أيO مارSaint نيقولاوسNicholas المولىthe patron الذيwho
أي مار نيقولاوس المولى الذي
حازwon القَبُولَfavor بحضرةin the presence of الرحمانِthe All-Merciful
حاز القَبُولَ بحضرة الرحمانِ
O Saint Nicholas, the patron who
O Nicolas the saint who attained
Won favor in the presence of the All-Merciful,
Acceptance in the presence of the Merciful
أنتyou المظفَّرُthe victorious one والاميرُand the prince المُقتفِيwho follows
أنت المظفَّرُ والاميرُ المُقتفِي
روحَthe soul of الوجودِexistence خُلاصةَthe essence of الأكوانِthe worlds
روحَ الوجودِ خُلاصةَ الأكوانِ
You are the victorious one and the prince who follows
You are the victorious one and the prince who follows
The soul of existence, the essence of all worlds.
The spirit of existence, quintessence of the universes
أَقبِلturn بطَرفكَwith your gaze نحوَtoward ذاthis البيتِthe house الذيwhich
أَقبِل بطَرفكَ نحوَ ذا البيتِ الذي
أهديكهُI offer it to you معwith مقلتيmy eye وأجفانيand my eyelids
أهديكهُ مع مقلتي وأجفاني
Turn your gaze toward this house, which
Turn your gaze towards this house which
I offer you, along with my eye and my eyelids.
I gift you along with my eyelids and eyelashes
واثبِتand attest لماto what قدindeed جاءَhas come تاريخيmy chronogram لهُfor it
واثبِت لما قد جاءَ تاريخي لهُ
أكرِمhow noble ببيتٍis a house افضلِthe finest of الأَوطانِhomelands
أكرِم ببيتٍ افضلِ الأَوطانِ
And attest to what my chronogram declares for it:
And confirm what has come in my history for it
How noble a house—the finest of homelands!
Honor with a house the best of homelands