أغابِيُسٍْAgapius أُسقُفُbishop الكُرسيِّthe see شيَّدَهاhe built it
أغابِيُسٍْ أُسقُفُ الكُرسيِّ شيَّدَها
يَبغيhe seeks بهاthrough it الأجرَreward لاnot حمداًpraise مِنَfrom البَشَرِhumankind
يَبغي بها الأجرَ لا حمداً مِنَ البَشَرِ
Agapius, bishop of the see, built it,
Agabius the bishop built it
Seeking reward through it, not praise from humankind.
Seeking reward, not praise from mankind
فاطلُبْso seek دُعاهُhis prayer بتأريخٍwith a chronogram وقُمْand rise أبداًalways
فاطلُبْ دُعاهُ بتأريخٍ وقُمْ أبداً
فيin الصُّبحِthe morning واسجُدْand prostrate yourself أمامَbefore اللابسِthe one wearing الظَّفَرِvictory
في الصُّبحِ واسجُدْ أمامَ اللابسِ الظَّفَرِ
So seek his prayer with a chronogram, and always rise
So seek his prayer by date and arise forever
In the morning, and prostrate yourself before the one robed in victory.
In the morning, and bow before the victoriously robed