بَلَغْتَyou have reached أقْصَىthe utmost extent of العُمُرَlife الفَانِيmortal
بَلَغْتَ أقْصَى العُمُرَ الفَانِي
عِشْlive! خَالِداًimmortally فِيin العَالَمِthe world الثَّانِيthe second
عِشْ خَالِداً فِي العَالَمِ الثَّانِي
You have reached the utmost span of mortal life.
Live eternally in the world to come.
خَطْبُكَyour loss لَيْسَis not الخَطْبُthe calamity تَعْلُوrise بِهِover it
خَطْبُكَ لَيْسَ الخَطْبُ تَعْلُو بِهِ
رَنَّاتُringing notes أشْجَانٍgriefs وَأَحْزَانِand sorrows
رَنَّاتُ أشْجَانٍ وَأَحْزَانِ
Your loss is no calamity over which rise
the ringing notes of grief and sorrow.
إنْif يَنْتَقِلْdeparts مَنْone whose طَهُّرَتْhas become pure رُوحُهُhis soul
إنْ يَنْتَقِلْ مَنْ طَهُّرَتْ رُوحُهُ
مَاwhat فُرْقَهُseparation (reading فُرْقة) الرُّوحِthe soul لِجِثْمَانِfrom a body
مَا فُرْقَهُ الرُّوحِ لِجِثْمَانِ
If one whose soul is pure departs,
what is the soul's parting from the body?
وَتِلْكَand that رُوحٌa soul لَمْdid not تُشِبْtaint صَفْوَهَاits purity
وَتِلْكَ رُوحٌ لَمْ تُشِبْ صَفْوَهَا
شَوَائِبٌblemishes تُمْحَىare erased بِغُفْرَانِthrough forgiveness
شَوَائِبٌ تُمْحَى بِغُفْرَانِ
And that is a soul whose purity was never marred
by stains to be erased through forgiveness.
مَشِيئَةُthe will of اللهِGod وَإنْand even if آلَمَتْit causes pain
مَشِيئَةُ اللهِ وَإنْ آلَمَتْ
تَقْبَلُهَاaccepts it النَّفْسُthe soul بِإذْعَانِwith submission
تَقْبَلُهَا النَّفْسُ بِإذْعَانِ
God's will, though it causes pain,
the soul accepts in submission.
وَيَرْفَعُand is raised التَّسْيِيحُglorification (reading التسبيح) فِيهَاwithin it بِمَاwith what
وَيَرْفَعُ التَّسْيِيحُ فِيهَا بِمَا
يَلِيقُis fitting مِنْof حَمْدِpraise وَشُكْرَانِand thanksgiving
يَلِيقُ مِنْ حَمْدِ وَشُكْرَانِ
And glorification rises within it, with such
praise and thanksgiving as are fitting.
مَاذَاwhat شَهِدْنَاwe witnessed بِعُيُونِwith the eyes of النُّهَىreason
مَاذَا شَهِدْنَا بِعُيُونِ النُّهَى
مِنْof مَوْكِبِa procession أبْلَجradiant نُورَانِيluminous
مِنْ مَوْكِبِ أبْلَج نُورَانِي
What a sight we beheld with the eyes of reason:
a radiant, luminous procession!
تَرْقَىyou ascend بِهِin it فِيin مَلَكُوتِthe kingdom of العُلَىthe heights
تَرْقَى بِهِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ العُلَى
إَلىto مَقَرِّthe abode of المَلإَthe assembly الهَانِيthe blissful
إَلى مَقَرِّ المَلإَ الهَانِي
In it you ascend through the kingdom on high
to the abode of the blissful assembly.
أَمْجِدْhow glorious! بِذِكْرَىis the memory of زَمَنٍa time مُنْقَضٍgone by
أَمْجِدْ بِذِكْرَى زَمَنٍ مُنْقَضٍ
جَعَلْتَهُyou made it غُرَّةَthe shining glory of أَزْمَانِages
جَعَلْتَهُ غُرَّةَ أَزْمَانِ
How glorious the memory of a bygone age,
which you made the shining glory of the ages!
كَنِيسَةُthe Church of اللهِGod بِهِin it بَلَغَتْattained
كَنِيسَةُ اللهِ بِهِ بَلَغَتْ
غَايَتَهَاits utmost aim مِنْin رِفْعَةِloftiness of الشَّأنِrank
غَايَتَهَا مِنْ رِفْعَةِ الشَّأنِ
In it, God's Church attained
its utmost height of honor.
وَشَعْبُهَاand its people فِيin الشَّرْقِthe East هَيْهَاتِfar be it أنْthat
وَشَعْبُهَا فِي الشَّرْقِ هَيْهَاتِ أنْ
يَنْسَاكَforget you مَاas long as كَرَّrecur الجَدِيدَانِthe ever-new day and night
يَنْسَاكَ مَا كَرَّ الجَدِيدَانِ
And its people in the East could never
forget you while day and night keep returning.
وَكَيْفَand how يَنسَىcould they forget سَيِّداًa master صَالِحاًrighteous
وَكَيْفَ يَنسَى سَيِّداً صَالِحاً
رَعَاهُhe tended them رَعْيَwith the care of الوَالِدِa father الحَانِيtender
رَعَاهُ رَعْيَ الوَالِدِ الحَانِي
And how could they forget a righteous master
who tended them with a loving father's care?
يَرْفَبُhe watches (reading يرقب) مَاwhat سَاءَwent badly وَمَاand what سَرَّbrought joy مِنamong
يَرْفَبُ مَا سَاءَ وَمَا سَرَّ مِن
أحْوَالِهِtheir affairs رَقْبَةَwith the vigilance of يَقْظَانِone awake
أحْوَالِهِ رَقْبَةَ يَقْظَانِ
He watched what went ill and what went well
in their affairs, with unsleeping vigilance.
يَعْدِلُhe acts justly فِيin العَطْفِcompassion عَلَيْهِtoward them فَمَاand so does not
يَعْدِلُ فِي العَطْفِ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا
يُفَرِقُdistinguish نائبهtheir distant one (reading نائيه) عَنِfrom الدَّانِيthe near one
يُفَرِقُ نائبه عَنِ الدَّانِي
He dealt justly in his care for them, never
distinguishing those far away from those near.
كَمْhow many جَابَhe traversed آفَاقاًhorizons لإسْعَادِهِto make them happy
كَمْ جَابَ آفَاقاً لإسْعَادِهِ
بِعَزْمِwith resolve لاَnot وَاهِfeeble وَلاَand not وَانِflagging
بِعَزْمِ لاَ وَاهِ وَلاَ وَانِ
How many horizons he crossed for their happiness,
with resolve neither feeble nor flagging,
مُكَافِحاًfighting عَنْin defense of كُلِّevery حَقٍّright لَهُbelonging to them
مُكَافِحاً عَنْ كُلِّ حَقٍّ لَهُ
مُنَافِحاًchampioning فِيin كُلِّevery مَيْدَانِarena
مُنَافِحاً فِي كُلِّ مَيْدَانِ
fighting for every right of theirs,
championing them in every arena.
مَقَالُهُhis words حَقٌّtruth وَأفْعَالُهُand his deeds
مَقَالُهُ حَقٌّ وَأفْعَالُهُ
تَتْبَعُfollow بُرْهاناًa proof بِبُرْهَانِwith a proof
تَتْبَعُ بُرْهاناً بِبُرْهَانِ
His words are truth, and his deeds
follow, one proof after another.
أحْكَامُهُhis judgments شَرْعٌlaw وَآرَاؤُهُand his opinions
أحْكَامُهُ شَرْعٌ وَآرَاؤُهُ
صَادِرَةٌarising عَنْfrom عِلْمِthe knowledge of مِلْفَانِa learned theologian
صَادِرَةٌ عَنْ عِلْمِ مِلْفَانِ
His judgments are law, and his opinions
spring from a learned theologian's knowledge,
وَعَنْand from هُدًىguidance لاَnot عَنْfrom هَوًىcaprice فَهْيَso they لَمْhave not
وَعَنْ هُدًى لاَ عَنْ هَوًى فَهْيَ لَمْ
تُوصَمْbeen tainted بِأَوْصَارٍwith sins وَأدْرَانِand defilements
تُوصَمْ بِأَوْصَارٍ وَأدْرَانِ
and from guidance, not caprice; so they have never
been stained by sins and defilements.
حَيَاتُهُhis life تَنْسُجُweaves أيَّامَهَاits days
حَيَاتُهُ تَنْسُجُ أيَّامَهَا
مِنْfrom حُسْنِgoodness of تَصْريفٍstewardship وَإحْسَانِand benevolence
مِنْ حُسْنِ تَصْريفٍ وَإحْسَانِ
His life weaves its days
from good stewardship and benevolence,
وَمِنْand from عَفَافٍchastity وَتُقًىand piety صَادِقٍsincere
وَمِنْ عَفَافٍ وَتُقًى صَادِقٍ
بِلاَwithout مُدَاجَاةٍdissimulation وَبُهْتَانِand slander
بِلاَ مُدَاجَاةٍ وَبُهْتَانِ
and from chastity and sincere piety,
without dissimulation or slander.
تِسْعُونَninety عَاماًyears بَعْضُsome of أَوْصَافِهَاtheir qualities
تِسْعُونَ عَاماً بَعْضُ أَوْصَافِهَا
يَعْجِزُfalls short عَنْهُof it كُلُّevery تَبْيانِdescription
يَعْجِزُ عَنْهُ كُلُّ تَبْيانِ
Ninety years—some of their qualities
defy all description.
فَلْيَثُبِso may He reward اللهُGod بِرُضْوَانِwith divine favor
فَلْيَثُبِ اللهُ بِرُضْوَانِ
أخْلَقَthe most deserving مَنْof those who وَلَّىdeparted بِرُضْوَانِof divine favor
أخْلَقَ مَنْ وَلَّى بِرُضْوَانِ
So may God reward with His favor
the departed one most deserving of that favor.
كِيرُلِّلسُCyril التَّاسِعِthe Ninth يَبْقَىendures اسْمُهُhis name
كِيرُلِّلسُ التَّاسِعِ يَبْقَى اسْمُهُ
لِعَهْدِهِfor his era أشْرَفِthe noblest عُنْوَانِtitle
لِعَهْدِهِ أشْرَفِ عُنْوَانِ
Cyril the Ninth—his name endures
as the noblest title of his era.
Sol 6.1