Great Vespers on February 01

Presentation (Meeting) of Our Lord Jesus Christ

ٍ ‫اآلن َوُك َّل أَو‬
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, ‫ان‬ ٍ ‫إلهنا ُك َّل‬
َ ،‫حين‬ ُ ُ‫هللا‬ ‫ك‬
َ ‫بار‬
َ َ‫ ت‬:‫الكاهن‬
and unto ages of ages.
.‫َّاهرين‬ ِ ‫وإلى َده ِر الد‬
ْ
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوق‬
Reader: Come, let us worship and fall down .‫ون ْرَك َع لِ َملِ ِكنا وإل ِهنا‬
َ ‫ َهلُموا لِ َن ْس ُج َد‬:‫القارئ‬
before God our King.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, .‫ون ْرَك َع لِْل َمسي ِح َملِ ِكنا وإل ِهنا‬َ ‫َهلُموا لِ َن ْس ُج َد‬
our King and our God. ‫وربنا‬
َ ‫هو َملِ ُكنا‬َ ‫ هذا‬،ِ‫ون ْرَك َع لِْل َمسيح‬ َ ‫َهُلموا لِ َن ْس ُج َد‬
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
Himself, our King and our God. .‫إلهنا‬
ُ‫و‬
PSALM 103 103 ‫المزمور‬ َ
Reader: Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my ‫ أيها الرَّب إلهي َل َقد‬،‫َّب‬ َّ ‫باركي يا َن ْفسي الر‬ ِ :‫القارئ‬
God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly. َ
ِ ‫ظم الج‬ ِ
Confession and majesty hast Thou put on, Who ‫أنت‬َ ،‫الل تَ َسرَبْل َت‬ َ َ َ ‫اف و ِع‬ ْ .ً‫ظ ْم َت ِجدا‬
َ ‫االعتر‬ ُ ‫َع‬
ِ
،‫كالخيمة‬ ‫ماء‬ ِ .‫وب‬ ِ َّ‫النور ِم ْث َل الث‬
َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫الباس‬ َ ‫بس‬ ُ ّ‫الال‬
coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, Who
stretchest out the heaven as it were a curtain; Who
،‫له‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ‫حاب َم ْرَك َب ًة‬ َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫الجاع ُل‬ .‫َّه‬
ُ ‫ف بالمياه َعاللي‬ ُ ‫الم َسّق‬
ُ
supporteth His chambers in the waters, Who

َ ‫الص ِان ُع َم‬ ِّ ‫نح ِة‬

appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who walketh
upon the wings of the winds, Who maketh His ،ً‫الئكتَ ُه أرواحا‬ َّ .‫الرياح‬ َ ‫أج‬ْ ‫الماشي على‬
angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Who establisheth the earth in the sureness thereof;
،‫اع ِدها‬ ِ ‫ المؤِسس األرض على َقو‬.‫نار‬
َ ْ ُ َّ ٍ ‫هيب‬ َ َ‫ام ُه ل‬ َ ‫وخّد‬
ُ
ِ ِ
it shall not be turned back forever and ever. The ،‫كالثوب‬ ُ ‫ ِر‬.‫ع الى َد ْه ِر الداهرين‬
‫داؤهُ الل َج ُة‬ ُ ‫فال تَتَ َز ْع َز‬
‫ و ِم ْن‬،‫ك تَ ْه ُر ُب‬ ِ ‫ ِم ْن ْانِت‬.‫المياه‬ ِ ‫بال تَقِف‬
ُ ِ ‫على ال ِج‬
abyss like a garment is His mantle; upon the
mountains shall the waters stand. At Thy rebuke َ ‫هار‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ِ‫ض الب‬
‫قاع‬ ُ ‫ وتَ ْن َخف‬،‫بال‬ َ ‫ تَ ْرتَف ُع ال ِج‬.‫ك تَ ْج َزع‬ َ ‫ص ْوت َر ْعد‬
they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder shall they
be afraid. The mountains rise up and the plains sink َ
‫ض ْع َت َلها َحّداً َفال‬ ِ ‫إلى المو‬
down, unto the place where Thou hast established َ ‫ َو‬.‫أس ْستَ ُه َل َها‬ َّ ‫ض ِع الذي‬ َْ
‫رس ُل‬ ِ ‫الم‬
ُ ‫أنت‬ َ .‫األرض‬ ْ ‫ وال تَر ِج ُع فتُ َغطي َو ْج َه‬،ُ‫تَتَ َعّداه‬
them. Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not
pass, neither return to cover the earth. He sendeth
forth springs in the valleys; between the mountains .‫المياه‬ ِ ‫بال تَعبر‬ ِ ‫ وفي وس ِط ال ِج‬.‫عاب‬ ِ ‫الش‬ ِّ ‫يون في‬ َ ‫الع‬
will the waters run. They shall give drink to all the ُُ ْ َ ُ
ِ ‫حوش‬ِ ‫تَ ْسقِي ُك َّل ُو‬
beasts of the field; the wild asses will wait to ‫عند‬
َ ‫ش‬ ِ ‫الو ْح‬َ ‫مير‬ ُ ‫ تُْقِب ُل َح‬،‫ياض‬ ِ ‫الغ‬
ِ ‫ ِم ْن‬،‫ماء تَ ْس ُك ُن‬
‫بين‬ ِ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫يور‬ ُ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ َعلَ ْيها‬.‫ط ِش َها‬ َ ‫َع‬
quench their thirst. Beside them will the birds of the
heaven lodge, from the midst of the rocks will they
give voice. He watereth the mountains from His ‫بال ِم ْن‬ ِ
َ ‫أنت الذي َي ْسقي ال ِج‬ َ .‫أصو ِاتها‬ ْ ِ‫خور تُ َغ ِّرُد ب‬
ِ ‫الص‬
‫أعمالِ َك تَ ْش َب ُع‬ ِِ ‫ع‬
ْ ‫ ِم ْن ثَ َم َ ِرة‬،‫الليه‬
chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit
of Thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the ‫أنت الذي‬ َ .‫األرض‬ ُ ّ َ
‫ لُِي ْخ ِرَج‬.‫الب َشر‬ ِ ِِ ِ ‫ي ْنِب ُت الع ْشب لِْلب‬
َ ‫ض َرةَ لخ ْد َمة‬ ْ ‫الخ‬
ُ ‫ و‬،ِ‫هائم‬
cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to
bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh َ َ ُ ُ

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 ‫ َلي ْبتَ ِه َج‬.‫الخ ْم ُر تَُف ِّرُح َقْل َب اإلنسان‬ َ ‫ و‬،‫ض‬ ِ ‫األر‬ ِ
ْ ‫ُخ ْب اًز م َن‬
glad the heart of man. To make his face cheerful
with oil; and bread strengtheneth man’s heart. The
trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of ‫ تُ ْرَوى‬.‫اإلنسان‬ ْ ‫الخ ْب ُز ُي َشِّدُد َقْل َب‬ ُ ‫ و‬،‫يت‬ ِ ‫بالز‬
َ ‫الو ْج ُه‬ َ
‫ش‬ ُ ‫ناك تُ َع ِّش‬ َ ‫ ُه‬.‫ص ْبتَ ُه‬ َ ‫لبنان الذي َن‬ َ ‫ و ْأرُز‬،‫الغاب‬ ِ ‫جار‬
ُ ‫أش‬
Lebanon, which Thou hast planted. There will the
sparrows make their nests; the house of the heron is ْ
ِ
ُ ‫ ال ِج‬.‫ومساك ُن الهيرودي تَتََقَّد ُمها‬
‫بال‬ َ ،‫صافير‬ ُ ‫الع‬
َ
chief among them. The high mountains are a refuge
ِ ِ ِ
for the harts, and so is the rock for the hares. He
hath made the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth ‫القم َر‬
َ ‫صن َع‬ َ .‫خور َمْلجأٌ لألرانب‬ ُ ‫ والص‬،‫العال َي ُة لأليَلة‬
‫فكان‬ َّ ‫ و‬،‫لألوقات‬ِ
َ َ‫ َج َع َل الظْل َمة‬.‫روبها‬ َ ‫الش ْم ُس َع َرَف ْت ُغ‬
his going down. Thou appointedst the darkness, and
there was the night, wherein all the beasts of the
‫بال تَ ْأزَُر‬ ِ ِ
ٌ ‫أش‬ ْ .‫وحوش الغاب‬ ‫جميع‬
ُ ‫تعُب ُر‬
ْ ‫ وفيه‬،‫لَْي ٌل‬
forest will go abroad; young lions roaring after their
َّ ‫أشرَق ِت‬ َ ِ‫طُل َب ِم َن هللا‬ ُ ‫لِتَ ْخ‬
prey, and seeking their food from God. The sun
ariseth, and they are gathered together, and they lay ‫مس‬ُ ‫الش‬ َ .‫عامها‬ َ ‫ط‬ ْ َ‫ف وت‬ َ‫ط‬
ِ ‫ وفي‬،‫فاجتَمع ْت‬
‫اإلنسان إلى‬ ‫ َي ْخ ُرُج‬.‫ضت‬ َ ‫ص َي ِرها َرَب‬
them down in their dens. Man shall go forth unto
his work, and to his labor until the evening. How ُ ََ
‫أعمالَ َك‬ ِِ ‫ص‬ ِ ‫عملِ ِه وإلى‬
magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast ْ ‫ظ َم‬ َ ‫أع‬
ْ ‫ ما‬.‫المساء‬ َ ‫ناعته حتى‬ َ ََ
‫األرض ِم ْن‬ ِ ‫ َق ِد امتَأل‬،‫صنع َت‬ ٍ ِ َّ
‫َت‬ ْ َ ‫ ُكلها ِبح ْك َمة‬،‫يا رب‬
Thou made them all. The earth is filled with Thy
creation. So is this great and spacious sea, wherein ُ ْ
‫ابات ال‬ ٌ ‫هناك َدّب‬ ،‫اس ُع‬ ِ ‫الكبير الو‬ ِ
َ ُ َ ‫الب ْح ُر‬ َ ‫ هذا‬.‫خلي َقت َك‬
are things creeping innumerable, small living
creatures with the great. There go the ships; there
‫ناك تَ ْج ِري‬ ِ ِ ٌ ‫ حيو‬،‫ع َدَد لَها‬
this leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play َ ‫ ُه‬.‫ار َم َع كبار‬ ٌ ‫انات ص َغ‬ ََ َ َ
‫اك‬ ِ
َ ‫ وكلها ّإي‬.‫ين الذي َخَل ْقتَ ُه َيْل َع ُب فيه‬ ُ ‫ هذا التّّن‬،‫السُف ُن‬
therein. All things wait on Thee, to give them their
food in due season; when Thou givest it them, they
‫ط ْيتَها‬ َ ‫أع‬ ِ ‫ لِتُعطيها طعامها في‬،‫تَتَرجَّى‬
ْ ‫أنت‬َ ‫ وإذا‬،‫حينه‬ َ َ ْ َ
will gather it. When Thou openest Thy hand, all

ُ ُ‫ك َف َي ْم َتلِئ‬
things shall be filled with goodness; when Thou
turnest away Thy face, they shall be troubled. Thou ‫وجه َك‬
َ ‫ف‬ ُ ‫ص ِر‬ ْ َ‫ ت‬،‫خي اًر‬ْ ‫الكل‬ َ ‫ تَْفتَ ُح َيد‬.‫جم َع ْت‬ َ
wilt take their spirit, and they shall cease; and unto
their dust shall they return. Thou wilt send forth
‫ وإلى تُ ارِب ِه ْم‬،‫اح ُه ْم َف َي ْف َن ْو َن‬ َ ‫ع أرو‬ ُ ‫ تَْن ِز‬.‫ط ِربون‬ َ‫ض‬ ْ ‫َف َي‬
Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thou shalt ‫ وتُ َجِّدُد َو ْج َه‬،‫ون‬ َ ‫روح َك َفُيخلَُق‬ َ ‫ تُ ْرِس ُل‬.‫عون‬ َ ‫َي ْر ِج‬
ِّ ‫ لِ َي ُك ْن م ْجُد الر‬.‫األرض‬
renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord
be unto the ages; the Lord will rejoice in His works. ‫ َي ْف َرُح الرَّب‬،‫الده ِر‬ ْ ‫َّب إلى‬ َ
Who looketh on the earth and maketh it tremble, ،‫في ْج َعُلها تَ ْرتَ ِعُد‬ َ ‫ض‬ ِ ‫األر‬ ْ ‫ظ ُر إلى‬ ُ ‫ الذي َي ْن‬.‫بأعماله‬ ِ
Who toucheth the mountains and they smoke. I will
sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will chant ‫ و َّأرِت ُل‬،‫َّب في َح َي ِاتي‬ َّ ‫ُسّبِ ُح الر‬ ِ
َ ‫ أ‬.‫الجبال فتَُد ّخ ُن‬ َ ‫وي َمس‬ َ
ِ َّ
َ ‫ وأنا‬،‫ َيل ُذ لَ ُه تَأملي‬.ً‫إلل ِهي ما ُد ْم ُت َم ْوجودا‬
‫أفرُح‬
to my God for as long as I have my being. May my
words be sweet unto Him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
.‫ وال ْيب َق فيها األثَ َمة‬،‫األرض‬ ِ ‫الخطأةُ ِم َن‬ َ ‫ لِتَِب ِد‬.‫َّب‬ ِّ ‫بالر‬
O that sinners would cease from the earth, and they
ِ
that work iniquity, that they should be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. The sun knoweth his ‫ َج َع َل‬،‫روبها‬ َ ‫الش ْم ُس َع َرَف ْت ُغ‬ َّ .‫َّب‬ ّ ‫بارِكي يا نفس َي الر‬ ِ
going down. Thou appointedst the darkness, and
there was the night. How magnified are Thy works,
‫ كلَّها‬،‫ظ َم أعمالَ َك يا رب‬ َ ‫ ما أع‬.‫فكان لَْي ٌل‬ َ ‫ظْل َم َة‬ُ ‫ال‬
ٍ ِ
.‫ص َن ْع َت‬ َ ‫بِح ْك َمة‬
O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy ‫ان‬ٍ ‫وك َّل أو‬ ُ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫س‬ ِ ‫االب ِن والرو ِح الُق ُد‬ ْ ‫آلب و‬ ِ ِ‫الم ْجُد ل‬
Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. َ

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 .‫ آمين‬.‫الداهرين‬ِ ‫وإلى َده ِر‬
ْ
Amen.

)‫ (ثالثا‬.‫الم ْجُد لَ َك يا هللا‬ ِ ِ ِ

َ ،‫ َهللوييا‬،‫ َهللوييا‬،‫َهللوييا‬
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God.
(thrice)
O our God and our Hope, glory to Thee! .‫الم ْجد‬
َ ‫جاء َنا لَ َك‬
َ ‫إلهنا َوَر‬
َ ‫يا‬
THE GREAT LITANY ‫الكبرى‬ُ ‫السالمية‬
َّ ِ
‫الطلبة‬
Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord. .‫طلُب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ِّ ‫ بِسال ٍم إلى الر‬:‫الشماس‬
َ
ِ ِ
)‫بعد ُك ّل طْلبة‬َ ‫عاد‬ ُ ُ‫ (ت‬.‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (use this response until
noted below)
ِ ‫وخ‬
‫الص‬ َ ‫العلى‬ ِ َّ ‫َج ِل‬ ِ
ُ ‫السال ِم الذي م َن‬ ْ ‫ م ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: For the peace from above and the
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫فوسنا‬
salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
.‫طلُب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ ِ ‫ُن‬
‫بات‬ِ َ‫ وحس ِن ث‬،‫ ِم ْن أَج ِل سال ِم ُك ِل العالَ ِم‬:‫الشماس‬
ّ َ ْ
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, the
ُْ
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫الك ّل‬ ِ ُ ‫ واتّحاد‬،‫َّس ِة‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫كنائ‬ ِ
good estate of the holy churches of God and the
union of all, let us pray to the Lord. .‫َّب َنطلُب‬ َ ‫الم َق د‬
ُ ‫س هللا‬
ِ ِ
‫الذين‬
َ ‫ و‬،‫َّس‬ ِ ‫الم َقد‬
ُ ‫الب ْيت‬ َ ‫َج ِل هذا‬ ْ ‫ م ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: For this holy house and those who with
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،ِ‫وف هللا‬ ِ ‫بإيمان وورٍع و َخ‬ ِ ‫يدخلُون‬
faith, reverence and fear of God enter therein, let
us pray to the Lord. ‫َّب‬ َ َََ ٍ ‫إليه‬ َ ُ َْ
.‫طلُب‬ ْ ‫َن‬
Deacon: For our father and metropolitan, N., (our ‫الك َه َن ِة‬
َ ‫ و‬،)‫تروبوليتنا (فالن‬ ِ ‫َج ِل أبينا و ِم‬ ِ
ْ ‫ م ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
bishop, N.,) the honorable presbytery, the
diaconate in Christ, all the clergy and the people, ِ
‫اإلكليروس‬ ‫ وجمي ِع‬،ِ‫المسيح‬ َ ‫وخّدا ِم‬ ُ ‫َّمين‬
َ ‫اْل ُم َكر‬
let us pray to the Lord. .‫طلُب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫الش ْع ِب‬ َّ ‫و‬
‫ومؤ َازَرِت ِه ْم في‬ ِ ‫ ِم ْن أَج ِل ح ّكا ِم هذا‬:‫الشماس‬
ُ ،‫البَل د‬ َ َ ُ ْ َّ
Deacon: For our country, its president (or
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،ٍ‫ُك ِّل َعم ٍل صالِح‬
appropriate head of state), civil authorities and
armed forces, let us pray to the Lord. .‫طُلب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َ
‫المُد ِن والُقرى‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ ِم ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
ُ ‫وجمي ِع‬ َ ،‫المدينة‬ َ ‫َجل هذه‬ ْ
Deacon: For this city and every city and
countryside and the faithful who dwell therein, let
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫نين فيها‬ ِ ِ
us pray to the Lord. .‫طُلب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َ ‫الساك‬ َ ‫المؤ ِم‬
‫نين‬ ْ ‫و‬
ِ ِ ْ ‫دال‬ ِ ‫اعِت‬ ِ
ِ ‫ص ِب األ َْر‬
‫ض‬ ْ ‫األه ِوَية وخ‬ ْ ‫َج ِل‬ ْ ‫ م ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: For healthful seasons, abundance of the
fruits of the earth and peaceful times, let us pray
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫َّة‬ ٍ ‫قات سالمي‬ ٍ ‫ وأو‬،‫مار‬ ِ
to the Lord. .‫طُلب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ ْ ِ ‫بالث‬
ِّ ‫الب ِّر و‬ ِ ْ ‫ ِم ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
،‫الجو‬ َ ‫الب ْح ِر و‬
َ ‫ين في‬ َ ‫المسافر‬ ُ ‫َجل‬
Deacon: For travelers by sea, by land and by air,
the sick, the suffering, the captive, and for their
‫ إلى‬،‫الص ِه ْم‬ ِ ‫وخ‬ ِ ْ ‫والمرضى والم‬
salvation, let us pray to the Lord. َ ‫األس َرى‬ ْ ‫ و‬،‫يين‬ َ ‫ضن‬ َ َْ
.‫طلُب‬ ِّ ‫الر‬
ْ ‫َّب َن‬
ِ
َ ‫َج ِل َنجاتنا ِم ْن ُك ِّل ضي ٍق َو َغ‬
‫ض ٍب‬ ِ
ْ ‫ م ْن أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: For our deliverance from all tribulation,
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫ط ٍر وِش َد ٍة‬
wrath, danger and necessity, let us pray to the
Lord. .‫طُلب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َ َ ‫وخ‬ َ

3
 ِ
ُ‫ظنا يا هللا‬ ْ ‫احف‬
َ ‫ص و ْار َح ْم و‬ ْ ّ‫ض ْد َو َخل‬ ُ ‫ُع‬
ْ ‫ أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and

.‫ِبِن ْع َمِت َك‬

keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, ِ ،َ‫الطاهرة‬

‫الفائ َق َة‬ َ
ِ ‫داس ِة‬ ِ ِ َ :‫الشماس‬
َ ‫بعد ذ ْك ِرنا الكّل َي َة ال َق‬
‫البتولي ِة‬ ِ ‫اإلله‬
‫الدائ َم َة‬ ِ ‫سيدتَنا والِدة‬
َ ِّ ،َ‫المجيدة‬ ِ
َ ،‫الب َركات‬
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the َ َ َ
‫ضنا‬ ِ ِ‫ ل‬،‫القديسين‬ ِ
saints, let us commend ourselves and each other ُ ‫وب ْع‬
َ ‫أنف َسنا‬ ُ ‫ع‬ ْ ‫نود‬ ّ ‫ َم َع جمي ِع‬،‫َم ْرَي َم‬
.‫حياتنا لِْل َمسي ِح اإلله‬ ِ ‫بعضاً وُك َّل‬
َْ
and all our life unto Christ our God.
َ
Choir: To Thee, O Lord. .‫ لَ َك يا َر ّب‬:‫الجوقة‬
ٍ ‫وس‬
،‫جود‬ ٍ
ُ ‫َّه َي ْن َبغي َل َك ُكل تَ ْمجيد وإِ ْك ار ٍم‬ ُ ‫ ألن‬:‫الكاهن‬
Priest: For unto thee are due all glory, honor and
worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the
‫ وإلى‬،‫ان‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬ َّ ‫اآلن‬َ ،‫القد ُس‬ ُ ‫االبن والرو ُح‬ ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫أيها‬
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
.‫دهر الداهرين‬ ِ
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
“O LORD, I HAVE CRIED” IN TONE ONE ‫األول‬ ِ
َّ ‫باللحن‬ "‫صَرخت‬ َ ‫إليك‬َ ‫رب‬ ِ ‫"يا‬
.‫رب‬ ِ ،‫ فاستَ ِمع لي‬،‫رب إليك صر ْخ ُت‬ ِّ ‫يا‬
ّ ‫إستَم ْع لي يا‬ ْ ْ ََ َ
O Lord, I have cried out unto Thee, hear Thou me;
ْ
ِ ِ ‫ ْأن‬،‫رب إليك صر ْخ ُت فاستَ ِمع لي‬
َ َ َ ْ ِّ ‫يا‬
hear Thou me, O Lord. O Lord, I have cried out
unto Thee, hear Thou me. Give ear to the voice of ‫صوت‬ ‫ص ْت إلى‬ ْ ْ
my supplication when I cry out unto Thee: hear .‫إستَ ِم ْع لي يا َر ّب‬ ْ ،‫إليك‬ َ ‫خ‬ ُ ‫أص ُر‬
ْ ‫حين‬ َ ‫ضرعي‬ َ َ‫ت‬
Thou me, O Lord.
‫ وْل َي ُك ْن َرْف ُع َي َد َّي‬،‫أمام َك‬ ِ ‫كالب‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫خور‬ َ ‫صالتي‬ َ ‫لتَ ْستَق ْم‬
Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as the
incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the
ِ ،‫َّة‬ٍ ٍ ‫َك َذ‬
evening sacrifice; hear Thou me, O Lord. ّ ‫إستَم ْع لي يا‬
.‫رب‬ ْ ‫بيحة َمسائي‬
َ
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a .‫حارساً لَِفمي وباباً َحصيناً على َشَفتَي‬ ِ ‫إج َع ْل يا َرب‬
ْ
protecting door round about my lips. ّ
Incline not my heart to evil words, to make .‫الشر َف َيتَ َعلَّ َل بِ ِعَل ِل الخطايا‬
ِّ ‫ال تُ ِم ْل َقْلبي إلى َكال ِم‬
excuses in sins.
With men that work iniquity; and I will not .‫لين اإل ْث َم وال أتَّفِ ُق َم َع ُم ْختاري ِه ْم‬ ِ ‫الناس‬
َ ‫العام‬ ِ ‫َم َع‬
communicate with the choicest of them.
ِ ٍ ِّ
‫الخاط ِئ‬ ‫يت‬
ُ ‫أما ز‬ ّ ‫ويوّبِ ُخني‬ َ ‫يق ِب َر ْح َمة‬
ُ ‫الصد‬ ‫يؤِّدُبني‬
َ ‫َس‬
The just man shall correct me in mercy and shall
reprove me; but let not the oil of the sinner anoint
my head. .‫ده ُن به رأسي‬ َ ‫فال ُي‬
For my prayer also shall still be against the things ‫ َق ِد ْابُتلِ َع ْت ُقضاتُ ُه ْم‬،‫صالتي أيضاً في َم َس َّرِت ِه ْم‬ َ ‫ألن‬ َّ
ِ َ‫مْلت‬
with which they are well pleased; their judges
falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. .‫ص ْخ َرة‬ َ ِ‫قين ب‬
َ ‫ص‬ ُ
ِ ‫األر‬ ِ َّ ِ ‫فإنها َق ِد‬ ّ ‫عون َكلِماتي‬
‫ض‬ ْ ‫اس ُتلذ ْت م ْث َل َس ْم ِن‬ َ ‫َي ْس َم‬
They shall hear my words, for they are sweet; as
ْ
when the thickness of the earth is broken upon the
ِ ِ ‫األر‬
ground, their bones are scattered by the side of .‫الجحيم‬ َ ‫حول‬ َ ‫ظام ُه ْم‬ ُ ‫ض تََب َّدَد ْت ع‬ ْ ‫الم ْن َش ِّق على‬ ُ
hell.

4
But to Thee, O Lord, Lord, are mine eyes; in Thee ‫وعليك تََوَّكْل ُت فال‬
َ ‫إليك َع ْي َن َّي‬
َ ‫ يا رب‬،‫ألن يا رب‬ َّ
have I put my trust, take not away my soul.
.‫ع َنفسي‬ ْ ‫تَْن ِز‬
‫فاعلي‬ِ ‫عاث ِر‬ ِ ‫الف ِّخ الذي َنصبوه لي و ِم ْن م‬ َ ‫ظِني ِم َن‬ ْ ‫إحَف‬ ْ
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for
me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity. َ ُ َ
.‫اإلثْم‬
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I ‫أكون أنا على ْانفِ رٍاد إلى‬ ُ ‫صائ ِد ِهم و‬ ِ ‫طأَةُ في م‬
َ َ ‫الخ‬
َ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫تَ ْسُق‬
alone escape.
.‫أعُبر‬
ْ ‫أن‬ ْ
ِّ ‫ بِص ْوتي إلى الر‬،‫َّب ص َر ْخ ُت‬ ِ
‫َّب‬ َ ّ ‫ص ْوتي إلى الر‬ َ ِ‫ب‬
I cried unto the Lord with my voice, with my
voice unto the Lord, did I make my supplication. َ
.‫َّعت‬
ْ ‫ضر‬ َ َ‫ت‬
I poured out my supplication before Him; I .‫ُخِّبر‬
َ ‫ام ُه أ‬
َ ‫أحزاني ُق ّد‬ ْ ‫ضرعي و‬َ َ‫أمام ُه ت‬
َ ‫أس ُك ُب‬ ْ
showed before Him my trouble.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, .‫ف ُسُبلِي‬ َ ‫فناء روحي ِم ّني‬
ِ ‫أنت‬
ُ ‫تعر‬
ِ ‫عند‬
then Thou knewest my paths.
.ً‫فخا‬ ِ ‫الطري ِق الذي ُك ْنت أسلُك‬ َّ ‫في هذا‬
In the way wherein I walked have they secretly
laid a snare for me.
ّ ‫لي‬
َ َْ
‫فيه أخفوا‬ ُ ُ
ِ ‫ص ْر ُت فلَ ْم َي ُك ْن َم ْن َي‬ ِ
.‫عرُفني‬ َ ‫تأمْل ُت في الميام ِن و ْأب‬
َّ
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there
was no man that would know me.
Refuge failed me; no one cared for my soul. .‫طلُ ُب نفسي‬ ْ ‫وج ْد َم ْن َي‬
َ ‫مني ولَ ْم ُي‬ ّ ‫الم ْه َر ُب‬
َ ‫ضاع‬َ
I cried unto Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou art my ‫فصرخت إليك يا رب وُقْلت أنت هو رجائي ونصيبي‬
refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
َ َ ُ َ َُْ
.‫ض األحياء‬ ِ ‫في ْأر‬
Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low.
ّ ‫ص ْت إلى ِطْل َبتي‬
.ً‫فإني َق ْد تَ َذلَّْل ُت جدا‬ ِ ‫ْأن‬
Deliver me from them that persecute me, for they .‫ط ِه دونني فإنَّهم قد اعتزوا علَي‬
َ َّ ْ ْ ُ َ َ‫ض‬ ْ ‫الذين َي‬
َ ‫َن ِّجني ِم َن‬
are stronger than I. ّ
Verse 10. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may ‫س نَفسي ييي ِلكي أش ي ي ُك َر‬ ِ ْ‫َخ ِرجْ ِم َن الحَب‬
ْ ‫ أ‬.10 ‫استتتني ن‬
praise Thy Name. ْ
.‫اسمَك‬
ْ
Verse 9. The righteous shall wait for me until
.‫يقون حَتّى تُجازيَني‬ َ ‫الص ّد‬ ِ ‫ إياي ينْتَ ِظر‬.9 ‫اسني ن‬
Thou recompense me . ُ َ َ ّ
Verse 8. Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O ‫ يا‬،‫إليك يا َرب‬ ً ‫ت‬ ُ ‫ماق صي ي َير ْخ‬ ِ ْ‫ ِمن األَع‬.8 ‫استتتني ن‬
Lord, Lord hear my voice .
.‫ص ْوتي‬ ِ ِ ‫رب‬
َ ‫إستَمعْ ل‬
ْ َ
Verse 7. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice
of my supplication.
‫ص ي ي ي ي ي ْو ِت‬ ِ ‫ ِلتَكُ ْن أ ُذناك م‬.7‫استتتتتتتني ن‬
َ ‫ص ي ي ي ي يغيَتَيْ ِن إلى‬
ُْ َ
.‫ضرعي‬ َ َ‫ت‬

5
 For the Presentation in Tone One ‫األول‬ ِ
َّ ‫باللحن‬ ‫الهيكل‬
َ ‫السيد إلى‬
َ ‫د ُخول‬
Verse 6. If Thou, O Lord, shouldest mark
iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? For with
‫ فَيا َرب‬،‫نت ِلآلثا ِم ار ِصي ي ًدا يا َرب‬
َ ‫إن ُك‬
ْ .6 ‫استتني ن‬
Thee there is forgiveness . .‫ت؟ فَِإ َّن ِمن ِع ِندكَ االغِْتفار‬
ْ ُ‫مَ ْن يَثْب‬
Tell us, O Simeon, whom dost thou bear in thine
ِ ‫حامل على سي ي ي ي ي‬
‫ياع َدْي َك‬ ِ ‫ م ْن ْأن َت‬،‫عان‬ ِ
arms in the Temple with such great joy? To whom َ ٌ َ ُ ‫ُق ْل َلنا يا س ي ي ي ي ي ْم‬
dost thou cry and shout: Now am I freed, for I ،‫ُعِت ْق ُت‬
ْ ‫اآلن َق ْد أ‬
ِ
َ ‫ ّإني‬:ً‫ص ُرُخ قائال‬
ِ
ْ َ‫بابتهاجٍ؟ َن ْح َو َم ْن ت‬
ْ
ِ ُ ‫ هذا هو المو‬.‫ِألّني أبصر ُت م َخِّلصي‬
have beheld my Savior? This is He that is born of
a Virgin; this is He, God the Word, Who came .‫البتول‬ َ ‫لود م َن‬ ْ َ َُ َ ُ َْْ
forth from God; Who is incarnate for our sakes, ‫َجلِنا‬ ِ ِ
ْ ‫ الذي تَ َج َّس َد م ْن أ‬،‫اإلله م َن اإلَله‬
ُ ‫الكل َم ُة‬
ِ َ ‫هذا هو‬
َُ َ
and hath saved the race of man. Let us worship
.‫ َفَل ُه َن ْس ُجد‬،‫سان‬ َّ
Him. َ ‫اإلن‬ْ ‫ص‬ َ ‫َو َخل‬
،‫ب‬ ِ ِ ‫ ِم ْن أ‬.5 ‫استتتتني ن‬
ّ ‫لك يا َر‬
َ ‫ت‬ُ ‫ص ي ي يبَ ْر‬
َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫َجل إ ْس ي ي يم‬
Verse 5. Because of Thy Name have I waited for
Thee, O Lord; my soul hath waited upon Thy
.‫َّب‬ ْ َ‫ تَ َوَّكل‬،‫ك‬ ِ
ّ ‫ت نَفسي على الر‬ َ ‫ت نفسي في أَقوال‬ْ ‫صبَ َر‬
word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
Tell us, O Simeon, whom dost thou bear … َ
ِ ‫ م ْن ْأن َت‬،‫عان‬
)‫ (تعاد‬... ‫حام ٌل‬ ِ
(repeat above) َ ُ ‫ُق ْل لَنا يا س ْم‬
Verse 4. From the morning watch until night, ‫ ِم ِن‬،‫الليل‬
َّ ‫جار الص ي ي ي ي ي يب ِح إلى‬
ْ ِ ‫ ِم ِن انِْف‬.4 ‫استتتتت تتني ن‬
ِ ِ ِ ‫انِْف‬
ّ ‫جار الصبْ ِح ليَتَّك ْل ِإ ْسرائيلُ على الر‬
.‫َّب‬
from the morning watch let Israel trust in the
Lord.
‫عان َم ْن َسي َب َق مو َسيى َف َرآهُ في سييينا تَ ْح َت‬ ُ ‫ا ْقَب ْل يا ِسي ْم‬
Receive, O Simeon, Him Whom Moses foresaw
in darkness on Sinai when He gave the Law, Who
is become a new-born babe subject to the Law. ً‫ض ي ي يعا‬ ِ ‫يائ اًر ِط ْفالً خا‬
ِ ‫ وصي ي ي‬،‫ض ي ي يعاً ال َّش ي ي يريعة‬ ِ ‫ وا‬،ِ‫الغمام‬ َ
‫موز‬
ُ ‫الم ْر‬ َ ِ‫الناط ُق ب‬ِ ‫ هذا هو‬.‫لِْل َشريعة‬
َ ‫ َهذا ُه َو‬،‫يعة‬ َ ‫الشر‬ َُ َ َ
This is He that through the Law hath spoken; this
is He that was proclaimed in the Prophets; Who is
‫ص‬ َّ ِ ‫إَليي ي ِه ِبي ياألَْنِبي ي‬
ِ ‫ ال ييذي تَج َّس ي ي ي ي ي ي ي ي َد ِم ْن أ‬،‫ياء‬
incarnate for our sakes, and hath saved the race of َ ‫َجلن ييا وخل‬ ْ َ ْ
man. Let us worship Him. .‫ َفَل ُه َن ْس ُجد‬،‫سان‬
َ ‫اإلن‬ ْ
ِ َّ .3 ‫اسني ن‬
ِّ ‫ألن م َن الر‬
َ‫ َوِمنْهُ النَّجاة‬،َ‫َّب الرَّحْمَة‬
Verse 3. For with the Lord there is mercy and
with Him is abundant redemption, and He will
ِ ‫ وهْو ينَ ِجي ِإسرائيل ِم ْن ُك ِل‬،‫الكَثيرة‬
.‫آثامه‬ ّ َ ْ ّ ُ َ َ
deliver Israel from all his iniquities.
Receive, O Simeon, Him Whom Moses …
(repeat above) )‫ (تعاد‬... ‫موسى‬ ُ ‫إ ْقَب ْل يا ِس ْم‬
َ ‫عان َم ْن َس َب َق‬
ِ َّ ‫ َسي ي يِبّحُوا الر‬.2 ‫استتتتني ن‬
ُ‫ َوامْ َدحُوه‬،‫َّب يا جَميعَ األُمَم‬
Verse 2. Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise
Him, all ye people. ِ ‫يا‬
.‫سائ َر الشعوب‬
Come, let us as well, with songs inspired of God,
‫ َوُنقاِبْل ُه‬،ً‫ييح َن ْح ُن أيضي ي ي ي ي يا‬ ِ
go together to meet Christ; and let us receive Him َ ‫َهلُ ّموا ِبنا َن ْسي ي ي ي ي يتَْقبل‬
َ ‫المسي ي ي ي ي ي‬
ِ
‫ َهذا‬،‫صي ُه‬ َ ‫عان َخال‬ ُ ‫صي َر ِسي ْم‬ َ ‫ َم ْن أ َْب‬،‫بِالتَسييابي ِح اإللَ ِهيَّة‬
Whose salvation Simeon hath now beheld. This is
ِ ‫الناطق بِاألَْنِب‬ ِ ‫ هذا هو‬،‫هو الذي ي ْخِبر ع ْنه داود‬
He Whom David proclaimeth; this is He that in
the Prophets hath spoken; Who is incarnate for ،‫ياء‬ ُ َُ َ ُ َ ُ ُ َُ
ِ ِ
‫ َفَلي ُه‬،‫المتَ َكلّ ُم بيال َشي ي ي ي ي ي يري َعية‬ ِ ِ
ُ ‫ و‬،‫َجلنيا‬ ْ ‫اليذي تَ َج َّس ي ي ي ي ي ي ي َد م ْن أ‬
our sakes, and Who speaketh in the Law. Let us

6
worship Him. .‫َن ْس ُجد‬

ِّ ‫ َوحَق الر‬،‫ت عَلَينا‬

‫َّب‬ ْ َ‫ أل ََّن َرحْمَتَهُ قَ ْد قَِوي‬.1 ‫استتني ن‬
Verse 1. For His mercy is great toward us, and
the truth of the Lord endureth forever.
Come, let us as well, with songs inspired of God .‫يَُدومُ إلى الدَّهر‬
ِ
)‫ (تعاد‬... ‫سيح َن ْح ُن‬ َ ‫َهُل ّموا ِبنا َن ْستَْقبل‬
َ ‫الم‬
… (repeat above)

ِ
‫السادس‬ ِ
‫باللحن‬ ‫الهيكل‬
َ ‫ُذكصا د ُخول السيد إلى‬
DOXASTICON FOR THE PRESENTATION
IN TONE SIX
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the ‫اآلن و ُك ي َّل أو ٍان‬
َ .‫س‬ ِ ‫اإلبن والرو ِح القُ ي ُد‬ ِ ‫المجْ ي ُد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬ َ
ِ ‫وإلى َده ِر‬
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫الداهرين‬ ْ
‫ الذي ال‬،‫اآلب‬ ِ ‫ ِأل َّن َكلِم َة‬،‫ماء‬ ِ ‫لي ْفتَ ِح اليوم باب ال َّس ي ي ي ي ي‬
ُ َ َْ ُ
Today let the gate of heaven be opened; for the
َ
ِ ِ
ِ ‫ وَلم ي ْنَف‬،‫ َقيد اتَّ َخ ي َذ بيداءةً َزمنَّي ي ًة‬،‫بي ْدء َليه‬
Word of the Father Who is without beginning,
having taken a beginning in time, not separating ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ي ي ْل َع ْن‬ َ ْ َ َ َ َ ُ َ َ
‫ ِم ْن‬،ً‫عين َي ْوما‬ َ ‫ َكطْف ٍل ذي ْأرَب‬،‫ياره‬
ِ ِِ ‫اخِت‬ ْ ِ‫ َفُي َقَّد ُم ب‬.‫الهوِت ِه‬
from His Godhead, is offered by His own will, by
a Virgin Mother as a child forty days old in the
Mosaic Temple; and the priest, His servant, ‫عان َعلى‬ ُ ‫ َف َيتََقَّبلُ ُه ِسي ْم‬،‫اله ْي َك ِل الناموِسي ّي‬ َ ‫ في‬،‫ُم َبتول‬
ٍ ٍ‫أ‬
ّ
‫ني َقي ْد‬ ِ
َّ ‫ أل َّن َع ْي‬،‫طلِ ْقني‬ ِ
ْ َ‫ أ‬:ً‫ف قييائال‬ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ‫الع ْبيُد َي ْهت‬َ ‫ َو‬،‫اع ْييه‬ َ ‫ذر‬
receiveth Him in his arms, crying with joy: Now
lettest thou me depart, for mine eyes have beheld
ِ ِ
‫ص‬ َ ّ‫ َفيا َم ْن أتى إِلى العالَ ِم لُي َخل‬.‫صي ي ي ي َك‬ َ ‫صي ي ي ي َرتا َخال‬ َ ‫أ َْب‬
Thy salvation. Wherefore, O Thou Who didst

َ ‫ِج ْن َس‬
come into the world to save mankind, O Lord,
glory to Thee. .‫الم ْجُد لَك‬ َ ،‫ يا َرب‬،‫الب َش ِر‬
• When “both now” is chanted, the clergy make the entrance with the censer.
Deacon: Wisdom! Stand upright! !‫الح ْك َمة! فْل َنستقم‬ ِ :‫الشماس‬
O GLADSOME LIGHT ً‫يا نو اًر َب ِهيا‬
ِ ‫س م ْجِد‬ ِ ِ
،‫اآلب الذي ال َيموت‬ َ ِ ‫ يا نو اًر َبه ّياً ل ُق ْد‬:‫الجوقة‬
Choir: O gladsome Light of the holy glory of the
immortal, heavenly, holy and blessed Father: O
Jesus Christ. Lo now that we have come to the ‫ إ ْذ ْقد‬.‫ يا يسوعُ المسيح‬،‫ط‬ ُ ‫الم ْغبو‬
َ ،‫وس‬ ُ ‫القد‬ ّ ،‫السماوي‬ َّ
setting of the sun, as we behold the evening light, ِّ ‫ ُن‬،ً‫ظرنا نو اًر مسائيا‬
‫سب ُح‬ ْ ‫ون‬ َ ‫س‬ َّ ‫روب‬
ِ ‫الش ْم‬ ِ ‫َبَلغنا إلى ُغ‬
‫الم ْعطي‬ ِ
ُ ‫ابن هللا‬َ ‫ َفيا‬.‫الروح ال ُق ُد َس اإلله‬ َ ‫االبن و‬ َ ‫اآلب و‬
we hymn Thee: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
God. Meet it is for Thee at all times to be َ
‫َّح‬ ِ ِ
magnified by joyous voices, O Son of God and َ ‫أن تُ َسب‬ْ ‫سائر األوقات‬ َ ‫َّك لَ ُم ْستَح ٌّق في‬ َ ‫ إن‬،‫الحياة‬
ٍ ‫بِأَصو‬
.‫ك ُي َم ِّجد‬َ َ‫ك العالَ ُم ل‬َ ِ‫ لِذل‬،ٍ‫بارة‬
َّ ‫ات‬
Giver of life. Wherefore the whole world doth
glorify Thee. ْ
Deacon: The evening prokeimenon. .‫المساء‬ َ ‫نيم ُة‬َ ‫ تَ ْر‬:‫الشماس‬
• Now sing the Prokeimenon of the day. However, if this Feast falls on a Sunday, visit the Online Liturgical Guide.
ِ ‫باللح ِن‬
‫الثامن‬ ‫األحد‬ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
ِ
SUNDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE EIGHT ْ َ ‫هار‬
Choir: Behold now, bless the Lord, all ye ‫َّب ي ييا جميع عبي ي ِيد‬ ِ ‫اآلن ب ي‬
servants of the Lord. (TWICE) َ َ َّ ‫ياركوا الر‬ َ ‫ ه ييا ُمني ي ُذ‬:‫الجوق‬

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 )‫(مرتين‬ّ .‫َّب‬ّ ‫الر‬
Verse. Ye who stand in the temple of the Lord, in ‫ في مس ي ييا ِك ِن بي ِت‬،‫َّب‬ ِ ‫فين في بَيْ ِت الر‬ ‫ الواِق‬:‫استتتني ُ ن‬
ْ َ َ ّ َ
ِ
the courts of the House of our God!
.‫إلهنا‬
Choir: Behold now, bless the Lord, all ye ‫َّب ي ييا جميع عبي ي ِيد‬ ِ ‫اآلن ب ي‬
servants of the Lord. َ َ َ َّ ‫ياركوا الر‬ َ ‫ ه ييا ُمني ي ُذ‬:‫الجوق‬
.‫َّب‬
ّ ‫الر‬
MONDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE FOUR ‫باللح ِن ال اربِع‬
ْ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
‫هار اإلث َنين‬ ِ
Choir: The Lord will hear me, when I cry unto )‫ (مرتين‬.‫َّب يست ِمعني حين أصرخ إليه‬
Him. (TWICE)
ُُ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ الر‬:‫الجوق‬
Verse. When I called upon Thee, O God of my .‫استجاب لي إلهُ ِب ّري‬
َ ‫ت‬
ُ ‫ إ ْذ دعَ ْو‬:‫اسني ن‬
righteousness, Thou didst hearken unto me!
.‫أصرُخ إليه‬ ُ ‫حين‬َ ‫ الرَّب َي ْستَ ِم ُعني‬:‫الجوق‬
Choir: The Lord will hear me, when I cry unto
Him.
TUESDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE ONE َّ ‫باللح ِن‬
‫األول‬ ْ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
‫هار الثُالثاء‬ ِ
ِ ‫درُكني ج ِميع أييَّا ِم حيي‬
Choir: Thy mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all .‫اتي‬ ِ ‫ َر ْح َمتُي َك َييا َرب تُي‬:‫الجوقتة‬
the days of my life. (TWICE) ََ َ َ
)‫(مرتين‬
ّ
Verse. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; .‫ ألرَّب يَ ْرعَ ِاني فَال َشيءَ يُعِْو ُزِني‬:‫اسني ن‬
He makes me to lie down in green pastures! ْ
Choir: Thy mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all .‫يع أيَّا ِم َح َي ِاتي‬ ِ ِ ُ‫ َر ْح َمتُ َك َيا َرب ت‬:‫الجوقة‬
َ ‫درُكني َجم‬
the days of my life.
WEDNESDAY PROKEIMENON
‫امس‬ ِ ‫باللح ِن ال‬ْ ‫هار األربعاء‬ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
ِ
IN TONE FIVE
ِ ِ
ْ ‫ وبُِقَّوِت َك‬،‫الله َّم باس ي ييم َك َخلّص ي ييني‬
.‫اح ُك ْم لي‬ ُ :‫الجوقة‬
Choir: Save me, O God, by Thy Name, and judge
me by Thy strength. (TWICE)
)‫(مرتين‬
ّ
‫ص ي ي ِ إلى َكال ِم‬ ِ
ْ َ‫ وأ‬،‫ص ي يالتي‬
َ ُ‫ إس ي يتَمعْ يا هللا‬:‫ستتتني ن‬
Verse. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the
words of my mouth!
.‫َشفَتَ َّي‬
ِ ِ ‫ الله َّم‬:‫الجوقة‬
.‫اح ُك ْم لي‬ْ ‫ وبُِقَّوِت َك‬،‫صني‬ ْ ّ‫باسم َك َخل‬
Choir: Save me, O God, by Thy Name, and judge
me by Thy strength. ْ ُ
ِ
‫السادس‬ ‫باللح ِن‬ ‫هار ال َ ميس‬ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
ِ
THURSDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE SIX ْ
Choir: My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath ‫ الذي ص ينع ال َّس يماء‬،‫َّب‬
َ ِّ ‫عونتي ِم ْن ِع ْن ِد الر‬
َ ‫ َم‬:‫الجوق‬
made heaven and earth. (TWICE) َ َ َ
)‫ (مرتين‬.‫األرض‬ْ ‫و‬
Verse. I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where my ُ ْ‫ ِم ْن حَي‬،‫بال‬
‫ث يَأتي‬ ِ ‫الج‬
ِ ‫ت عَيْنَ َّي إلى‬
َ ْ‫ َرفَع‬:‫استتتتتني ن‬
help will come!
.‫عَ ْوني‬

8
 ‫ماء‬ ِّ ‫عونتي ِم ْن ِع ْن ِد الر‬
َ ‫ َم‬:‫الجوق‬
َ ‫ص ي َن َع ال َّس ي‬
َ ‫ الذي‬،‫َّب‬
Choir: My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath
made heaven and earth.
.‫األرض‬
ْ ‫و‬
FRIDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE SEVEN ‫باللح ِن السابِع‬
ْ ‫الجمعة‬ُ ‫هار‬ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
ِ
Choir: Thou, O God, art my helper, and Thy .‫دركني‬
ُ ِ ُ‫حمتُ َك ت‬ ‫ إلهي َر‬،‫ص ي يري‬ ِ ‫أنت نا‬َ ُ‫ يا هللا‬:‫الجوق‬
mercy shall go before me. (TWICE) َ
)‫(مرتين‬
ّ
َ ‫ أنِق ي ْذني ِمن أع ييدائي ي ييا هللاُ وِم َن ال ي‬:‫استتتتت تتتني ُن‬
‫يذين‬
Verse. Deliver me from my enemies, O God, and

.‫يتآمرون علي‬
deliver me from those who rise up against me!
ّ
ِ ُ‫حمتُ َك ت‬
.‫درُكني‬ ِ َ ‫ يا هللا‬:‫الجوق‬
َ ‫ إلهي َر‬،‫أنت ناصري‬
Choir: Thou, O God, art my helper, and Thy
mercy shall go before me. ُ
THE OLD TESTAMENT READINGS ِ
‫العهد القديم‬ ُ ‫قِر‬
‫اءات‬
‫اء ُة األولى‬ ِ
The First Reading
َ ‫القر‬
Deacon: Wisdom! ِ :‫الشماس‬
!‫الح ْكمة‬
Reader: Reading from the book of Exodus.
ُ ‫اءةٌ ِم ْن ِس ْف ِر‬
.‫الخروج‬ َ ‫ قر‬:‫القارئ‬
(Exodus 12:51, 13:1-2a, 3a, 10a, 11-12a, 14-16a, 22:29b;
Leviticus 12:2b, 3, 4a+c, 6a+c, 8a+c; Numbers 12:2b, 3, 4a+c,
!ِ ‫ص‬ ِ
ْ ‫ لُن‬:‫الشماس‬
6a+c, 8a+c)
Deacon: Let us attend!
ِ ‫أخرج‬
‫فيه‬ َّ َ :‫القارئ‬
َ َ ْ ‫الي ْو ِم الذي‬ َ ‫وكل َم الرَّب موس ي ييى في‬
Reader: The Lord spake unto Moses, in the day
that He brought the sons of Israel out of the land
of Egypt, saying: Sanctify unto Me every first- ‫ َقِّد ْس لي ُك َّل‬:ً‫ قائال‬،‫ص ي ي َر‬ ْ‫ضم‬
ِ ِ ‫بني إس ي يرائيل ِم ْن أر‬
ْ َ ْ َ
born, the first offspring, whatsoever openeth a
ِ ِ
womb among the sons of Israel. And Moses said ‫قال موسي ي ييى‬ َ ‫ َف‬.‫ ُك َّل فات َح َر َح ٍم م ْن بني إ ْسي ي يرائيل‬،‫بِ ْك ٍر‬
unto the people: Remember this day, wherein ye ‫الي ْوَم ال ييذي َخ َر ْجتُ ْم ِفي ي ِيه ِم ْن‬ ِ
َ ‫ أُ ْذ ُكروا َه يذا‬:‫لْل َشي ي ي ي ي ي ي ْع ي ِب‬
came out from the land of Egypt, out of the house
‫َخ َر َج ُك ْم‬ ِ ‫بودي‬
ِ ‫الع‬ ِ ‫ ِم ْن د‬،‫ص ي ي ي َر‬ ِ ِ ‫أَر‬
of bondage; for by a mighty hand the Lord ْ ‫َّب أ‬
َّ ‫ألن الر‬ َّ ‫َّة؛‬ ُ ‫ار‬ ْ‫ضم‬ ْ
ِ َ ‫ِبي ٍد عز‬
ْ ‫ َف‬.‫يزٍة م ْن ُهناك‬
brought you out from this place. Ye shall
therefore keep His law. And it shall be, when the ‫ ومتى أ َْد َخلَ َك‬،‫يعتَ ُه‬ َ ‫احَفظوا َشير‬ َ َ
، ‫يك‬ ِ ِ َ ‫الرَّب اإلَليه أَرض‬
َ ‫ َكمييا أَ ْق َسي ي ي ي ي ي ي َم آلبييائي‬،‫يين‬ َ ‫الك ْنعييان‬
Lord God shall bring thee into the land of the
Canaanites, as He sware unto thy fathers, that َ ْ ُ
‫ وإذا َسي ي ي ي ي يأََل َك‬.‫رب‬ ِّ ‫كور لِْل‬ ِ ‫َفاع ِزل ُك َّل‬
ِ ‫فات ِح َر َح ٍم ِم َن ال ُذ‬
thou shalt set apart all that openeth the womb; the ْ ْ
ٍ َ ‫َّه ِب َي ٍد َعز‬
males shall be the Lord's. And it shall be when thy
son asketh thee in time to come, saying: What is ‫يزة‬ ُ ‫ َفُق ْل لَ ُه أَن‬،"‫ قائالً "ما َهذا؟‬،‫ذاك‬ َ ‫ْابُن َك َب ْع َد‬
this? that thou shalt say unto him: By a mighty .‫بوديَّة‬ِ ‫الع‬ ُ ‫دار‬ ِ ‫ ِم ْن‬،‫صي ي ي ي ي ي َر‬ ْ ‫ض َم‬ِ ‫َخ َر َجنا الرَّب ِم ْن أ َْر‬ ْ‫أ‬
hand the Lord brought us out from the land of
Egypt, from the house of bondage; and when ‫ َق َت َل الرَّب ُك َّل‬،‫طلِ َقنا‬ ْ ‫َن ُي‬ْ ‫صي ي ي يلَّ َب فِ ْرَع ْو َن َع ْن أ‬
َ َ‫لما ت‬ ّ ‫َو‬
Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let us
ِ ‫ياس والبه ي‬ ِ ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ي َر ِم ْن ُب‬ ِ ِ ‫بِ ْك ٍر في أر‬
go, the Lord slew all the first-born in the land of .‫يائم‬ َ ِ ‫كور الن ي‬ ْ‫ضم‬ ْ
Egypt, from the first-born of man unto the first-

9
born of beast; therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord all ِ ‫ياتح َر َح ٍم ِم ْن ُذ‬
‫كور‬ ِ ‫َّب ُك ي ي َّل في ي‬
ِّ ‫ أني ييا أ ْذَب ُح لِْلر‬،‫وِل ي يذلِ ي ي َك‬
that openeth the womb, being males; and every
ُ ‫ َف َي‬.‫ وأَ ْفدي ُك َّل بِ ْك ٍر ِم ْن َبِن َّي‬،ِ‫هائم‬ ِ ‫الب‬
first-born of my sons I will redeem. And it shall ‫الم ًة على‬ َ ‫كون َع‬ َ
be for a sign upon thy hand, and immovable
‫الك َّل‬
ُ ‫ط‬ َ ِ‫َّب الض ي ي ي يياب‬ َّ ‫أن الر‬ َّ ‫أمام َع ْي َن ْي َك‬ ِ
before thine eyes. For thus spake the Lord َ ً‫ونص ي ي ي ييبا‬ ُ ،‫ك‬ َ ‫َيد‬
‫ وُكيل َم ْن‬.‫يك‬ ِ ‫ أنيَّك تُعطيني األبك‬:‫ه َكيذا قيال‬
َ ‫يار م ْن َبني‬
Almighty: The first-born of thy sons thou shalt
give unto Me. And it shall be that whenever َ ْ ْ َ َ َ
ِ ‫ ي ْختُ ُن ُقْلَف َة جس ي ي ِدِه في اليو ِم‬،‫ولِ َد لَه ولٌَد َذ َكر‬
.‫الثام ِن‬
anyone shall bring forth a male child, in the eighth َ ََ َ ٌ َُ ُ
day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
ِ ‫وثالثيَةً وثالثين يومياً ال تَي ْد ُخيل م ْقي ِدس هللا إلى الك‬
‫ياه ِن‬
And three and thirty days she shall not come into َ َ َ ُ َْ َ
ِّ ‫ يييأتي إلى الر‬،‫وب ْع ي َد ذِل ي َك‬
‫َّب‬ ِ
َ .‫طهير‬ ْ َ‫يام الت‬ ُ ‫حتّى تَت َّم أيي‬
the sanctuary of God to the priest, until the days
of purifying be fulfilled. And after this, she shall
‫ وبِفِ ْرِخ َحمييا ٍم ْأو‬،‫لي ال َع ْي ي َب فيييه ُم ْح َرَق ي ًة‬ ‫بِحم ي ٍل حو‬
ٍّ ْ َ َ َ
bring the Lord a lamb of a year old without

ً‫ أو ِع َوض يا‬.‫الكاهن‬ ِ ‫يهاد ِة إلى‬ ِ ‫باب ِخ‬ ِ ‫َيما ٍم إلى‬

blemish for a whole-burnt offering, and a young
pigeon, or a turtle-dove, unto the door of the َ ‫باء الش ي‬
،‫يامتَْي ِن‬ ِ ِ ‫ ييأتي أميام الر‬،‫ِع ْن ذِليك‬
َ ‫َّب بف ْر َخي َحميا ٍم أو َيم‬
tabernacle of witness unto the priest. Or, in the
stead of these, she shall bring the Lord two turtle- ّ َ َ َ
‫ُعطيتُ ُه ْم ِم ْن ُكي ِّل‬ ِ ‫يإن هؤ‬ ِ ِ
doves, or two young pigeons; and the priest shall ْ ‫الء َقي ْد أ‬ َ َّ ‫ ف‬.‫َفُي َكّف ُر الكيياه ُن َع ْني ُه‬
ً‫َخ ْذتُ ُه ْم وَقَّد ْس ي يتُ ُه ْم لي ِع َوض ي يا‬
make propitiation for her. For they are an offering
given unto Me from among all the sons of Israel; َ ‫ فأ‬،ً‫ائيل ُمكافأة‬ َ ‫َبني إ ْس ي ير‬
‫ض ي ي ي ي ي ي َرْب ُت ُك َّل بِ ْك ٍر في‬ ِ ِ ‫ع ْن أب‬
َ ‫ َي ْوَم‬،‫يين‬ َ ‫ص ي ي ي ي ي ير‬ ْ ‫كار الم‬
instead of the first-born of the Egyptians have I
taken them unto Me and sanctified them for ْ َ
،‫العلِي‬ ِ ِ ‫ص َر ِم َن‬ ِ ِ
Myself, on the day that I smote every first-born in َ ُ‫قال هللا‬ َ .‫البهائم‬ َ ‫الناس حتّى‬ ْ ‫أرض م‬
the land of Egypt from man to beast, saith the
Most High God, the Holy One of Israel. .‫إسرائيل‬ ْ ‫وس‬ ُ ‫ُقد‬
‫اء ُة الثانية‬ ِ
The Second Reading
َ ‫القر‬
Deacon: Wisdom! ِ :‫الشماس‬
!‫الح ْكمة‬
.‫عياء النبي‬ ‫أش‬ ‫بوء ِة‬ ‫ قِراءةٌ ِم ْن ُن‬:‫القارئ‬
Reader: The Reading from the prophecy of
Isaiah. (6:1-12) ّ َ ْ َ
!ِ ‫ص‬ ِ
Deacon: Let us attend! ْ ‫ لُن‬:‫الشماس‬
ِ ‫يات فيهييا‬ ِ
‫ك‬ُ ‫الملي‬ َ ‫ َو َحي َد َ في ال َسي ي ي ي ي ي ي َنية التي مي‬:‫القتارئ‬
Reader: It came to pass in the year which King
َ
ٍ ‫ش‬ ٍ ‫َّب جالِسياً على َع ْر‬
Uzziah died that I saw the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up, and the house was full ،ٍ‫عال َرفيع‬ َّ ‫ ّأني أرَْي ُت الر‬،‫ُع ِزّيا‬
،‫مون َح ْولَ ُه‬ ِ ‫ والسي ي ي ي ي ييارافيم‬.‫والبي ُت مملوء ِم ْن مج ِدِه‬
َ ‫قائ‬ َْ ٌ ْ َ َْ
of His glory. About Him stood the Seraphim; each
ُ
one had six wings; with twain they covered their
،‫وجوه ُه ْم‬ ‫رون‬ ِ ‫ِس ي ي ي ي يتَّةُ أَجِنح ٍة لِ ُك ِل و‬
َ ُ‫ بِإثْ َن ْي ِن َي ْس ي ي ي ي يت‬،‫اح ٍد‬
faces, and with twain they covered their feet, and َ ّ َ ْ
with twain they did fly. And one cried unto
َ ‫ وك‬.‫ وبيِإثْ َن ْي ِن َيطيرون‬،‫رون أ َْرُجلَ ُه ْم‬
‫يان‬ َ ُ‫وبيِإثْ َن ْي ِن َي ْسي ي ي ي ي ي يت‬
ِ ‫يصي ي ي ي ي ي يرُخ الو‬
َ ‫اآلخ ِر‬
another, and said: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of
Sabaoth; the whole earth is full of His glory. And ،‫وس‬ ٌ ‫ ُقّد‬،‫وس‬ ٌ ‫ ُقّد‬:‫قول‬ ُ ‫وي‬ َ ‫احُد َن ْح َو‬ ُ َْ
the posts of the door moved at the voice of them ‫لوءةٌ ِم ْن‬َ ‫ض ُكلهييا َم ْم‬ ُ ‫األر‬
ْ ،‫وس َرب الصي ي ي ي ي ي يبييأوت‬ ٌ ‫ُق يّد‬
that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

10
Then said I: Woe is me! For I am pricked to the ،‫اخ ِه ْم‬ِ ‫الباب ِم ْن صي ي ي ي يو ِت صي ي ي ي ير‬ ِ ُ‫ َف ُرفِ َع ْت َعتََبة‬،‫م ْج ِدِه‬
ُ ْ َ َ
)‫يل لي ( َف َق ْد َخ ِشي ي ي ي ي ي ي ْع ُت‬
heart; for being a man, and having unclean lips, I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; and ٌ ‫ َو‬:‫ َفُقْل ُت‬.ً‫الب ْي ُت ُدخانا‬ َ َ‫امتَأل‬ْ‫و‬
‫ياك ٌن َب ْي َن َشي ي ْع ٍب‬ ِ ‫ وس ي‬،‫يان َدِنس ال َشي يَفتَي ِن‬
ْ ُ ٌ ‫ألني وأنا ْإنس ي‬ ّ
with mine eyes I have seen the King, the Lord of
Sabaoth. And one of the Seraphim was sent unto
.‫نود بِ َع ْي َن َّي‬ِ ‫الج‬ ِ ‫ َقي ْد أَريي ُت‬،‫ياه‬ ِ ‫س ال ِّشي ي ي ي ي ي يفي‬
ِ ‫َدِن‬
me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had ُ ‫الملي َك َر َّب‬ َ ْ
taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he ‫َخ َذها‬ َ ‫ أ‬،ٌ‫َحُد الس ي ي ي ي ييارافيم وفي َي ِدِه َج ْم َرة‬ َ ‫فاُ ْرِس ي ي ي ي ي َل إلَ َّي أ‬
‫إن َهي ِذِه َقي ْد‬ َ ،ِ‫بِمْلقط م َن ال َمي ْذَبح‬
ِ ٍ ِ
touched my mouth and said: Behold, this hath
touched thy lips, and will take away thine َّ ‫ هيا‬:‫يال‬ َ ‫ وق‬،‫وم َّس َفمي‬
iniquities, and will purge thy sins. And I heard the .‫ك ِم ْن َخطاياك‬ َ ‫ط ِّه ُر‬
َ ُ‫يل إِثْ ُم َك وت‬ُ ‫ َفتُز‬،‫َم َّس ي ي ي ْت َش ي ي يَفتَْي َك‬
‫طلِ ُق‬ َ ‫ َو َم ْن َي ْن‬،‫ َم ْن أ ُْرِسي ُل‬:‫قول‬ ِّ ‫وسي ِم ْع ُت صي ْو َت الر‬
voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send, and
who will go to this people? Then said I: Here am ُ ‫َّب َي‬ َ ََ
I; send me. And He said: Go, and tell this people: ‫طلِ ْق َوُق ْل‬ َ ‫ ْان‬:‫فقال‬
َ .‫هاء َنذا‬ َّ
َ :‫إلى َهذا الشي ي ي ي ي ْعب؟ َفُقْل ُت‬
‫رون‬
َ ‫ظ‬ ُ ‫ َوتَْن‬،‫مون‬ َ ‫عون َسيماعاً وال تَْف َه‬ َ ‫لِهذا ال َّشي ْع ِب "تَ ْسي َم‬
Ye shall hear indeed, but understand not; and see
indeed, but perceive not. For the heart of this
،َ ُ‫فإن َقْل َب هذا ال َّشي ي ي ْع ِب َق ْد َغل‬ َّ .‫صي ي يرون‬ ِ ‫ظ اًر وال تُب‬ َ ‫َن‬
people is become gross, and their ears are dull of
ْ
،‫ص ي ي َر بِ َع ْي َن ْي ِه‬
ِ ‫ لِئَ ّال يب‬،‫يونه‬
ُ ُ ‫ض ي ي ْت ُع‬ َ ‫ُغ ِم‬
ْ ‫ وأ‬،‫ثَُق َل َس ي ي َم ُع ُه‬
hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and ُْ
:‫ َفُقْل ُت‬.‫وي ْر ِج َع فأَ ْشي ي ي ِ َيه‬ ِ ِ
understand with their heart, and convert, and I
َ ،‫وي ْف َه َم بَِقْلبِه‬
َ ،‫وي ْسي ي ي َم َع بِأُ ُذَن ْيه‬َ
ً‫المُد ُن ِخ ْرَبة‬ ُ ‫يير‬ َ ‫أن تَصي ي ي ي‬ ْ ‫ إلى‬:‫قال‬ َ ‫إلى َمتى يا َرب؟ َف‬
heal them. Then said I: Lord, how long? And He
answered: Until the cities be made desolate,
ٍ ‫يوت بِ َغ ْي ِر ْإنس ي‬ ِ
having no inhabitant, and the houses having no ‫ض‬ ُ ‫األر‬
ْ ‫ َوتُ ْمس ييي‬،‫يان‬ ُ ‫الب‬ ُ ‫ و‬،‫بِ َغ ْي ِر س يياك ٍن‬
‫قون‬
َ ‫الذين ُي ْسي ي ي يتَْب‬ ِ
َ ‫ و‬،‫الب َشي ي ي ي َر‬ َ ُ‫وي ْقص ي ي ييي هللا‬ ُ ،‫َخراباً ُم ْقف اًر‬
man, and the land be left desolate. And after this
the Lord shall remove men far away, and the
remnant who are left in the land shall be .‫األرض َيتَكاثَرون‬ ِ ‫على‬
multiplied.
‫اء ُة الثالثة‬ ِ
The Third Reading
َ ‫القر‬
Deacon: Wisdom! !‫الح ْكمة‬ ِ :‫الشماس‬
ْ ‫بوء ِة‬ ِ ِ
Reader: The Reading from the prophecy of
Isaiah. (19:1, 3-5, 12, 16, 19-21) .‫عياء النبي‬َ ‫أش‬ َ ‫ قراءةٌ م ْن ُن‬:‫القارئ‬
!ِ ‫ص‬ ِ
Deacon: Let us attend!
ْ ‫ لُن‬:‫الشماس‬
Reader: Behold, the Lord shall sit upon a swift ‫ َف َيأتي‬،‫حاب ٍة َخ يف ًة‬ َ ‫اك ٌب على َسي‬ ِ ‫ هوذا الرَّب ر‬:‫القارئ‬
َ
َ
ِ ِ ِ ُ ‫ َفتَتَ َ ْزل َزُل ْأو‬،‫إلى ِمصي َير‬
cloud, and shall come into Egypt; and the idols of
Egypt shall be moved at His presence, and their ُ َ‫ وت‬،‫صي َر م ْن َو ْج ِهه‬
‫ذوب‬ ْ ‫ثان م‬
heart shall faint within them. And their spirit shall ‫ وأَُب ي يِّدُد‬،‫اخلِ ِه ْم‬
ِ ‫ط ِرب أرواحهم في دو‬
ُْ ُ ُ َ ‫ضي ي ي ي ي ي ي‬
ْ َ‫ وت‬،‫لوب ُه ْم‬
ُ ‫ُق‬
be troubled within them; and I will destroy their
‫ هذا ما‬.‫ياة‬ ٍ ‫ياد ٍة ُقسي‬ ِ
counsel; and the Egyptians will I give over into َ ‫صي َر إلى أيدي سي‬ ْ ‫يورتَ ُه ْم و ْأدَف ُع م‬
َ ‫َمشي‬
ِ ‫ون ِم ْن‬
‫ماء‬ ِ ‫ وي ْشي ي يرب‬.‫يقوُله رب الص ي ييبأوت‬
َ ‫المصي ي يرّي‬ َُ َ َ َُ َ
the hand of cruel lords, saith the Lord of Sabaoth.
And the Egyptians shall drink the water that is by
‫ هذا ما‬،‫وي ِجف‬ ِ
the sea, and the river shall fail and be dried up. َ ‫ضي ي ي ي ُب‬
ُ ‫َّه ُر َف َي ْن‬ ّ ،‫الب ْح ِر‬
ْ ‫أما الن‬ َ ‫شي ي ي يياط ِئ‬
Thus saith the Lord: Where now are thy wise ‫ياؤك لِ َيقولوا َلي ِك مييا ائتَ َم َر َرب‬ ِ ‫ أي َن ح َكمي‬.‫يقوُليه الرَّب‬
ُ ْ ُ

11
 ‫يكون‬ ،‫اليوم‬ ِ ِ ِ
ُ َ ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ي َر؟ في ذل ي َك‬ ْ ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي يبييأوت على م‬ َّ ‫ال‬
men? and let them tell thee, and let them say what
the Lord of Sabaoth hath purposed upon Egypt. In
ِ ‫ورع َد ٍة ِم ْن‬ ٍ ‫ في َخ‬،‫ياء‬ ِّ ‫ون ِم ْث َل‬
ِ ‫النس ي ي‬ ِ
that day the Egyptians shall be like unto women, ‫تجاه‬ ْ ِ ‫وف‬ َ ‫صي ي يرّي‬ ْ ‫الم‬
ِ ِ َّ ‫ي ِد ر ِب‬
،‫اليوم‬ َ ‫ في ذل َك‬.‫الصبأوت التي َي ْرَف ُعها َعلَ ْي ِهم‬ َّ َ
in fear and in trembling at the presence of the
ِ ِ ِّ ‫كون م ْذَب ٌح لِْلر‬
ْ ‫َّب في ِبالد الم‬
hand of the Lord of Sabaoth, which He shall bring
upon them. And there shall be an altar to the Lord ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ي ٌب‬
ْ ‫ َوُن‬،‫يين‬ َ ‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ير‬ َ ُ ‫َي‬
in the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border ‫َّب‬ِّ ‫كون َعالميةً إلى األَبي ِد لِْلر‬ ُ ‫ َف َي‬،‫بِجياِني ِب تُ ْخ ِمهيا لِْل َّر ِّب‬
َ
‫ َفُي ْرِس ي ُل‬،‫َّب‬ ِّ ‫خون إلى الر‬ ِ ِ
ْ ‫في ِبالد م‬
thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign unto
the Lord forever in the land of Egypt; for they َ ‫ص ي ُر‬ ْ ‫َّه ْم َي‬
ُ ‫ ألن‬،‫ص ير‬
shall cry unto the Lord, and He shall send them a ‫كون الرَّب َم ْعروفاً ِع ْن َد‬ ُ ‫ َوَي‬.‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ُه ْم‬ ِ
ُ ّ‫لَ ُه ْم ْإنس ي ي ي ي يياناً ُي َخل‬
ِ ِ ‫ ويع ِر‬،‫يين‬ ِ
َّ ‫ون الر‬ ُ ْ َ َ ‫صي ِر‬
man that shall save them. And the Lord shall be
known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall ،‫اليوم‬ َ ‫َّب في ذل َك‬ َ ‫صيرّي‬ ْ ‫ف الم‬ ْ ‫الم‬
know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice ‫ويوفون‬
َ ‫َّب ُنذو اًر‬ ِّ ‫رون لِْلر‬ َ ‫وي ْن ُذ‬
َ ،ً‫يحةً وُق ْربانا‬ َ ‫مون َذب‬ َ ‫وي َقِّد‬
ُ
.‫ِبها‬
and oblation; yea, they shall vow vows unto the
Lord, and fulfill them.
THE LITANY OF FERVENT
‫اإللحاحية‬
َّ ِ
‫الطلب ُة‬
SUPPLICATION
Deacon: Let us say with our whole soul, and with ‫فوسنا و ِم ْن ُك ِّل ِنّي ِاتنا‬ِ ‫جميعنا ِم ُن ُك ِّل ُن‬
ُ ‫ لِ َنُق ْل‬:‫الشماس‬
.‫لِ َنُق ْل‬
our whole mind, let us say.

Choir: Lord, have mercy . .‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬

‫طلُ ُب‬ ِ ‫الك َّل إله‬
ْ ‫ َن‬،‫آبائنا‬ ُ ُ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ أيها الرَّب الضاب‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: O Lord Almighty, the God of our

.‫ِم ْن َك فاست ِج ْب و ْار َحم‬

Fathers, we pray thee, hearken and have mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. .‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬

Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to ‫طلُ ُب ِم ْن َك‬ ْ ‫ َن‬،‫ ْار َحمنا يا هللاُ كعظي ِم َر ْح َمِت َك‬:‫الشماس‬
.‫فاستَ ِج ْب و ْار َحم‬
thy great mercy, we pray thee, hearken and have
mercy. ْ
ِ
)‫بعد ُك ِّل طْلبة‬ َ ‫عاد‬ ُ ُ‫ (ثالثا) (ت‬.‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) (use this
response until noted below)
‫الح َسني‬ ‫أج ِل‬ ِ ْ ‫ وأيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
َ ‫المسيحيين‬
َ ْ ‫طُل ُب م ْن‬
Deacon: Again we pray for all pious and
Orthodox Christians.
ِ
.‫العبادة األ ُْرثوُذ ْكسيين‬
ِ
Deacon: Again we pray for our father and ‫روبوليتنا‬ ِ ‫َيضا َنطلُب ِم ْن أ‬
ْ‫َجل أَبينا و ِمت‬ ُ ً ‫ َوأ‬:‫الشماس‬
. )‫ئيس َك َه َنِتنا (فالن‬
metropolitan, N., (and our bishop, N.).
ِ ‫ ور‬،)‫(فالن‬
Deacon: Again we pray for our brethren: the ‫نة‬ ِ ‫الكه‬
َ ‫َج ِل إخوِتنا‬ ‫طلُ ُب ِم ْن أ‬ ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
َ ْ
ْ ‫وك ِّل‬ ِ ‫اه‬ِ ‫بان والر‬ ِ ‫الشمام َس ِة والرْه‬
ِ
priests, hieromonks, deacons, hierodeacons and
monastics and all our brotherhood in Christ. ‫إخ َوِتنا في‬ ُ ،‫بات‬ ‫و‬
.‫المسيح‬

12
 ِ ‫َّحمة و‬
،‫الحياة‬ ِ ‫أجل الر‬ ِ ‫طُلب ِم ْن‬
ُ ْ ‫َيضا َن‬
ً ‫ َوأ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace,
‫يد هللاِ جمي ِع‬ ِ ‫ لِعِب‬،‫العافية والخالص‬ ِ ‫السال ِم و‬ َّ ‫و‬
health, salvation, visitation, pardon and remission
of sins for (the servants of God, NN., and) all َ
ِ ِ ‫ الس‬،‫باد ِة األُرثوُذ ْك ِس ِيين‬ ِ ‫ين الحس ِني‬ ِ
Orthodox Christians of true worship, who live ‫ين‬
َ ‫اكن‬ ّ ّ َ ‫الع‬ َ َ َ ‫المسيحِّي‬ َ
،)‫الدير أو ال َقرية‬ ِ ِ ‫وج‬
ّ ‫الم دينة (أو‬ َ ‫ين في هذه‬ َ ‫ود‬ ُ ‫الم‬
َ‫و‬
and dwell in this community.

َ ‫جتم ِع‬
. ‫ين في هذه الكنيسة المقدَّسة‬ ِ ‫والم‬
ُ َ
‫الدائمي‬ ّ ‫ِين‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫طَّوب‬
َ ‫الم‬
ُ ‫طلُ ُب م ْن أجل‬ ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Again we pray for the blessed and ever-
ِ ِ
َ ‫ال ّذ ْك ِر الَّذ‬
memorable founders of this holy church (and for
the servants of God, NN.,) and all of our fathers ،)‫الدير‬ ّ ‫الم َقدَّس (أو‬ ُ ‫يك َل‬
َ ‫اله‬
َ ‫ين َع َّم ُروا هذا‬
‫إخوِتنا‬ ِ ِ ُ ‫أجل جمي ِع الساِب ِق ر‬ ِ ‫و ِم ْن‬
َ ‫قاد ُه ْم من آبائنا َو‬ ُ
and brethren, the Orthodox departed this life
ّ َ
ِ ِ
َ ‫وضو ِع‬ َ ،‫األُرثوُذكسِّيين‬
before us, who here and in all the world lie asleep
in the Lord. . ‫ين ه ُٰهنا َوفِي ُك ّل َمكان‬ ُ ‫الم‬
Deacon: Again we pray for those who bear fruit
َ ‫الذين ُي َقِّد‬
‫مون‬ َ ‫َج ِل‬ ِ
ْ ‫طلُ ُب م ْن أ‬ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
ِ
‫الهيكل‬ ‫اإلحسان في هذا‬ ‫عون‬
َ ‫يص َن‬ْ ‫الذين‬َ ‫األثمار و‬
and do good works in this holy and all-venerable
temple, those who serve and those who sing and َ َ
ِ
،‫لون فيه‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫الم َقد‬
all the people here present, who await thy great ُ ‫بون‬
َ ّ‫وي َرت‬ َ ‫الذين َي ْت َع‬
َ ‫ و‬،‫الوقار‬ ‫الكلّ ِي‬
ّ ُ
‫َّس‬ ُ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ِ
‫الم ْنتَظر م ْن لَُدن َك‬ُ ،‫الشعب الواقف‬ ‫أجل هذا‬ ْ ‫و ِم ْن‬
and rich mercy.
ْ
.‫ظمى‬ ْ ‫الع‬ ِ َ ‫الرَّحم َة‬
ُ ‫الغنيَّ َة‬ َ
Priest: For thou art a merciful God and lovest ‫ب لِْلبش ِر وَلك نرِسل‬ ِ
ُ َ َ ٌّ ‫إله َرحيِ ٌم َو ُمح‬ٌ ‫َّك‬ َ ‫ ألن‬:‫الكاهن‬
mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the ُ ْ َ َ
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now ‫وك َّل‬
ُ ‫اآلن‬
َ ،‫اإلبن والرو ُح الُقُد ُس‬ ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫الم ْج َد أَيها‬ َ
and ever, and unto ages of ages. .‫هر الداهرين‬ ِ ‫ وإلى َد‬،‫ان‬ ٍ ‫أو‬
Choir: Amen. . ‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
THE EVENING PRAYER ‫صال ُة المساء‬
ِ ‫ساء بِ َغ‬ ِ ‫أن ُنحَف َ في هذا الم‬ ِ
‫ير‬ ْ ْ ‫َهْلنا يا َرب‬ ّ ‫ أ‬:‫ال َّشعب‬
People: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this
evening without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, َ
the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified ‫َّح َو ُم َم َّجٌد‬
ٌ ‫ َو ُم َسب‬،‫إله آبائنا‬
َ ،‫أنت يا َرب‬ َ ‫ك‬ ٌ ‫بار‬
َ ‫ ُم‬.‫خطيئة‬
is Thy Name forever. Amen. Let Thy mercy be ،‫ لِتَ ُك ْن يا َرب َر ْح َمتُ َك علينا‬.‫ آمين‬،‫اس ُم َك إلى األبد‬ ْ
upon us, O Lord, even as we have set our hope on
‫أنت يا َرب علِّمني‬ َ ‫ك‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord; teach me Thy ٌ ‫بار‬
َ ‫ ُم‬.‫َكم ْثل اتّكالنا عليك‬
‫ك‬ َ ‫ ُم‬.‫أنت يا َسِّيُد َف ِّه ْمني ُحُقوَقك‬
ٌ ‫بار‬ َ ‫ك‬ ٌ ‫بار‬
َ ‫ ُم‬.‫َوصاياك‬
statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Master; make me to
ِ ِ
َ ‫ يا َرب َر ْح َمتُ َك إلى‬.‫وس أَن ْرني بِ َع ْدلك‬
understand Thy statutes. Blessed art Thou, O
Holy One; enlighten me with Thy statutes. Thy ،‫األبد‬ ُ ‫أنت يا ُقد‬
َ
َ ،‫ لَ َك َينبغي المديح‬.‫يك ال تُ ْع ِرض‬
‫لك‬ ِ ‫و َع ْن أ‬
َ ‫َعمال َي َد‬ َ
mercy, O Lord, endureth forever. O despise not
ِ َ ،‫ليق التّسبيح‬
the works of Thy hands. To Thee belongeth
worship, to Thee belongeth praise, to Thee ‫االبن‬
ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫ أيها‬،‫الم ْجد‬ َ ‫لك َيج ُب‬ ُ ‫َي‬
belongeth glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and .‫الداهرين‬ ّ ‫هر‬ ِ ‫ وإلى َد‬،‫ان‬ ٍ ‫وك َّل أَو‬
ُ ‫ اآل َن‬،‫والرو ُح الُقُدس‬
to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of

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ages. Amen. .‫آمين‬
THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION ‫هالية‬
َّ ‫اإلبن‬ِ ‫الطلبة‬ ِ
.‫َّب‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ لُِن َك ِّم ْل‬:‫الشماس‬
ّ ‫طْل َبتَنا المسائيَّ َة لْلر‬
Deacon: Let us complete our evening prayer unto
the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. .‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬
ِ
ُ‫ظنا يا أهلل‬ ْ ‫احف‬
َ ‫ص و ْار َح ْم و‬ ْ ّ‫ض ْد وخل‬ ُ ‫ُع‬ ْ ‫ أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and

.‫ِبِن ْع َم ِتك‬
keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. .‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬

ِ
ً‫سالمّيا‬ ِ ‫يكون مساؤنا كله‬
ً‫كامالً ُم َق دَّسا‬ ُ ُ َ َ ‫أن‬ ْ :‫الشماس‬
Deacon: That the whole evening may be perfect,
holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
.‫َّب َنسأَل‬ َّ ‫ الر‬،‫طيئة‬ ٍ ‫وبِال خ‬
َ
Choir: Grant this, O Lord. (use this response until )‫بعد ُك ِّل ِطْلبة‬ َ ‫عاد‬ ُ ُ‫ (ت‬.‫ استَ ِج ْب يا َر ّب‬:‫الجوقة‬
noted below)
‫فوسنا‬ ِ ِ ‫الك َسال ٍم ُم‬
َ ‫ حافظاً ُن‬،ً‫ أمينا‬،ً‫رش دا‬ َ ‫ َم‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a
guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the
Lord. .‫َّب َنسأَل‬ َّ ‫ الر‬،‫سادنا‬ َ ‫أج‬ ْ‫و‬
Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and َّ ‫ الر‬،‫ان َزالِّتنا‬
‫َّب‬ َ ‫وغفر‬ُ ‫ ُمسامحةَ َخطايانا‬:‫الشماس‬
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.
.‫َنسأَل‬
‫الم‬ ِ ‫قات لُِن‬ ِ ِ‫الحات والمواف‬ ِ ‫الص‬
َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫فوسنا و‬ َّ :‫الشماس‬
Deacon: All things good and profitable for our
ُ
َّ ‫ الر‬،ِ‫لِْلعالَم‬
souls and peace for the world, let us ask of the
Lord. .‫َّب َنسأَل‬
Deacon: That we may complete the remaining ،‫ياتنا بِ َسال ٍم وتَ ْوَب ٍة‬ ِ ‫زمان ح‬
َ ِ ‫أن ُنتَ ِم َم َبقيَّ َة‬ ْ :‫الشماس‬
time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask
of the Lord. .‫َّب َنسأَل‬ َّ ‫الر‬
ِ ‫اخر ح‬ ِ َ َ‫أن ت‬
،‫ سالميَّ ًة‬،‫ياتنا َمسيحيَّ ًة‬ َ ُ ‫كون أو‬ ْ :‫الشماس‬
Deacon: A Christian ending to our life, painless,
ِ ِ
َ ،‫بال ُحزٍن وال خ ْزٍي‬
blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before
the fearful judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of ‫المسي ِح‬ َ ‫وجواباً َح َسناً لَدى م َنب ِر‬
the Lord. .‫ َن ْسأَل‬،‫هوب‬ ِ ‫المر‬
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, ِ ،َ‫الطاهرة‬
‫الفائ َق َة‬ َ
ِ ،‫داس ِة‬ ِ
َ ‫بعد ذ ْك ِرنا الكلّ َي َة ال َق‬
ِ َ :‫الشماس‬
‫البتولي ِة‬ ِ ‫اإلله‬ِ ‫سيدتَنا والِدة‬ ِ
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the َ ‫الدائ َم َة‬ َ َ ِّ ،َ‫المجيدة‬ َ ،‫الب َركات‬ َ
‫ضنا‬ ِ
ِ ‫ ل‬،‫يسين‬ ِ
ُ ‫وب ْع‬
َ ‫أنف َسنا‬ ُ ‫ع‬ ْ ‫نود‬ َ ‫القد‬ ّ ‫مع جمي ِع‬ َ ‫َم ْرَي َم‬
saints, let us commend ourselves and each other
and all our life unto Christ our God.
.‫حياتنا للمسي ِح اإلله‬ ِ ‫بعضاً وُك َّل‬
َ
Choir: To Thee, O Lord. .‫ َل َك يا َر ّب‬:‫الجوقة‬
‫ولك ُن ْرِس ُل‬ ِ ٌّ ‫إله صالِ ٌح‬
Priest: For thou art a good God and lovest
mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the
َ ،‫ومحب لْل َب َش ِر‬ ٌ ‫َّك‬ َ ‫ ألن‬:‫الكاهن‬

14
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now ‫وكل‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫القد ُس‬ ُ ‫االبن والرو ُح‬ ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫ أيها‬،‫المج َد‬ ْ
and ever, and unto ages of ages. ِ
.‫دهر الدَّاهرين‬ ِ ‫ وإلى‬،‫ان‬ ٍ ‫أو‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوق‬
THE PEACE ‫السالم‬
ِ ِ‫السالم ل‬
.‫جميع ُكم‬ ُ َّ :‫الكاهن‬
Priest: Peace be to all.
Choir: And to thy spirit. ً‫روح َك أيضا‬ ِ ِ‫ ول‬:‫الجوقة‬
Deacon: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord. .‫رؤوسنا للرَّب‬ َ ‫ َلن ْح ِن‬:‫الشماس‬
Choir: To Thee, O Lord. .‫ َل َك يا َر ّب‬:‫الجوقة‬
‫ونزَل‬َ ‫ات‬ ِ ‫السماو‬
َّ َ‫طأ‬ َ ‫ط ْأ‬
َ ‫ يا َم ْن‬،‫إلهنا‬ ُ ‫ أيها ا َّلرب‬:‫الكاهن‬
Priest: O Lord our God, who didst bow the
heavens and come down for the salvation of
mankind: Look upon thy servants and thine ،‫ك وإلى مي رِاثك‬ ِ
َ ‫ظ ْر إلى عبيد‬ ُ ‫ أُن‬،‫الب َشر‬ َ ‫س‬ ِ ‫لِ َخ‬
ِ ‫الص ِج ْن‬
inheritance; for unto thee, the fearful Judge who ،‫لك‬ َ ‫أعنا َقهم‬ ْ ‫ض ُعوا‬ َ ‫أخ‬ْ ‫وس ُه ْم و‬
َ ‫ك قد َح َنوا ُرُؤ‬ َ ‫عبيد‬
َ ‫فإن‬ َّ
yet lovest mankind, have thy servants bowed their
‫ين‬ ِ ِ ‫أيها القاضي المهيب‬
heads and submissively inclined their necks, َ ‫غير ُمنتظر‬ َ ،‫الب َشر‬ َ ‫المحب‬ ُ ُ َ
ِ
َ ِ‫ومتَ َوّق‬
‫عين‬ ِ َ ‫الم‬
ُ ‫ين َر ْح َمتَ َك‬ َ ‫ َب ْل ُم ْنتَظر‬،‫الب َشر‬ َ ‫عون َة م َن‬
awaiting not help from men but entreating thy
mercy and looking confidently for thy salvation. َ
ِ ‫ وفي هذا الم‬،‫حين‬
‫ساء‬ ٍ ‫ظ ُه ْم في ُك ِّل‬ ْ ‫فاحَف‬
َ ْ .‫الصك‬ َ ‫َخ‬
Guard them at all times, both during this present
evening and in the approaching night, from every
ٍّ ‫ مصونين ِم ْن ُك ِل فِع ٍل م‬،‫الليل الم ْقِب ِل‬
‫ضاد‬ ِ ‫ و‬،‫الحاض ِر‬ ِ
foe, from all adverse powers of the devil and from ُ ْ ّ َ َ ُ
vain thoughts and from evil imaginations. .‫الشريرة‬
ّ ‫س‬ ِ ‫الباطَل ِة والهوا ِج‬ ِ ‫األفكار‬ ِ ِ ‫َش‬
‫ و ِم َن‬،‫يطاني‬
ّ
‫االبن‬ ِ ِ ُ ِ‫ل‬
ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫ أيها‬،ً‫وممجدا‬ َّ ً‫باركا‬
َ ‫يكن عز ُملك َك ُم‬
Blessed and glorified be the might of thy kingdom
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
.‫َّاهرين‬ ِ ‫دهر الد‬
ِ ‫ وإلى‬،‫ان‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬
Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. َ ،‫القد ُس‬ ُ ‫والرو ُح‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
If your parish will offer “The Service of the Litia and Artoklasia,” it is done here.

‫باللحن السابِع‬ ِ ‫الهيكل‬ ِ ِ ‫أبوسني ُ ن د ُخ‬

َ ‫ول السيد إلى‬
THE APOSTICHA FOR THE
PRESENTATION IN TONE SEVEN
Adorn thy chamber, O Zion, and receive Christ .‫الملِك‬ َ ‫ييح‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫ وتََقبَّلي‬،‫َزّيِني خ ْد َرك يا صي ي ي ي ي ي ْه َي ْو ُن‬
َ ‫المس ي ي ي ي ي‬
the King. Welcome Mary the heavenly gate; for
‫هذه َ َه َر ْت‬ ِ ‫ألن‬ ِ ‫الباب ال َّسي ي ي ي ي‬
َّ ،‫ماو َّي‬ ،‫ص ي ي ي ييافِحي َم ْرَي َم‬
she hath appeared as a cherubic throne; she َ
ِ ِ ِ
carrieth the King of glory. Verily, the Virgin is a ‫تول‬
َ ‫الب‬ َ ‫إن‬ َّ .‫الم ْجد‬ َ ‫ َف ِه َي تَ ْحم ُل َمل َك‬،ً‫َع ْرشياً شياروبيمّيا‬
ِ ‫ تَح ِمل بالجسي ي ي ي ِد االبن‬،‫نور‬
‫الكائ َن َقْب َل‬ َ َ ُ ْ ٍ ُ‫حابة‬ َ ‫هي َسي ي ي ي‬
cloud of light carrying in her body the Son Who
َْ َ
،‫اع ْي ِه‬ ِ ‫ الذي َل َّما حمَله ِسمعان على‬،ِ‫َكوَك ِب الصبح‬
is before the morning star, Whom Simeon
carrying in his arms proclaimed to the nations as َ ‫ر‬ ‫ذ‬ َ ُ ْ ُ ََ ْ ْ
‫ص‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ّ‫ َو ُم َخل‬،‫الم ْوت‬ َ ‫الحياة َو‬
َ ‫َّه َس يّيُد‬ ُ ‫َك َرَز به لْل ُش يعوب بأن‬
the Lord of life and death, and the Savior of our
.‫العاَلم‬
souls.

15
 ‫عبدكَ أيها ال َّس ي ي ي ي ي يِيُّد على‬ َ ‫ق‬ ِْ َ‫اآلن أ‬
ْ ‫طل‬ َ :1 ‫استتتتت تتني ن‬
Verse 1. Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart
‫ك‬
َ ‫صي‬
َ ‫خال‬َ ‫صي َرتا‬ َ ْ‫ألن عَيْنَ َّي قَ ْد أَب‬ َ ‫حَ َسي ِب قَ ْوِل‬
َّ ،ٍ‫ك ِب َسيالم‬
in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes
have seen Thy salvation.
.‫عوب‬ِ ‫الذي أعْ َد ْدتَهُ أمام ُك ِّل الش‬
He that riseth from the Father before eternity, and َ
in these last days from a Virgin’s womb, hath been ‫األزِم َن ِة‬
ْ ‫آخ ِر‬ ِ ‫ وفي‬،‫األزِل‬ َ ‫اآلب َقْب َل‬ ِ ‫ِق ِم َن‬ َ ‫إن ال َّشي ي ي يار‬
َّ
‫اله ْي َك ِل األُم التي‬ ِ
carried to the Temple by His spouseless Mother;
and Him Who laid down the law in the Mount of َ ‫ َق ْد َح َملَ ْت ُه إلى‬،‫م ْن ُم ْس ي يتَ ْوَد ٍع َبتولِ ٍّي‬
ِ
،‫طور سي ييينا‬ ِ ‫يعةَ في‬ َ ‫ والواضي ي ُع ال َّشي ير‬.ً‫ف َزواجا‬ ْ ‫لَ ْم تَ ْع ِر‬
Sinai, she offereth to the righteous old priest, to
‫َّه ُيعاِي ُن‬ ِ ِّ َّ ‫كاه ِن‬ِ ‫َقدَّم ْته لِْل‬
ُ ‫الم ْو َحى إَل ْيه أن‬ُ ‫الصدي ِق‬ ‫الش ْي ِخ‬
whom it was revealed that he should behold the
Lord Christ obeying the ceremonies of the law. ُ َ
ِ ِ
And when Simeon received Him in his arms, he ‫لما تََقَّبلَ ُه‬
َّ ‫ َف‬.‫يعة‬ َ ‫ خاضي يعاً ل ُرسي ييو ِم ال َّشي ير‬،‫َّب‬ َّ ‫ييح الر‬ َ ‫المسي ي‬ َ
ِ ِ ِ
‫اإلله‬
ُ ‫إن َهذا ُه َو‬ َّ :ً‫ ْابتَ َه َج هاتفا‬،‫اع ْيه‬ َ ‫عان َعلى ذر‬ ُ ‫ِسي ي ي ْم‬
rejoiced, crying: This is God co-eternal with the
ِ ‫ و‬،‫َّة‬ ِ ‫آلب في األ ََزلِي‬ ِ ِ‫المساوي ل‬
Father, and the Deliverer of our souls.
.‫فوسنا‬
َ ‫الم ْنق ُذ ُن‬ُ ُ
Verse 2. A light to lighten the Gentiles and the ِ ِ ْ‫ نو ارً ال ْسي ي يِتع‬:2 ‫استتتني ن‬
َ ‫ ومَجْداً ل َشي ي يعِْب‬،ِ‫الن األُمَم‬
‫ك‬
.‫إسرائيل‬
glory of Thy people Israel.
Him that rideth in the chariots of the cherubim, ْ
‫َّح‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫الم َسي ي ي ي ي ي يب‬
and is praised with the songs of the seraphim, the ُ ‫ و‬،ِ‫إن ال اركي َب َعلى َم ْرَكبييات الش ي ي ي ي ي ي يياروبيم‬ َّ
‫ َقي ْد َح َملَ ْتي ُه والِي َدةُ اإلل ِيه َعلى‬،‫ِبتَس ي ي ي ي ي ي ييابي ِح ال ّس ي ي ي ي ي ي يارافيم‬
Theotokos carried in her arms, incarnate of her

‫ودَف َع ِت‬ َ ‫ ُمتَ َج ِّسداً ِم ْنها‬،‫اع ْيها‬ ِ

who knew no spouse. And she delivered Him
َ .ً‫ف زواجا‬
Who gave the law, fulfilling the order of the law, َ ‫َن تَ ْع ِر‬ْ ‫دون أ‬ َ ‫ذر‬
‫ إلى َي َد ِّي‬،‫يع ِة‬
into the hands of the elderly priest, who, having
َ ‫ظام ال َّشي ي ي ير‬
ِ ِ
َ ‫ ُمتَ ّمماً ن‬،‫يع َة‬َ ‫الم ْعطي ال َّشي ي ي ير‬ ُ
ِ َّ ِ
ً‫ إ ْسي ي ي يتَ َمَّد ع ْتقا‬،َ‫الحياة‬ َ ‫ َفلَ ّما َح َم َل هذا‬.‫الكاه ِن الشي ي ي ي ْيخ‬
carried Life sought deliverance from life, saying:
Now lettest thou me depart, O Master, that I may
‫ لِ َكي‬،‫طلُِقني أيهيا ال َّسي ي ي ي ي ي يِّييُد‬ ْ ‫ اآلن ت‬:ً‫ قيائال‬،‫ياة‬
ُ ِ ‫ِمن الحي‬
ْ
tell Adam that I beheld as a babe the immutable َ َ
ِ ِ
‫هو اإلل ي ي ي ُيه َغ ْيُر‬ َ ‫ُخِب َر َآد َم ّأني ْأب‬
َ ،ً‫صي ي ي ي ي ي ي ْر ُت ط ْفال‬ ْ‫أ‬
God, Who is before eternity, and the Savior of the
ِ ‫ و‬،‫األزِل‬
world.
.‫ص العالَم‬ ِ َ‫المست‬
ُ ّ‫الم َخل‬
ُ َ ‫حيل َقْب َل‬ ُْ
‫الثامن‬ ِ ‫باللحن‬ ِ ‫الهيكل‬
َ ‫ُذكصا د ُخول السيد إلى‬
DOXASTICON FOR THE PRESENTATION
IN TONE EIGHT
‫اآلن وك ي َّيل أو ٍان‬
َ .‫الرو ِح القُ ي ُدس‬ ِ ‫المجْ ي ُد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬
ّ ‫االبن و‬ َ
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
ِ ‫وإلى‬
.‫ آمين‬.‫دهر الداهرين‬
He that rideth on the cherubim, Who is praised by ،‫َّح ِم َن ال ّسي يارافيم‬ َ ‫الم َسي يب‬ُ ‫ و‬،ِ‫إن الراك َب َعلى الش يياروبيم‬
ِ َّ
.‫اله ْي َك ِل اإللَ ِهي‬ ِ ‫ي َقَّدم اليوم بِحس ي ي ي ي ي ي ِب ال َّش ي ي ي ي ي ير‬
َ ‫يعة إلى‬
the seraphim, today is offered according to the
ّ َ َ َ َ َْ ُ ُ
ِ ِ ِ
law in the divine Temple, lying in the arms of an
old man, and receives from Joseph offerings ‫ابين‬
َ ‫ف َقر‬ َ ‫َّل م ْن يو ُسي‬ َّ
ُ ‫ َوَيتََقب‬،ِ‫اعي الشي ْيخ‬ َ ‫َف َيتَّكئُ على ذر‬
becoming God, two pairs of turtle doves, the ِ
‫الطاه َرةَ وال َّش ي ي ْع َب‬ َ ،ٍ‫ َك َزْو َج ْي َيمام‬،ِ‫باهلل‬
‫الكني َس ي ي َة‬ ِ
َّ ‫الئ َق ًة‬
‫ َوَفر َخي َحم ييا ٍم بِم ييا أَّن ي ُه‬،ِ‫الم ْنتَ َخي ي َب َجي يدي ييداً ِم َن األ َُمم‬
undefiled Church and the people chosen anew
from the Gentiles, and two pairs of pigeons, since ْ ُ
‫ َفلَ َّما‬،‫عان‬ ِ ِ ِ
He is the head of the Old and New Covenants. But ُ ‫أما س ي ي ي ْم‬ َّ .‫الع ْهد الجديد‬ َ ‫الع ْهد ال َقدي ِم و‬ َ ‫ئيس‬ُ ‫َر‬
Simeon, having received the meaning of

16
 ‫تول‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫الب‬َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫يار‬
َ ‫ ب ي‬،‫وح ِي ال ييذي ْأوح َي إلي ييه‬ ْ ‫تََقَّبي ي َل غ ييا َيي ي َة اَل‬
revelation which was made unto him, blessed the
‫أخ َب َر ُمشي ي ي ي ي ييي اًر َع ْن آال ِم‬ ِ ‫ والِدة‬،‫مريم‬
ْ ‫ َو َس ي ي ي ي ي ي َب َق َف‬،‫اإلله‬
Virgin Mary, the Theotokos, foretelling and
pointing to the sufferings of Him Who was born َ َ ََ ْ َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫الم‬
of her, seeking deliverance from Him and crying: ‫اآلن‬
َ :ً‫ ه يياتف يا‬،‫الع ْت َق‬ َ ‫ ف ييا ْسي ي ي ي ي ي يتَ َم يَّد م ْن ي ُه‬.‫ولود م ْنه ييا‬ َ
Now lettest thou me depart, O Master, as Thou ‫ألني َق ْد‬ ّ ،‫ َكما َس ي ي َب ْق َت َف َو َع ْدتَني‬،‫ أيها ال َّس ي يِّيُد‬،‫طلُقني‬ ِ ْ ُ‫ت‬
ِ ِ َ ‫ْأبص ْرتُ َك أيها النور الذي َقْبل‬
didst go before and promise me; for I have beheld
Thee, O Light before eternity, the Lord and ‫ص‬ ُ ّ‫الم َخل‬
ُ ‫ والرَّب‬،‫األزل‬ َ ُ َ
.‫المسيحي‬ َّ
َ ‫الش ْع َب‬
Savior of the Christian people.
THE HYMN OF ST. SIMEON
THE GOD-RECEIVER
‫سمعان القا ِب ِل اإلله‬ َ ‫يس‬ِ ‫َت ْس ِبح ُة القد‬
،ٍ‫السِّيُد على َح َس ِب َق ْولِ َك بِ َسالم‬ َّ ‫ك أيها‬ ِ ْ ‫اآلن أ‬
َ ‫طل ْق َع ْب َد‬ َ
Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart in
‫أمام ُك ِّل‬
َ ‫أع َد ْدتَ ُه‬ْ ‫الصك الذي‬ َ ‫ص َرتا َخ‬ َ ‫ألن َع ْي َن َّي َق ْد أ َْب‬َّ
peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have
seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared
‫وم ْجداً لِ َش ْعبِ َك‬
before the face of all people, a light to lighten the َ ،ِ‫ُمم‬ َ ‫الن األ‬ ِ ‫السِت ْع‬
ْ ‫ نو اًر‬،‫الشعوب‬
ِ
Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. .‫إسرائيل‬ ْ
THE TRISAGION PRAYERS ‫للا‬
ُ ‫وس‬ ٌ ‫قُد‬
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: ‫ قدوس الذي ال‬،‫ قدوس الق ِوي‬،‫ قدوس هللا‬:‫الشعب‬
Have mercy on us. (thrice) ٌ ُ ّ َ ٌ ُ ُ ٌ ُ
)ً‫ (ثالثا‬.‫ ار َح ْمنا‬،‫موت‬ ُ ‫َي‬
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the ‫ان‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬ َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫س‬ ِ ‫االبن والرو ِح الُق ُد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬ ِ ‫جد‬ ُ ‫الم‬
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of َ
ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ َ ‫وإلى َد ْه ِر الداهر‬
All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse .‫اغُف ْر َخطايانا‬
ْ ‫ يا رب‬.‫حمنا‬
ْ ‫ ار‬،‫القدوس‬
ُ ُ ‫أيها الثالو‬
ِ ‫اش‬
ْ ‫اطلِ ْع و‬ ِ ‫جاوز ع ْن سِي‬
َّ ‫ يا ُقّدوس‬.‫ئاتنا‬
ِّ ‫يا‬
us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities.
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy ‫ف‬ ُ ّ َ َ ْ َ‫سيد ت‬
Name’s sake. .‫اس ِم َك‬
ْ ‫َجل‬
ِ ْ ‫ ِم ْن أ‬،‫اضنا‬ َ ‫أمر‬
ْ
Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ً‫ (ثالثا‬.‫يا رب ْار َحم‬
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the ٍ ‫اآلن وك ي َّيل أو‬
‫ان‬ َ ،‫س‬ ِ ‫االبن والرو ِح الُق يُد‬ ِ ‫لآلب و‬ ِ ‫المج يُيد‬
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of َ
ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ َ ‫دهر الداهر‬ ِ ‫وإلى‬
ِ ،‫َّس اس ي ي ي ي ي ييمك‬
‫ليأت‬ ِ ‫ لِيتقد‬،‫ات‬ ِ ‫أبانا الذي في ال َّس ي ي ي ي ي يماو‬
َُ
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy

‫ماء كذلِ َك على‬ ِ ‫ييئتُك َكما في ال َّسي ي ي‬ ِ

Name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily َ َ َ ‫ لتَ ُك ْن مش ي ي‬،‫َمَلكوتُك‬
ِ ‫ ُخب َزنييا الجوه ِري‬،‫األرض‬
‫ك َل َنيا مييا‬
ْ ‫ و ْات ُر‬،‫اليوم‬
َ ‫أعط َنيا‬ ْ ّ َ َْ ْ ِ
bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive
‫ وال تُي ْد ِخْل َنيا في‬،‫ك َن ْح ُن ِل َم ْن َلنيا َعَل ْيي ِه‬
those who trespass against us, and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ُ ‫تر‬
ُ ‫ كميا َن‬،‫عَل ْينيا‬
.‫ لكن َن ِّج َنا ِم َن الشرير‬،‫بة‬ ٍ ‫تَجر‬
ْ
Priest: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, ‫اآلب‬
ُ ‫ أيها‬،‫الم ْج َد‬ َ ‫ و‬،َ‫ والُق َّوة‬،‫المْل َك‬ ُ ‫ألن لَ َك‬ َّ :‫الكاهن‬

17
and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and ِ ‫ان وإلى‬
‫دهر‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬
َ ،‫اإلبن والرو ُح الُقُد ُس‬
ُ ‫و‬
of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of
ages. .‫الداهرين‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
APOLYTIKION FOR THE PRESENTATION
‫األول‬ ِ
َّ ‫باللحن‬ ‫الهيكل‬ َ ‫أبولينيكيون د ُخول السيد إلى‬
OF CHRIST IN TONE ONE
َّ ،‫الم ْم َتلِئ َة نِ ْع َم ًة‬
‫ألن ِم ْن ِك‬ ِ ِ
ُ ،‫اء‬ َ ‫العذر‬
َ ‫إ ْف َرحي يا وال َدةَ اإلله‬
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of grace, for

َ ِ‫ ُمني اًر ل‬،‫إلهنا‬ ِ

َ ‫أَ ْشي ي ي ي َر َق َشي ي ي ي ْم ُس‬
from thee arose the Sun of justice, Christ our God,
lighting those who are in darkness. Rejoice and ‫لذين في‬ ُ ‫ييح‬ ُ ‫المسي ي ي ي‬
َ ‫الع ْدل‬
ِ ،‫ص ي ِّديق‬
ً‫حامال‬ ِ ‫أنت أيها ال َّش يي ُخ ال‬ َ ‫ ُس ي َّر و ْابتَ ِه ْج‬.‫الظالم‬ َّ
be glad, O righteous elder, carrying in thine arms
ُ ْ
the Deliverer of our souls, Who granteth us ِ ‫ والمييانِح لَنييا‬،‫على ِذراعييك المعتِق ُنفوسي ي ي ي ي ي ينييا‬
.‫القيييا َمية‬
Resurrection. (thrice) َ َ َ ُْ َ َْ
)ً‫(ثالثا‬
THE DISMISSAL ‫ال َ نم‬
Deacon: Wisdom. .ٌ‫ ِح ْك َمة‬:‫الشماس‬
Choir: Father, bless. .‫بارك يا أب‬ ِ :‫الجوقة‬
Priest: Christ our God, the Existing One, is ٍ ‫ك ُك َّل‬
،‫حين‬ ٌ ‫بار‬
َ ‫ الذي هو ُم‬،‫إلهنا‬ ُ ‫سيح‬ ُ ‫الم‬ َ :‫الكاهن‬
blessed, always, now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. .‫دهر الداهرين‬ ِ ‫ان وإلى‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬ َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ
Choir: Amen. Preserve, O God, the holy ‫قيم‬
َ َ‫الم ْست‬ُ ‫اإليمان‬
َ ‫اإلله‬
ُ ‫ط ِد الرَّب‬ ّ ‫ لُِي َو‬.‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
،‫األب ِد‬
Orthodox faith and all Orthodox Christians, unto
ages of ages. Amen. َ ‫سيين إلى‬ َ ‫سيحيين األ ُْرثوُذ ْك‬ َ ‫الم‬
َ ‫ َم َع َجمي ِع‬،‫الرأي‬
.‫آمين‬
ِ ‫ أيتُها الفائق ُقدسها والدة‬:‫الكاهن‬
.‫اإلله َخّلِصينا‬ ُ ّ
Priest: Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
ُ ُ
ً‫ وأرَف ُع مجدا‬،ِ‫أكرُم ِم َن الشاروبيم‬ ِ
َ ‫ يا َم ْن ه َي‬:‫الجوقة‬
Choir: More honorable than the Cherubim, and
more glorious beyond compare than the
Seraphim, thou who without corruption didst bear
ٍ ‫دون َف‬
‫ساد َوَل َد ْت‬ ِ ‫ التي ِم ْن‬،‫ياس ِم َن السارافيم‬ ٍ ‫بغير ِق‬ ِ
.‫ظ م‬ِّ ‫اك ُن َع‬ ِ ‫َّك والدة‬
ِ ‫اإلله إي‬ ِ ‫ حقاً أن‬،‫كلِم َة هللا‬
ّ ُ
God the Word and art truly Theotokos: we
magnify thee. َ
Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our ،‫جاءنا‬
َ ‫ يا ر‬،‫اإلله‬ ُ ‫المسيح‬
ُ ‫الم ْج ُد لَ َك أيها‬
َ :‫الكاهن‬
Hope, glory to Thee.
.‫الم ْجُد لَ َك‬
َ
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to ‫وكل‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬
َ ،‫س‬ ِ ‫االبن والرو ِح الُقُد‬ ِ ‫ الم ْج ُد‬:‫الجوقة‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬
the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages َ
of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy (thrice). Father, )ً‫ (ثالثا‬.‫ح م‬
َ ‫ يا َرب ْار‬.‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ َ ‫هر الداهر‬ِ ‫ان وإلى َد‬ ٍ ‫أو‬
bless. .‫ك يا أب‬ ِ
ْ ‫بار‬

18
 ‫ يا َم ْن ْارتَضى‬،‫الحقيقي‬ ‫إلهنا‬
ُ ‫سيح‬ ُ ‫الم‬ َ ‫ أيها‬:‫الكاهن‬
ّ َ
Priest: May He Who deigned to be carried in the
ِ ِ
‫َج ِل‬ْ ‫الصديق م ْن أ‬ َ ‫اع ْي ِس ْم‬
‫عان‬ َ ‫أن ُي ْح َم َل على ذر‬
arms of Simeon the Righteous for our salvation,
Christ our true God, through the intercessions of ّ ْ
His all-immaculate and all-blameless holy ‫البر َيئ ِة ِم ْن‬
َ ‫هارِة و‬َ ‫ط‬ َ ‫َّة ال‬ ِ ‫الكلِّي‬
ُ ‫ُم َك‬ ّ
ِ
ِ ‫فاعات أ‬ ِ ‫َخ‬
‫ بِ َش‬،‫الصنا‬
Mother; by the might of the Precious and Life- ِ ‫ِطْل‬
‫بات‬ ِ ‫الكري ِم المحيي؛ وب‬ َ ‫ليب‬ ِ ‫ُك ِّل َع ْي ٍب؛ وبُق ْد ِرة الص‬
ُْ َ
giving Cross; by the protection of the honorable
‫النِب ِي‬ ِ
‫األجساد؛ و‬ ِ ِ
‫َّمة العاد َمة‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ات الس‬ ِ ‫الُقو‬
Bodiless Powers of Heaven; at the supplication of ّ َ ْ َ‫الم َكر‬ُ ‫ماويَّة‬ َ ّ
ِ ِ ِ
‫ين‬
َ ‫القديس‬
ّ ‫الم ْع َمدان؛ و‬ َ ‫يوحّنا‬ َ ‫المجيد‬ َ ‫الكري ِم الساب ِق‬ َ
the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and
ِ
َ ‫ين بِ ُك ِّل َمديح؛ والقّد‬
‫يسين‬ َ ‫الجدير‬ ِ
َ ‫َّفين الرُسل‬ َ ‫الم َشر‬
Baptist John; of the holy, glorious and all-
laudable apostles; of the holy, glorious and right- ُ
ِ ِ ِ
victorious Martyrs; of our venerable and God- ‫ار‬ِ ‫األب ر‬
ْ ‫ظَف ِر؛ وآبائنا‬ َ ‫قين بال‬ َ ‫المتَأَّل‬ُ ‫المجيدِي َن الش َه داء‬ َ
ِ‫يس (فُالن) َشِ ي ِع وحامي هِذه‬ ِ ‫القد‬
ّ ‫حين باهلل؛ و‬ ِ
َ ‫المتََو ّش‬
bearing Fathers; of Saint N., the patron and
َ َ ْ ُ
protector of this holy community; of the holy and
ِ ِ ِ ِ‫الر‬
righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, ‫وحنَّ َة‬
َ ‫اكيم‬ َ ‫يس ْي ِن الص ّدي َق ْي ِن ُيو‬ َ ‫ والقّد‬،‫َّعيَّة المُقَدَّسة‬
‫صنا‬ ِ َ ‫ إرحمنا‬،‫ وجمي ِع قِ ّديسيك‬،‫جدَّي المسي ِح اإللَه‬
ْ ّ‫وخل‬ َْ َ َ َ َ
and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save
.‫وم ِح ٌّب لِْل َب َشر‬ ِ
ُ ‫َّك صال ٌح‬ َ ‫بِما أن‬
us, forasmuch as He is good and loveth mankind.

Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, ‫َّب يسوع‬ ‫ أيها الر‬،‫يسين‬ ‫آبائنا القِّد‬ِ ‫ات‬ ِ ‫ بِصَلو‬:‫الكاهن‬
ُ َ َ َ
Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us
.‫صنا‬ ِ َ ‫ ارحمنا‬،‫المسيح إلهنا‬
and save us. ْ ‫وخّل‬ َْْ ُ ُ َ
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
These texts have been prepared by the Department of Liturgics of the Antiochian Archdiocese
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Pentecostarion, The Octoechos, The Triodion-Holy Week, and The Psalter of the Seventy, which are Copyright ©
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