لِكِيرَللسِto Kyrillos المِفْضَالِthe bountiful رَاعِيshepherd of رُعَاتِنَاour shepherds
لِكِيرَللسِ المِفْضَالِ رَاعِي رُعَاتِنَا
مَنَاقِبُvirtues أَعْلامِluminaries of الهُدَىguidance وَأُولِيand those possessing العَزْمِresolve
مَنَاقِبُ أَعْلامِ الهُدَى وَأُولِي العَزْمِ
To Cyril the munificent, shepherd of our shepherds, belong
To Kyrillos the bountiful, shepherd of our shepherds,
the virtues of the luminaries of guidance and the steadfast.
belong the virtues of the luminaries of guidance and those of firm resolve.
تَعَهَّدَhe tended هَذَاthis الصَّرْحَedifice بَعْدَafter دُثورِهِits ruin
تَعَهَّدَ هَذَا الصَّرْحَ بَعْدَ دُثورِهِ
فَجَدَّدَهُso he restored it مُسْتَكْمِلُperfecting الوَضْعِthe construction وَالرَّسْمِand the design
فَجَدَّدَهُ مُسْتَكْمِلُ الوَضْعِ وَالرَّسْمِ
He tended this edifice after it had fallen into ruin,
He tended this edifice after it had fallen into ruin,
then renewed it, perfecting its form and design.
and restored it, perfecting its construction and design.
يُطَاوِلُit vies in height with أَبْرَاجَthe towers of السَّمَاءِheaven وَتَنْجَلِيand shines forth
يُطَاوِلُ أَبْرَاجَ السَّمَاءِ وَتَنْجَلِي
بِتَارِيخِهِthrough its history شَمْسُthe sun of الفَضِيلَةِvirtue وَالعِلْمِand learning
بِتَارِيخِهِ شَمْسُ الفَضِيلَةِ وَالعِلْمِ
It rivals the towers of heaven in height, and there shines forth
It vies in height with heaven’s towers, and there shines forth
through its chronogram the sun of virtue and learning.
through its history the sun of virtue and learning.
Sol 6.1