أَلاTake heed! فالكَرَىfor sleep خِلٌّa companion رديٌّwicked مُضِّيعٌsquandering
أَلا فالكَرَى خِلٌّ رديٌّ مُضِّيعٌ
حيوةَlife الوَرَىmortals هدراًin vain بجنحِunder cover of الغياهبِdeep darkness
حيوةَ الوَرَى هدراً بجنحِ الغياهبِ
Behold, slumber is a vile companion, squandering
Take heed! For sleep is a wicked companion, squandering
the life of mortals in vain beneath the wing of deepest darkness.
the lives of mortals in vain under cover of deep darkness.
فمَنfor whoever لمnot يكُنbe مستيقظاًawake ومُصلِّياًand praying
فمَن لم يكُن مستيقظاً ومُصلِّياً
أتاهُcame upon him البِلَىdecay والضُرُّand harm منfrom كلِّevery جانبِside
أتاهُ البِلَى والضُرُّ من كلِّ جانبِ
For whoever is not awake and praying,
For whoever is not awake and praying,
ruin and harm come upon him from every side.
decay and harm come upon him from every side.
لَقَدindeed قالَsaid فاديناour Redeemer يسوعُJesus لناto us اسهَرواstay awake
لَقَد قالَ فادينا يسوعُ لنا اسهَروا
وصَلُّواand pray لكيلاlest تَدخُلواyou enter فيinto التجاربِtemptations
وصَلُّوا لكيلا تَدخُلوا في التجاربِ
Indeed, our Redeemer Jesus said to us, “Keep watch
Indeed, our Redeemer Jesus said to us, “Stay awake,
and pray, lest you enter into temptations.”
and pray, lest you enter into temptations.”
فطُوبَىso blessedness لسَهرانٍfor a wakeful one مُصَلٍّpraying لخوفهِbecause of his fear
فطُوبَى لسَهرانٍ مُصَلٍّ لخوفهِ
علىfor كَنزِهِhis treasure منfrom شَرٍّharm لَصٍّa thief مُحارِبِmarauding
على كَنزِهِ من شَرٍّ لَصٍّ مُحارِبِ
Blessed, then, is the watchful man who prays, fearing
So blessed is the wakeful one who prays out of fear
for his treasure the evil of a marauding thief.
for his treasure against the harm of a marauding thief.
Sol 6.1