إنيindeed I ودينكby your faith ياO منyou who جادbestowed generously بالبعثwith resurrection
إني ودينك يا من جاد بالبعث
يحثنيurges me المدحpraise فيكمof you أيماthe utmost حثurging
يحثني المدح فيكم أيما حث
Indeed, by your faith, O you who bestowed resurrection,
O you who gave life through the Resurrection,
praise of you urges me on with the utmost force.
your religion and I urge me to praise you greatly.
أنتyou المسيحthe Messiah الذيwho قدindeed صارbecame مندفناًburied
أنت المسيح الذي قد صار مندفناً
مضرجاًstained بالدماwith blood فيin منقعthe sunken pool of الجدثthe grave
مضرجاً بالدما في منقع الجدث
You are the Messiah who was laid in the grave,
You are the Messiah who was once buried,
stained with blood in the grave's sunken pool.
stained with blood in the pool of decay.
وقامand rose فيon ثالثthe third of الأيامthe days منبعثاًresurrected
وقام في ثالث الأيام منبعثاً
والموتand death مندفنburied السلطانdominion بالجثby uprooting
والموت مندفن السلطان بالجث
and rose, resurrected, on the third day,
And on the third day you rose resurrected,
while death lay buried, its dominion uprooted.
while death itself was buried by the grave.
جبريلGabriel أضحىbecame بثوبin a robe النصرof victory متزراًgirded
جبريل أضحى بثوب النصر متزراً
يذيعproclaims مذsince قمتyou rose ذاكthat البعثresurrection بالبثby spreading the news
يذيع مذ قمت ذاك البعث بالبث
Gabriel is now girded in the robe of victory,
Gabriel was girded with the robes of victory
proclaiming that resurrection far and wide since you rose.
proclaiming your rising through this mission.
منfrom بعدهafter him صوتthe voice of ميخائيلMichael يطربنيdelights me
من بعده صوت ميخائيل يطربني
وقدand indeed أتىcame واعديpromising me بالملكthe kingdom والإرثand inheritance
وقد أتى واعدي بالملك والإرث
After him, Michael's voice delights me,
After him, the voice of Michael delights me,
and he has come promising me the kingdom and inheritance.
bringing good tidings of the kingdom and inheritance.
يبشرانthe two announce good news بأنthat يسوعJesus قامrose وماand did not
يبشران بأن يسوع قام وما
رأىsee فساداًdecay وهذاand this موضعthe place of المكثrepose
رأى فساداً وهذا موضع المكث
The two proclaim that Jesus has risen and has not
They herald that Jesus has risen and saw
seen decay; and this is the place of repose.
no corruption, this is the place of rest.
فيهin it اكفهرتdarkened وجوهfaces الكافرينof the unbelievers وقدand indeed
فيه اكفهرت وجوه الكافرين وقد
أفناهمdestroyed them البعثthe resurrection حيثwhere انبثspread abroad بالنثthrough dissemination
أفناهم البعث حيث انبث بالنث
Here the unbelievers' faces darkened, and indeed
The faces of the unbelievers darkened when
the resurrection destroyed them as its tidings spread abroad.
the Resurrection destroyed them with dispersion.
للمؤمنينfor the believers وجوهٌfaces زانهاadorned them فرحٌjoy
للمؤمنين وجوهٌ زانها فرحٌ
والحاسدونand the envious بلواwere afflicted بالجثwith uprooting والغثand wasting
والحاسدون بلوا بالجث والغث
The believers have faces adorned with joy,
While the faces of the faithful were adorned with joy
while the envious suffered uprooting and wasting.
as the envious experienced ruin and misery.
لأنbecause يومكyour day سرgladdened المؤمنينthe believers كماjust as
لأن يومك سر المؤمنين كما
ساءgrieved الألىthose who كفرواdisbelieved منfrom غيرwithout ماany بحثinquiry
ساء الألى كفروا من غير ما بحث
For your day gladdened the believers, just as
For your day brings joy to the faithful
it grieved those who disbelieved without any inquiry.
yet grieved the misguided without search.
أضحتbecame بروقكyour lightning flashes تزهوshine resplendently وهيand they are لامعةgleaming
أضحت بروقك تزهو وهي لامعة
إذas ترجمpelts الماردthe rebel المشهورrenowned بالنكثfor oath-breaking
إذ ترجم المارد المشهور بالنكث
Your lightning flashes grew resplendent, gleaming,
Your lightning bolts shine radiantly
as they pelted the rebel renowned for oath-breaking.
when you cast out the notorious rebel.
يزجهthrusts him منكfrom you شهبٌmeteors عنكaway from you تدفعهrepels him
يزجه منك شهبٌ عنك تدفعه
سحقاًperdition لناكرto one denying حقthe right of اللهGod بالخبثwith malice
سحقاً لناكر حق الله بالخبث
Meteors from you thrust him back, driving him away from you.
You repel him with meteors coming from you,
Perdition to whoever wickedly denies God's right!
damned be he who denies God’s right through wickedness.
قلsay ليسnot تدنوdraw near العداthe enemies منto ربعthe precincts of مقبرةٍa burial ground
قل ليس تدنو العدا من ربع مقبرةٍ
أنىhow يجوزis permissible اجتماعthe joining of القدسholiness والطمثand defilement
أنى يجوز اجتماع القدس والطمث
Say: enemies do not approach a burial ground's precincts.
Say, no enemies can come near a tomb,
How can holiness and defilement come together?
how can the sacred and the impure gather?
ياO ناقضاًyou who break حبلthe cord of عهدthe covenant of اللَهGod عنout of سفهٍfolly
يا ناقضاً حبل عهد اللَه عن سفهٍ
أنىhow تشينyou mar جديدthe new العهدcovenant بالرثwith what is threadbare
أنى تشين جديد العهد بالرث
O you who foolishly break the cord of God's covenant,
O you who foolishly broke God’s covenant,
how can you mar the new covenant with what is threadbare?
how do you defile the new covenant with rot?
ياO عصبةًband قدindeed بغتtransgressed واللَهand God أهملهاforsook it
يا عصبةً قد بغت واللَه أهملها
وهيand it is اليهودthe Jews فكمthen how long ترضونyou are content باللبثwith lingering
وهي اليهود فكم ترضون باللبث
O band that has transgressed and that God has forsaken—
O party who rebelled as God forsook them,
the Jews—how long will you be content to linger?
the Jews, how long will you remain in languish?
هذاthis الإلهthe God الذيwho بالصلبthrough crucifixion أنقذكمsaved you
هذا الإله الذي بالصلب أنقذكم
أسقيتموهyou gave him to drink مياهwaters الصبرaloes والغثand foul drink
أسقيتموه مياه الصبر والغث
This is the God who saved you through crucifixion;
This God who saved you through the crucifixion,
you gave him aloe-water and foul drink.
you gave Him water of sorrow and misery.
خاضواthey plunged into غمارthe depths of المناياdeath وهيwhile it was كالِحَةٌgrim-faced
خاضوا غمار المنايا وهي كالِحَةٌ
كأنماas though الموتُdeath فيهاwithin them طالبclaiming الإرثthe inheritance
كأنما الموتُ فيها طالب الإرث
They plunged into the depths of grim-faced death,
They traversed the depths of death that was tumultuous,
as though death there were claiming an inheritance
as if death in it was seeking inheritance.
منfrom كلevery شاكٍarmed man غداbecame سكرانَdrunk منon دمهhis blood
من كل شاكٍ غدا سكرانَ من دمه
يميسsways جذلانjoyful تحتbeneath البيضthe bright swords بالمكثwhile lingering
يميس جذلان تحت البيض بالمكث
from every armed man, growing drunk on his blood,
From every doubter they became drunk on his blood,
swaying joyfully beneath the bright swords as it lingered.
crawling about under the white tents in refuge.
أفناهمdestroyed them اللَهGod فيin بحرٍa sea لأجلكمfor your sake
أفناهم اللَه في بحرٍ لأجلكم
بهthrough it سلكتمyou passed سلوكthe walking of الخودthe delicate maiden فيthrough الوعثloose sand
به سلكتم سلوك الخود في الوعث
God destroyed them in a sea for your sake,
God destroyed them in a sea for your sake,
through which you passed as a maiden walks through loose sand.
through which you walked like plovers in the marshland.
إذwhen صانكمprotected you ثمthen فيin الصحراءthe desert طوَّفكمmade you wander
إذ صانكم ثم في الصحراء طوَّفكم
وكفand warded off عنكمfrom you أذىthe harm of الآفاتcalamities والدعثand hardship
وكف عنكم أذى الآفات والدعث
when he protected you, then led you about in the desert,
He protected you then in the desert encircled you,
and kept the harm of calamities and hardship away from you.
and protected you from the harm of insects and fatigue.
أظلكمshaded you بغمامٍwith a cloud كانwas يحفظكمprotecting you
أظلكم بغمامٍ كان يحفظكم
وقتat the time of الهجيرmidday heat وكفand held back الريحthe wind بالربثby restraint
وقت الهجير وكف الريح بالربث
He shaded you with a cloud that kept you safe
He shaded you with clouds that guarded you
in the midday heat, and checked the wind, holding it back.
during exile, and held back the winds from gusting.
يضيكمilluminates you بعمودwith a pillar النورof light فيin غسقٍdarkness
يضيكم بعمود النور في غسقٍ
إذwhen حندسthe pitch-black gloom of الليلnight كثdense اللونin hue فيin كثthickness
إذ حندس الليل كث اللون في كث
He illuminates you with a pillar of light in the darkness,
He guided you with pillars of light in the darkness,
when night's blackness is dense in hue, darkness within darkness.
as the heavily shadowed night gathered in clusters.
وفلand routed أعداءكمyour enemies منfrom حوالكمaround you سرباًin bands
وفل أعداءكم من حوالكم سرباً
وزانand adorned أسيافكمyour swords بالسلwith unsheathing والمثand wiping clean
وزان أسيافكم بالسل والمث
And he routed your enemies in bands from around you,
He made your enemies flee around you like a flock,
and adorned your swords with unsheathing and wiping clean.
and empowered your swords with sharpness and strength.
ثمthen امتلكتمyou took possession of لهمbelonging to them أرضاًland وملكهمand their kingdom
ثم امتلكتم لهم أرضاً وملكهم
بهthrough him وملكتموهand you gave him possession of مربعthe abode of الجدثthe grave
به وملكتموه مربع الجدث
Then you took possession of their land and their kingdom
Then you conquered their land and their kingdom through Him,
through him—and you gave him possession of the grave's plot.
and possessed it, broadening the realm of your territory.
هذاthis جزاءthe recompense for الذيthe one who أدىprovided مؤنتكمyour sustenance
هذا جزاء الذي أدى مؤنتكم
نفساًin soul وجسماًand body بأكلwith food of المنmanna والشثand shath, a bitter shrub
نفساً وجسماً بأكل المن والشث
This is the reward for him who provided for you,
This is the reward of He who bore your tribulation,
in soul and body, with food of manna and the bitter shath shrub.
in body and soul, by providing manna and quails.
اللَهO God اللَهO God صناprotect us منfrom ضلالتهمtheir error
اللَه اللَه صنا من ضلالتهم
بمريمٍthrough Mary إنهاindeed she is الإرشادguidance فيin البعثresurrection
بمريمٍ إنها الإرشاد في البعث
O God, O God, protect us from their error
O God, O God, protect us from their misguidance
through Mary, for she is guidance in resurrection.
through Mary, for she is guidance in the Resurrection.
يسرهاpleases her أنto ترىsee أولادهاher children أبداًalways
يسرها أن ترى أولادها أبداً
كالزهرlike flowers يبدوappearing وحسنand the beauty of النبتgrowth بالأثin luxuriance
كالزهر يبدو وحسن النبت بالأث
It delights her to see her children always
She is gladdened to see her children forever
like flowers coming forth, with lovely, luxuriant growth.
appear like flowers, beautiful of growth andfresh.
يقضونthey spend أيامهمtheir days فيin حرثcultivating خدمتهاher service
يقضون أيامهم في حرث خدمتها
والأرضand the earth تنميgrows ثمارfruits of البرrighteousness بالحرثthrough tillage
والأرض تنمي ثمار البر بالحرث
They spend their days cultivating service to her,
They spend their days in the service of tilling her land,
and the earth grows fruits of righteousness through tillage.
as the earth yields the fruits of righteousness through labor.
سقاكمmay he water you اللَهGod منfrom تيارthe torrent of نعمتهاher grace
سقاكم اللَه من تيار نعمتها
وبلاًa downpour سجالاًin bucketfuls وأغناكمand spare you the need عنfor الدثdrizzle
وبلاً سجالاً وأغناكم عن الدث
May God water you from the torrent of her grace
God quenched you with the rivers of her blessings,
with heavy rain pouring in bucketfuls, sparing you the need for drizzle.
and enriched you, beyond need for gleaning.
دعواleave العدوthe enemy الذيwho عنهاconcerning her يفندكمrebukes you
دعوا العدو الذي عنها يفندكم
إذfor ليسnot يقنعis content ربthe lord of الودlove باللثwith lingering
إذ ليس يقنع رب الود باللث
Leave the enemy who reproaches you on her account,
Leave aside the enemy who turns you from her,
for the lord of love is not content with mere lingering.
for the Lord of Love is not content with fragments.