اليومَtoday قُبَّةُdome بيتِhouse القدسِholiness قدindeed رُفعَتْhas been raised
اليومَ قُبَّةُ بيتِ القدسِ قد رُفعَتْ
نظيرَlike قُبَّةِtabernacle عهدِcovenant اللهِGod فيin القِدَمِancient times
نظيرَ قُبَّةِ عهدِ اللهِ في القِدَمِ
Today the dome of the Holy House has been raised,
Today the dome of Jerusalem's House has been raised
like the tabernacle of God's covenant in ancient times.
Like the dome of the Covenant of old
هاتيكَthat one تُهدَىare offered الضَّحاياthe sacrifices تحتَهاbeneath it بدَمٍwith blood
هاتيكَ تُهدَى الضَّحايا تحتَها بدَمٍ
وهكذاand likewise تحتَbeneath هذِهْthis one دونَwithout سَفْكِshedding دَمِblood
وهكذا تحتَ هذِهْ دونَ سَفْكِ دَمِ
Under that one, sacrifices are offered with blood,
Beneath it sacrifices are offered with blood
and likewise under this one, without shedding blood.
While beneath this one without shedding blood
مِظلَّةٌa canopy فوقَهاabove it قامتْrose تُظلِّلُهاshade it
مِظلَّةٌ فوقَها قامتْ تُظلِّلُها
راياتُbanners أجنحةِwings الأملاكِthe angels كالخِيَمِlike tents
راياتُ أجنحةِ الأملاكِ كالخِيَمِ
A canopy rose above it; shading it are
An awning erected over it shades it
banners of angels' wings, like tents.
The banners of angels’ wings like tents
جمالُهاits beauty يُبهجُdelights الأبصارَthe eyes منظَرُهُits appearance
جمالُها يُبهجُ الأبصارَ منظَرُهُ
وحَولَهاand around it تَطرَبُrejoice الأسماعُthe ears بالنَّغَمِin melody
وحَولَها تَطرَبُ الأسماعُ بالنَّغَمِ
The sight of its beauty delights the eyes,
Its beauty delights all who see it
and around it the ears rejoice in melody.
And around it ears rejoice in melody
أكرِمْhow noble! برافِعِهاis the one who raised it أنطونَAnton مِنas رَجُلٍa man
أكرِمْ برافِعِها أنطونَ مِن رَجُلٍ
للشامِto al-Sham يُنسَبُhe is attributed محموداًpraised بكلِّby every فَمِmouth
للشامِ يُنسَبُ محموداً بكلِّ فَمِ
How noble a man is Anton, who raised it,
Honor its raiser, Antun, a man
who hails from al-Sham, praised by every mouth!
Of Syria, praised by every mouth
فيat بابِthe gate سيِّدةِLady الأبكارِthe virgins قامَhe stood كماas
في بابِ سيِّدةِ الأبكارِ قامَ كما
أرَّختُI recorded the date يرجوhe hopes لديهاin her presence حُسنَgoodness مُختَتَمِending
أرَّختُ يرجو لديها حُسنَ مُختَتَمِ
At the gate of the Lady of Virgins he stood—as
At the door of the Virgin Lady he stood
I recorded the date—hoping in her presence for a good end.
As I recorded, hoping for a good end with her