لَهفَgrief الرِياساتِhigh offices علىfor راحلٍone departed
لَهفَ الرِياساتِ على راحلٍ
قَدindeed كانَwas مِلءَthe fill of العَينِthe eye وَالمَسمَعِand the ear
قَد كانَ مِلءَ العَينِ وَالمَسمَعِ
Oh, the grief of high offices for one departed,
The zeal for leadership on a noble steed
who once filled the eye and ear.
Had filled his eyes and hearing
لَهفَgrief العُلاglory قَدindeed عُطِّلَتhas been stripped منof سَناradiance
لَهفَ العُلا قَد عُطِّلَت من سَنا
بَدرٍa full moon هوىfell منfrom أَوجِهاits summit الأَرفَعthe loftiest
بَدرٍ هوى من أَوجِها الأَرفَع
Oh, the grief of glory, now stripped of the radiance
The yearning for supremacy was restrained in him
of a full moon fallen from its loftiest summit.
The full moon set from its highest point
تَبكيweep المُروءاتُnoble virtues علىfor بُطرُسٍBoutros
تَبكي المُروءاتُ على بُطرُسٍ
ذاكَthat الهمامِvaliant الماجدِnoble الأَروَعِsplendid
ذاكَ الهمامِ الماجدِ الأَروَعِ
The noble virtues weep for Boutros,
Virtues weep for Peter
that valiant, noble, splendid man.
That magnanimous, glorious hero
فَتَّشتُI searched لمّاwhen لمdid not أَجِدI find مُقلَتيmy eye
فَتَّشتُ لمّا لم أَجِد مُقلَتي
كُفؤاًequal to the task عنِfor الفَضلVirtue ليبكيso he might weep معىwith me
كُفؤاً عنِ الفَضل ليبكي معى
I searched, when I did not find my eye
I searched when I could not find my match
equal to the task, for Virtue to weep with me.
Worthy to weep with me over excellence
فَقيلthen it was said ليto me قَدindeed سارَhe had gone فيin إِثرهِhis wake
فَقيل لي قَد سارَ في إِثرهِ
يومَthe day دفَنّاهُwe buried him ولمand did not يَرجِعِreturn
يومَ دفَنّاهُ ولم يَرجِعِ
Then I was told: he had gone in his wake
It was said to me he had followed after him
the day we buried him, and did not return.
The day we buried him and did not return
ياO مُجرِياًone causing to flow دمعَthe tears of المَلاthe people أَبحُراًseas
يا مُجرِياً دمعَ المَلا أَبحُراً
أَدرِكهُمُcome to their aid ياO مُرقىءَstauncher of الأَدمُعِtears
أَدرِكهُمُ يا مُرقىءَ الأَدمُعِ
O you who made the people's tears flow as seas,
O eyes pouring the tears of agony like seas
come to their aid, O you who staunch tears!
Overtake them, O pourer of tears
ياO نازِلاًone dwelling بينَamong وُفودِthe throngs of البِلىdecay
يا نازِلاً بينَ وُفودِ البِلى
آنَستَهُمyou gave them companionship ياO موحِشَdesolator of الأَربُعِthe dwellings
آنَستَهُم يا موحِشَ الأَربُعِ
O you who dwell among the throngs of decay,
O you who descended amidst the deputations of affliction
you gave them company, O you who left the dwellings desolate.
And befriended them, O desolate one
عينيَmy eye فيكfor you اليومَtoday قَبطِيَّةٌCoptic
عينيَ فيك اليومَ قَبطِيَّةٌ
تَروىrelays الأَسىsorrow عنfrom مُسلمٍa Muslim موجَعِanguished
تَروى الأَسى عن مُسلمٍ موجَعِ
My eye today is Coptic in mourning you,
My eyes are Coptic toward you today
relaying the sorrow of an anguished Muslim,
Assuaging sorrow over an afflicted Muslim
يَهيمُhe wanders distraught منfrom وجدٍyearning وَمنand from لَوعَةٍanguish
يَهيمُ من وجدٍ وَمن لَوعَةٍ
فيin الجانِبِthe side الأَيسَرِthe left منof أَضلُعيmy ribs
في الجانِبِ الأَيسَرِ من أَضلُعي
who wanders, distraught with yearning and anguish,
It wanders from anguish and from torment
in the left side of my rib cage,
In the left side of my ribs
وَيَأخذُand he draws البِرَّrighteousness وَآيَand verses of الوَفاfidelity
وَيَأخذُ البِرَّ وَآيَ الوَفا
عنfrom الكتابthe Book الطيِّبِpure المَشرَعِthe wellspring
عن الكتاب الطيِّبِ المَشرَعِ
and draws righteousness and the verses of fidelity
And takes righteousness and verses of loyalty
from the Book whose wellspring is pure.
From the good, eloquent Book
ياO منone who سَقانيgave me to drink الجَمَّabundance منof وُدِّهhis love
يا من سَقاني الجَمَّ من وُدِّه
هذاthis وداديmy love كلّهall of it فاكرَعso drink deeply
هذا ودادي كلّه فاكرَع
O you who gave me so much of your love to drink,
O you who let me drink the wine of his love
this is all my love—so drink deeply.
This is all my love, so hurry
ياO حاملَbearer of القَلبِthe heart الكَبيرِgreat الذيthat
يا حاملَ القَلبِ الكَبيرِ الذي
لمdid not يَنقُضِbreak الميثاقَthe covenant قُمrise واسمَعِand listen
لم يَنقُضِ الميثاقَ قُم واسمَعِ
O bearer of the great heart that
O bearer of the great heart that
did not break the covenant—rise and listen!
Did not break the covenant, arise and hear
Sol 6.1