طوباكَblessed are you ياO جسدَbody العذراءthe Virgin إنindeed لهit has
طوباكَ يا جسدَ العذراء إن له
فيin اللَهGod فضلاًa grace سماsurpassed أرضاًearth لهfor it وسماand heaven
في اللَه فضلاً سما أرضاً له وسما
Blessed are you, O body of the Virgin, for yours is
A grace in God surpassing earth and heaven.
قدindeed صانهhe preserved it اللهGod منfrom ذاكthat الفسادdecay كماjust as
قد صانه الله من ذاك الفساد كما
قدindeed صانهhe preserved it وهوwhile it was حيٌّalive طاهرٌpure عَصَماhe protected
قد صانه وهو حيٌّ طاهرٌ عَصَما
God preserved it from that decay, just as
He guarded it while alive and pure, keeping it inviolate.
إذsince صانpreserved مولدُهhis birth منهfrom it بَكارتَهits virginity
إذ صان مولدُه منه بَكارتَه
فصانهso he preserved it منfrom فسادthe decay of الموتdeath إذwhen وُسِماit was marked
فصانه من فساد الموت إذ وُسِما
Since his birth from it preserved its virginity,
So he preserved it from death’s decay when death marked it.
جثمانthe body of مريمMary جثمانُthe body of ابنهاher Son شَرَعٌalike
جثمان مريم جثمانُ ابنها شَرَعٌ
كلاهماboth of them عَظُماwere exalted كلاهماboth of them عُصِماwere protected
كلاهما عَظُما كلاهما عُصِما
Mary’s body and the body of her Son are alike:
Both were exalted; both were preserved.
إنif شَرَّفَhonored الإبنُthe Son جسمَthe body of الأمthe mother حينwhen أتىhe came
إن شَرَّفَ الإبنُ جسمَ الأم حين أتى
منهاfrom her فشرَّفَهso he honored it إذwhen ماتit died مُلتزماembracing
منها فشرَّفَه إذ مات مُلتزما
If the Son honored the mother’s body when he came
From her, he honored it when it died, embracing it.
فجسمهاfor her body كانwas خِدرَthe inner chamber of اللَهGod فهوso it إذاًtherefore
فجسمها كان خِدرَ اللَه فهو إذاً
يكونُwill be معwith جسمِthe body of مَنthe one who منهاfrom her أتىcame ونماand grew
يكونُ مع جسمِ مَن منها أتى ونما
For her body was God’s inner chamber; therefore it
Will be with the body of him who came from her and grew.
فليسso it does not يقوىhave power فسادthe decay of الموتdeath يُعدِمُهُannihilate it
فليس يقوى فساد الموت يُعدِمُهُ
إذsince كانit was منof حقهits right أنto يُعدِمَannihilate العدماannihilation
إذ كان من حقه أن يُعدِمَ العدما
So death’s decay has no power to annihilate it,
For it was its right to annihilate annihilation.
Sol 6.1