هاكَ سِمعانُ وارمِ بالإنقباض

هاكَ سِمعانُ وارمِ بالإنقباض

واقبَلِ الطفل إنَّه بك راضِ

واقبَلِ الطفل إنَّه بك راضِ

Take him, Simeon, and cast off dejection.

You have come Simon in contracted retreat

And receive the child; he is pleased with you.

And embraced the child for he is pleased with your weeping

هذا يومٌ خُصِصتَ فيه مُعَدّاً

هذا يومٌ خُصِصتَ فيه مُعَدّاً

منذُ عصرٍ زمانُه بك ماض

منذُ عصرٍ زمانُه بك ماض

This is a day for which you were chosen and prepared,

This is a day you were specially prepared for

Since an age whose time has passed with you.

Since an era whose time is to you past

نعم ما اعتضتَ من زمانك فيه

نعم ما اعتضتَ من زمانك فيه

ليس شخصٌ سواك بالمعتاض

ليس شخصٌ سواك بالمعتاض

How fine a recompense you gained this day for your lifetime!

Yes, what you have recovered from your time in it

No one but you has received such recompense.

There is no person except you distressed with it

فرح الهيكلُ المنيفُ صباحاً

فرح الهيكلُ المنيفُ صباحاً

عند إدخالك العزيزَ التقاض

عند إدخالك العزيزَ التقاض

The lofty temple rejoiced in the morning,

The splendid temple rejoiced in the morning

When you brought in the precious one, so dearly sought.

When they brought in the revered little child

ويزين السماعَ قولُك ربي

ويزين السماعَ قولُك ربي

أطلقِ العبدَ واقضِ ما أنت قاض

أطلقِ العبدَ واقضِ ما أنت قاض

And your words grace the ear: “My Lord,

And your saying to my Lord will adorn hearing

Release the servant, and decree whatever you will decree.”

Release your servant and fulfill what you are ordaining