أراد ربك إرسالَ ابنه فأتى

من السما وله خُبْرٌ وأخبارُ

Your Lord willed to send His Son, and so He came

from heaven, bearing news and tidings.

يحل في بطن بكرٍ وهي ظاهرةٌ

وثديها بحليب البر مدرار

He dwells in a virgin’s womb, while she stands manifest,

her breast flowing richly with the milk of righteousness.

هذا هو السر جبريل البشير به

مبشرٌ أمه والسرُّ أسرار

This is the mystery of which Gabriel is the herald,

bringing glad tidings to His mother—and the mystery is mysteries upon mysteries.

بكرٌ مقدسةٌ بالإبن مُنفَسةٌ

طهرٌ تُعزِّي نفوساً شانها العار

A holy virgin, made precious through the Son,

a purity consoling souls whose lot is shame:

عار الخطيئة من جدٍّ ومن عملٍ

والجارُ يلطخه من إثمه الجار

the shame of sin—from a forefather and from one’s own act—

and neighbor, through his sin, stains neighbor.