بِسُجودِ القِسّيسِ يَومَ السُجودِ

بِسُجودِ القِسّيسِ يَومَ السُجودِ

وَالصَليبِ المُعَظَّمِ المَعمودِ

وَالصَليبِ المُعَظَّمِ المَعمودِ

By the priest’s prostration on the day of prostration,

With the priest's prostration on the day of prostration

By the priest's prostration on the Day of Prayer,

and by the venerated cross, set upright,

And the honored, baptized cross

And by the Cross, exalted and baptized,

وَالأَناجيلِ وَالمَزاميرِ وَالمِس

وَالأَناجيلِ وَالمَزاميرِ وَالمِس

راجِ في كَفِّ عابِدٍ مَعبودِ

راجِ في كَفِّ عابِدٍ مَعبودِ

and by the Gospels, the Psalms, and the lamp

And the Gospels, Psalms, and censers in the hand of a worshipped worshipper

By the Gospels, the Psalms, and the lan-

in the hand of a worshipper himself worshipped;

And truly with the bell of the consecration of the flesh

tern in a worshipped adorer's hand,

وَبِناقوسِ بيعَةِ اللَحمِ حَقّاً

وَبِناقوسِ بيعَةِ اللَحمِ حَقّاً

وَبِأَقفالِها وَبِالإِقليدِ

وَبِأَقفالِها وَبِالإِقليدِ

and by the bell of the church of the flesh, truly,

And with its locks and with the stole

By the bell of the Church of Bethlehem, true,

and by its locks and by the key;

And with the marble in its homes

By its bolted locks and its iron key,

وَبِما في بُيوتِها مِن رُخامٍ

وَبِما في بُيوتِها مِن رُخامٍ

وَبِما تَحتِ سَقفِها مِن عَمودِ

وَبِما تَحتِ سَقفِها مِن عَمودِ

and by the marble in its chambers,

And with the pillars under its ceilings

By the marble paving its holy halls,

and by the pillars beneath its roof;

And with the slaughter you mentioned, that God

By the pillars rising beneath its roof,

وَبِذَبحِ الَّذي ذَكَرتُم بِأَنَّ ال

وَبِذَبحِ الَّذي ذَكَرتُم بِأَنَّ ال

لاهَ لَم يُثبِتِ اِسمَهُ في العَبيدِ

لاهَ لَم يُثبِتِ اِسمَهُ في العَبيدِ

and by the slaying of him of whom you said that God

Did not confirm His name among the servants

By the sacrifice of Him whom you said the

did not inscribe his name among the servants—

With the beautiful perfection, you have only become

Lord did not number among the slaves,

بِالجَمالِ البَديعِ إِلّا رَثَيتُم

بِالجَمالِ البَديعِ إِلّا رَثَيتُم

لِشَجٍ مُثخَنٍ بِخَوفِ الوَعيدِ

لِشَجٍ مُثخَنٍ بِخَوفِ الوَعيدِ

by wondrous beauty, will you not take pity

A wounded cheek, fearful of threat

By such wondrous beauty, will you not pity

on a grieving man, sorely wounded by fear of threatened punishment?

A victim torn by the threat of doom?