بَيتٌ لِجاوَرْجِيوسْ أَنشَا بَنايَتَهُ

بَيتٌ لِجاوَرْجِيوسْ أَنشَا بَنايَتَهُ

أَغابِيُوسْ حَبْرُنا المَشهور في البَشَرِ

أَغابِيُوسْ حَبْرُنا المَشهور في البَشَرِ

A house for Georgios, its edifice erected

A verse by Jawarjiyus, who built his temple

By Agapios, our prelate, renowned among humankind.

Our famous priest Athanasius

فَقِفْ بِهِ خاشعَ الأَبصارِ مُبتَهِلاً

فَقِفْ بِهِ خاشعَ الأَبصارِ مُبتَهِلاً

وَلُذ بِساكنِهِ في مَطلَعِ السَّحَرِ

وَلُذ بِساكنِهِ في مَطلَعِ السَّحَرِ

So stand within it, eyes downcast, in supplication,

Stand before it with downcast eyes pleading

And seek refuge with its dweller at the onset of the predawn hour.

And find peace in its dweller at dawn’s first light

وَقُلْ بِبَيتكَ لاذَ العَبدُ مُنكَسِراً

وَقُلْ بِبَيتكَ لاذَ العَبدُ مُنكَسِراً

يَبغي رِضى خالِقٍ لِلذَنبِ مُغتَفرِ

يَبغي رِضى خالِقٍ لِلذَنبِ مُغتَفرِ

And say: “In your house the servant has sought refuge, broken in spirit,

Say in your temple the servant finds refuge

Seeking the approval of a Creator who forgives sin.

Seeking the forgiveness of his Creator for sins

فَاِنظر لِذُلِّ ضراعاتٍ نُؤرِّخُها

فَاِنظر لِذُلِّ ضراعاتٍ نُؤرِّخُها

وَاِشفَع لَدَيهِ بِنا يا لابسَ الظَفَرِ

وَاِشفَع لَدَيهِ بِنا يا لابسَ الظَفَرِ

So look upon the humble supplications whose date we record,

Look upon this humiliation we record

And intercede with Him for us, O you clothed in victory.”

And intercede for us before Him, O victorious one