يَا أَبَانَا أَتْحَفْتَنَا وَلَكَ الْفَضْلُ

بِمَجْمْوعَةٍ مِنَ الأَسْفارِ

O father, you have gifted us and yours is the merit

With a collection of scriptures

فِي الْمَسيحِ الْمَلِيكِ رَبِّ الْبَرَايَا

مَنْبَعُ الْحُبِّ مَصْدرُ الأَنْوَارِ

In Christ the King, Lord of the lands

The fountain of love, the source of light

فِي عَرُوسِ الْمَسيحِ أَوْفى الْوَفِياتِ

ذِمَاماً لأَظْهَرِ الأطْهَارِ

In the bride of Christ, the most loyal

A leader of the most pure

فِي الْوَصَايَا الْعَشرِ التِي اسْتكمَلَتْ

فِي الشرْعِ لِلنَّاسِ حَاجَة الأدْهَارِ

In the ten commandments that were perfected

In the law for people, the need of eras

فِي حَيَاةٍ لِلروحِ تُخَلِّصُهَا مِن

مُوبِقَاتِ الأَهْوَاءِ وَالأَوْضارِ

In a life for the spirit that saves it from

The ruin of passions and corruption

يَا أَبَانا جُزِيتَ خيْراً بِمَا حَاضَرْتَ

فِيهِ مِنَ الْبحوثِ الكِبَارِ

O father you were rewarded with good for what you presented

In it of great research

وَبِمَا قدْ كَشَفْتَ لِلنَّاسِ عَنْهُ

مِنْ خَبَايَا الأَعْمَاقِ وَالأَغْوَارِ

And what you have uncovered for people

Of the secrets of the depths and caves

وَبِمَا قَدْ بَذَلْتَ مِنْ صَادِقِ النُّصْحِ

لأَهْلِ الْحُلُومِ وَالأَبْصَارِ

And what you have given of sincere advice

To people of dreams and sights

إِنَّما التَّوْبَةُ الْوَسيلَةُ للإِصْلاَحِ

فِي كُلِّ تَائِبٍ لاِ يُمَارِي

Indeed, repentance is the means to reform

In every repentant, uncompromising

وَالصَّلاَةُ الْمَعَاذُ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءِ

وَالْمَلاَذُ الْوَاقِي مِنَ الأَخْطَارِ

And prayer is the refuge from every evil

And the shelter protecting from hazards

يَبْلَغُ الْمَرْءُ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَبِالتَّوبَةِ

أَسْنَى مَرَاتِبَ الأَبْرَارِ

One reaches through prayer and repentance

The highest ranks of the righteous

وَإِلى اللّهِ بِالهِدَايَةِ يَرْقَى

مِنْ حَضِيضِ الْجَهْلِ البَعِيدِ الْقَرَار

And rises to God with guidance

From the abyss of distant ignorance

حِكَمٌ صِغْتَهَا بِدُرٍّ مِنْ اللَّفْظِ

مُنِيرٍ كَسَاطِعَاتِ الدَّرَارِي

Wisdom you recited with a full moon of diction

Illuminating like the shining full moons

فَالْمَبَانِي إِلى السَّماءِ مَراَقٍ

وَالمَعَانِي فَيَّاضَةٌ كَالبِحَارِ

So the structures are rising to the sky

And the meanings overflowing like seas

وَكَأَنَّ الإِلْهَامَ يَهْبِطُ مِنْ

عُلُوٍّ بِقُدْسِيَّة مِنْ الأَفْكَارِ

As if inspiration descends

From the Highest with sanctity of thoughts

ذَاكَ وَحْيُ الإِيمان أَبْرَزْتَ فِيهِ

جَوْدَ فَادِي الْوَرَى وَمَجْدَ الْبَارِي

That is the revelation of faith you have revealed

The generosity of the redeemer and the glory of the Creator

الكَرِيمُ الْمُثيِبُ مَنْ يَتَّقيهِ

والْحَلِيمُ الغَفُورُ لِلأَوْزارِ

The Bountiful, the Rewarder of those who are devout

And the Forbearing, the Forgiver of burdens

يَا أَبَانَا الَّذِي اسْتَجَابَ لِدَاعِي

خِدْمَةِ اللّهِ لاَ لِدَاعِي الفَخَارِ

O father who has responded to the caller

Of serving God, not to the caller of pride

وَحَبَا شَعْبَهُ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا

يَرْقَبُهُ مِنْ رُعَاتِهِ الأَخْيَارِ

And has granted his people the best

That his good shepherds oversee

بَارَكَ اللّهُ فِي صَنِيعٍ سَيَبْقَى

أَبَدَ الدَّهْرِ خَالِدَ التَّذْكَارِ

May God bless in a deed that will remain

Eternal, immortalized in memory