لِكِيرَللسِ المِفْضَالِ رَاعِي رُعَاتِنَا
مَنَاقِبُ أَعْلامِ الهُدَى وَأُولِي العَزْمِ
To Cyril the munificent, shepherd of our shepherds, belong
the virtues of the luminaries of guidance and the steadfast.
تَعَهَّدَ هَذَا الصَّرْحَ بَعْدَ دُثورِهِ
فَجَدَّدَهُ مُسْتَكْمِلُ الوَضْعِ وَالرَّسْمِ
He tended this edifice after it had fallen into ruin,
then renewed it, perfecting its form and design.
يُطَاوِلُ أَبْرَاجَ السَّمَاءِ وَتَنْجَلِي
بِتَارِيخِهِ شَمْسُ الفَضِيلَةِ وَالعِلْمِ
It rivals the towers of heaven in height, and there shines forth
through its chronogram the sun of virtue and learning.
Sol 5.6