I اتخذتُكhave taken you فيamong الورىhumankind كقرينيas my companion
إني اتخذتُك في الورى كقريني
O lord, zealous in your might,
I have taken you as my companion among humankind.
فاسلمso remain safe وسُدand reign واعتزَّand be mighty وارحمand have mercy ثمthen صُنْprotect
فاسلم وسُد واعتزَّ وارحم ثم صُنْ
عبداًa servant أتاكwho came to you وأنتand you are خيرُthe best ضمينguarantor
عبداً أتاك وأنت خيرُ ضمين
So remain safe, reign, be mighty, have mercy, then protect
a servant who has come to you—and you are the best guarantor.
Sol 6.1