1. إن كان يوحنّا الحبيبُ المجتبَى

    حاز السرائرَ والعلومَ الغامضهْ

    If John, the beloved, the chosen one,

    gained the mysteries and obscure knowledge,

  2. لما اتكا عند العَشا حيناً على

    صدرِ المسيح بحالةٍ متفاوضه

    when, at supper, he reclined awhile upon

    the breast of Christ, in mutual conversation,

  3. ما حظُّ مريم من سمو جلالها

    عند ابنها إذ في سماه رابضه

    what is Mary's share in her exalted glory

    in her Son's presence, as she rests in his heaven?

  4. حملته في الأحشاء تسعةَ أشهرٍ

    وعلى يديها وهو طفلٌ ناهضه

    She carried him in her womb for nine months,

    and, standing, carried him in her hands while he was a child.