هاكَtake him سِمعانُSimeon وارمِand cast away بالإنقباضdejection
هاكَ سِمعانُ وارمِ بالإنقباض
واقبَلِand receive الطفلthe child إنَّهindeed he بكwith you راضِpleased
واقبَلِ الطفل إنَّه بك راضِ
Take him, Simeon, and cast off dejection.
You have come Simon in contracted retreat
And receive the child; he is pleased with you.
And embraced the child for he is pleased with your weeping
هذاthis يومٌa day خُصِصتَyou were singled out فيهin it مُعَدّاًmade ready
هذا يومٌ خُصِصتَ فيه مُعَدّاً
منذُsince عصرٍan age زمانُهits time بكwith you ماضpassing
منذُ عصرٍ زمانُه بك ماض
This is a day for which you were chosen and prepared,
This is a day you were specially prepared for
Since an age whose time has passed with you.
Since an era whose time is to you past
نعمhow excellent ماwhat اعتضتَyou received in exchange منfor زمانكyour lifetime فيهin it
نعم ما اعتضتَ من زمانك فيه
ليسthere is not شخصٌa person سواكother than you بالمعتاضa recipient of recompense
ليس شخصٌ سواك بالمعتاض
How fine a recompense you gained this day for your lifetime!
Yes, what you have recovered from your time in it
No one but you has received such recompense.
There is no person except you distressed with it
فرحrejoiced الهيكلُthe temple المنيفُthe lofty صباحاًin the morning
فرح الهيكلُ المنيفُ صباحاً
عندat إدخالكyour bringing in العزيزَthe precious one التقاضseeking what is due
عند إدخالك العزيزَ التقاض
The lofty temple rejoiced in the morning,
The splendid temple rejoiced in the morning
When you brought in the precious one, so dearly sought.
When they brought in the revered little child
ويزينand adorns السماعَthe hearing قولُكyour saying ربيmy Lord
ويزين السماعَ قولُك ربي
أطلقِrelease العبدَthe servant واقضِand decree ماwhatever أنتyou قاضare to decree
أطلقِ العبدَ واقضِ ما أنت قاض
And your words grace the ear: “My Lord,
And your saying to my Lord will adorn hearing
Release the servant, and decree whatever you will decree.”
Release your servant and fulfill what you are ordaining
Sol 6.1