Great Vespers on Saturday, January 13, 2024; Tone 7

Leave-Taking (Apodosis) of the Theophany

Holy fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu; Holy Martyr Agnes
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, ٍ ‫اآلن َوُك َّل أَو‬
‫ان‬ َ ،‫حين‬ ٍ ‫إلهنا ُك َّل‬ ُ ُ‫ك هللا‬ َ ‫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 ِهنا‬ َ ‫َهُلموا لِ َن ْس ُج َد‬
our King and our God. ‫وربنا‬
َ ‫هو َملِ ُكنا‬َ ‫ هذا‬،ِ‫ون ْرَك َع لِْل َمسيح‬ َ ‫َهلُموا 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 God, ‫ أيها الرَّب إلهي َل َقد‬،‫َّب‬ َّ ‫باركي يا َن ْفسي الر‬ ِ :‫القارئ‬
َ
ِ
Thou hast been magnified exceedingly. Confession
ِ ‫ظم الج‬ ْ .ً‫ظ ْم َت ِجدا‬
and majesty hast Thou put on, Who coverest Thyself ‫أنت‬َ ،‫الل تَ َسرَبْل َت‬ َ َ َ ‫اف و ِع‬ َ ‫االعتر‬ ُ ‫َع‬
ِ
،‫كالخيمة‬ ‫ماء‬ ِ .‫وب‬ ِ َّ‫النور ِم ْث َل الث‬
َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫الباس‬ َ ‫بس‬ ُ ّ‫الال‬
with light as with a garment, Who stretchest out the
heaven as it were a curtain; Who supporteth His
،‫له‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
chambers in the waters, Who appointeth the clouds
ُ ‫حاب َم ْرَك َب ًة‬ َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫الجاع ُل‬ .‫َّه‬
ُ ‫ف بالمياه َعاللي‬ ُ ‫الم َسّق‬ُ
،ً‫الئكتَ ُه أرواحا‬ َ ‫الصان ُع َم‬ ِ َّ .‫الرياح‬ ِّ ‫نحة‬ ِ
َ ‫أج‬
ْ ‫الماشي على‬
for His ascent, Who walketh upon the wings of the
winds, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His
ministers a flame of fire. Who establisheth the earth ،‫اع ِدها‬ ِ ‫ المؤِسس األرض على َقو‬.‫نار‬
َ ْ ُ َّ ٍ ‫هيب‬ َ ‫ام ُه َل‬ َ ‫وخّد‬ ُ
ِ
in the sureness thereof; it shall not be turned back
forever and ever. The abyss like a garment is His ِ
،‫كالثوب‬ ‫داؤهُ الل َج ُة‬ُ ‫ ِر‬.‫ع الى َد ْه ِر الداهرين‬ ُ ‫فال تَتَ َز ْع َز‬
mantle; upon the mountains shall the waters stand. At
Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder ‫ و ِم ْن‬،‫ك تَ ْه ُر ُب‬ ِ ‫ ِم ِن ْانِت‬.‫المياه‬
َ ‫هار‬
ِ ‫بال تَقِف‬
ُ ِ ‫على ال ِج‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ِ‫ض الب‬
‫قاع‬ ُ ‫ وتَ ْن َخف‬،‫بال‬ َ ‫ تَ ْرتَف ُع ال ِج‬.‫ك تَ ْج َزع‬ َ ‫ص ْوت َر ْعد‬ َ
shall they be afraid. The mountains rise up and the
plains sink down, unto the place where Thou hast
‫ض ْع َت َلها َحّداً َفال‬ ِ
established them. Thou appointedst a bound that they َ ‫ َو‬.‫أس ْستَ ُه َل َها‬ َّ ‫الم ْوض ِع الذي‬ َ ‫إلى‬
‫رس ُل‬ ِ ‫الم‬ُ ‫أنت‬ َ .‫األرض‬ ْ ‫ وال تَر ِج ُع فتُ َغطي َو ْج َه‬،ُ‫تَتَ َعّداه‬
shall not pass, neither return to cover the earth. He
ِ ‫بال تَعبر‬ ِ ‫ وفي وس ِط ال ِج‬.‫عاب‬ ِّ ‫يون في‬
sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the
.‫المياه‬ ِ ‫الش‬ َ ‫الع‬
mountains will the waters run. They shall give drink ُُ ْ َ ُ
ِ ِ
‫عند‬
َ ‫ش‬ ِ ‫الو ْح‬
َ ‫مير‬ ُ ‫ تُْقِب ُل َح‬،‫ياض‬ ِ ‫حوش الغ‬ ِ ‫تَ ْسقي ُك َّل ُو‬
to all the beasts of the field; the wild asses will wait
to quench their thirst. Beside them will the birds of
the heaven lodge, from the midst of the rocks will ِ ‫ ِم ْن‬،‫ماء تَ ْس ُك ُن‬
‫بين‬ ِ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫يور‬ ُ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ َعَل ْيها‬.‫ط ِش َها‬ َ ‫َع‬
‫بال ِم ْن‬ ِ
َ ‫أنت الذي َي ْسقي ال ِج‬ َ .‫أصو ِاتها‬ ْ ِ‫خور تُ َغ ِّرُد ب‬
ِ ‫الص‬
they give voice. He watereth the mountains from His
chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of
‫أعمالِ َك تَ ْش َب ُع‬ ِِ ‫ع‬
‫أنت الذي‬ َ .‫األرض‬ ُ ْ ‫ ِم ْن ثَ َم َ ِرة‬،‫الليه‬ ّ َ
Thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring
forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh glad the ‫ لُي ْخ ِرَج‬.‫الب َشر‬ َ ‫ض َرةَ لخ ْد َمة‬ ْ ‫الخ‬
ُ ‫ و‬،ِ‫الع ْش َب لْل َبهائم‬ ُ ‫ُي ْنِب ُت‬
‫ َلي ْبتَ ِه َج‬.‫الخ ْم ُر تَُف ِّرُح َقْل َب اإلنسان‬ َ ‫ و‬،‫ض‬ ِ ‫األر‬ ِ
ْ ‫ُخ ْب اًز م َن‬
heart of man. To make his face cheerful with oil; and

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 ‫ تُ ْرَوى‬.‫اإلنسان‬ ْ ‫الخ ْب ُز ُي َشِّدُد َقْل َب‬ ُ ‫ و‬،‫يت‬ ِ ‫بالز‬
َ ‫الو ْج ُه‬
bread strengtheneth man’s heart. The trees of the
َ
ُ ‫ناك تُ َع ِّش‬
plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which
‫ش‬ َ ‫ ُه‬.‫ص ْبتَ ُه‬ ِ
Thou hast planted. There will the sparrows make their َ ‫لبنان الذي َن‬ َ ‫ و ْأرُز‬،‫الغاب‬ ‫جار‬
ُ ‫أش‬ ْ
ِ
ُ ‫ ال ِج‬.‫ومساك ُن الهيرودي تَتََقَّد ُمها‬
‫بال‬ َ ،‫صافير‬ ‫الع‬
nests; the house of the heron is 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 ‫القم َر‬
َ ‫صن َع‬ َ .‫خور َمْلجأٌ لألرانب‬ ُ ‫ والص‬،‫العال َيةُ لأليلَة‬
seasons; the sun knoweth his going down. Thou
‫فكان‬ ِ
َّ ‫ و‬،‫لألوقات‬
appointedst the darkness, and there was the night, َ َ‫ َج َع َل الظْل َمة‬.‫روبها‬ َ ‫الش ْم ُس َع َرَف ْت ُغ‬
‫بال تَ ْأزَُر‬ ِ ِ
ٌ ‫أش‬ ْ .‫وحوش الغاب‬ ‫جميع‬ ‫تعُب ُر‬
ْ ‫ فيه‬،‫لَْي ٌل‬
wherein all the beasts of the forest will go abroad;
ُ
َّ ‫أشرَق ِت‬ َ ِ‫طلُ َب ِم َن هللا‬ ُ ‫لِتَ ْخ‬
young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their
food from God. The sun ariseth, and they are gathered ‫مس‬ُ ‫الش‬ َ .‫عامها‬ َ ‫ط‬ ْ َ‫ف وت‬ َ‫ط‬
ِ ‫ وفي‬،‫فاجتَمع ْت‬
‫اإلنسان إلى‬ ‫ َي ْخ ُرُج‬.‫ضت‬ َ ‫ص َي ِرها َرَب‬
together, and they lay them down in their dens. Man
shall go forth unto his work, and to his labor until the ُ ََ
‫أعمالَ َك‬ ِ ِ ‫ص‬ ِ ‫عملِ ِه وإلى‬
evening. How magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In
ْ ‫ظ َم‬ َ ‫أع‬
ْ ‫ ما‬.‫المساء‬ َ ‫ناعته حتى‬ َ ََ
‫األرض ِم ْن‬ ِ ‫ َق ِد امتَأل‬،‫صنع َت‬ ٍ ِ َّ
ْ َ ‫ ُكلها بِح ْك َمة‬،‫يا رب‬
wisdom hast Thou made them all. The earth is filled
with Thy creation. So is this great and spacious sea, ُ ‫َت‬ ْ
‫ابات ال‬ ٌ ‫هناك َدّب‬ ،‫اس ُع‬ ِ ‫الكبير الو‬ ِ
َ ُ َ ‫الب ْح ُر‬ َ ‫ هذا‬.‫خلي َقت َك‬
wherein are things creeping innumerable, small living

ِ ِ ٌ ‫ حيو‬،‫ع َدَد لَها‬

creatures with the great. There go the ships; there this
leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play therein. All ‫ناك تَ ْج ِري‬ َ ‫ ُه‬.‫ار َم َع كبار‬ ٌ ‫انات ص َغ‬ ََ َ َ
‫اك‬ ِ
َ ‫ وكلها ّإي‬.‫ين الذي َخلَ ْقتَ ُه َيْل َع ُب فيه‬ ُ ‫ هذا التّّن‬،‫السُف ُن‬
things wait on Thee, to give them their food in due
season; when Thou givest it them, they will gather it.
‫ط ْيتَها‬ َ ‫أع‬ ِ ‫ لِتُعطيها طعامها في‬،‫تَتَرجَّى‬
When Thou openest Thy hand, all things shall be
ْ ‫أنت‬َ ‫ وإذا‬،‫حينه‬ َ َ ْ َ
ُ ‫ص ِر‬ ُ ُ‫ك َف َي ْمتَلِئ‬
filled with goodness; when Thou turnest away Thy
face, they shall be troubled. Thou wilt take their spirit, ‫وجه َك‬
َ ‫ف‬ ْ َ‫ ت‬،‫خي اًر‬ْ ‫الكل‬ َ ‫ تَْفتَ ُح َيد‬.‫جم َع ْت‬ َ
and they shall cease; and unto their dust shall they ‫ وإلى تُ ارِب ِه ْم‬،‫اح ُه ْم َف َي ْف َن ْو َن‬ َ ‫ع أرو‬ ُ ‫ تَْن ِز‬.‫ط ِربون‬ َ‫ض‬ ْ ‫َف َي‬
‫ وتُ َجِّدُد َو ْج َه‬،‫ون‬
return. Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall
be created; and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. َ ‫ تُ ْرِس ُل رو َح َك َفُيخَلُق‬.‫عون‬ َ ‫َي ْر ِج‬
Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the Lord
‫ َي ْف َرُح الرَّب‬،‫الده ِر‬ ْ ‫َّب إلى‬ ِّ ‫ لِ َي ُك ْن م ْجُد الر‬.‫األرض‬
will rejoice in His works. Who looketh on the earth َ
and maketh it tremble, Who toucheth the mountains ،‫في ْج َعُلها تَ ْرتَ ِعُد‬ َ ‫ض‬ ِ ‫األر‬ ْ ‫ظ ُر إلى‬ ُ ‫ الذي َي ْن‬.‫بأعمالِه‬
‫ و َّأرِت ُل‬،‫َّب في َح َي ِاتي‬ َّ ‫ُسِّب ُح الر‬ ِ
and they smoke. I will sing unto the Lord throughout
my life, I will chant to my God for as long as I have َ ‫ أ‬.‫الجبال فتَُد ّخ ُن‬ َ ‫وي َمس‬ َ
ِ َّ
َ ‫ وأنا‬،‫ َيل ُذ َل ُه تَأملي‬.ً‫إلل ِهي ما ُد ْم ُت َم ْوجودا‬
‫أفرُح‬
my being. May my words be sweet unto Him; I will

‫الخطأةُ ِم َن‬ َ ‫ لِتَِب ِد‬.‫َّب‬

rejoice in the Lord. O that sinners would cease from
the earth, and they that work iniquity, that they should .‫ وال ْيب َق فيها األثَ َمة‬،‫األرض‬ ِ ِّ ‫بالر‬
‫ َج َع َل‬،‫روبها‬ َّ .‫نفسي الرَّب‬ ِ ‫بارِكي يا‬ ِ
َ ‫الش ْم ُس َع َرَف ْت ُغ‬
be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. The sun
knoweth his going down. Thou appointedst the َ
darkness, and there was the night. How magnified are ‫ كلَّها‬،‫ظ َم أعماَل َك يا رب‬ َ ‫ ما أع‬.‫فكان َلْي ٌل‬ َ ‫ظْل َم َة‬ُ ‫ال‬
ٍ ِ
َ ‫بِح ْك َمة‬
Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them
all. َ. ‫ص َن ْعت‬
ٍ ‫اآلن و ُك َّل أو‬
‫ان‬ ِ ‫المجْ ُد ِل‬
َ ،‫آلب واالبْ ِن والرو ِح القُ ُدس‬ َ
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
ِ
Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫وإلى َدهِْر الداهرين‬
)‫ (ثالثا‬.‫الم ْجُد لَ َك يا هللا‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ،‫ َهللوييا‬،‫ َهللوييا‬،‫َهللوييا‬
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God.
(thrice)

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O our God and our Hope, glory to Thee! .‫الم ْجد‬
َ ‫جاء َنا لَ َك‬
َ ‫إلهنا َوَر‬
َ ‫يا‬
THE GREAT LITANY ‫الكبرى‬
ُ ‫السالمية‬
َّ ِ
‫الطلبة‬
Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord. .‫طلُب‬ ِّ ‫ بِسال ٍم إلى الر‬:‫الشماس‬
ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َ
ِ ِ
)‫بعد ُك ّل طْلبة‬
َ ‫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 ِ ‫ُن‬
salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
.‫طلُب‬ ْ ‫َّب َ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. .‫طُلب‬ ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫الش ْع ِب‬
ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َّ ‫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
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫نين فيها‬ ِ ِ
countryside and the faithful who dwell therein, let
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,
ِ ‫وخ‬
‫ إلى‬،‫الص ِه ْم‬
the sick, the suffering, the captive, and for their
ِ ْ ‫والمرضى والم‬
salvation, let us pray to the Lord. َ ‫األس َرى‬ ْ ‫ و‬،‫يين‬ َ ‫ضن‬ َ َْ
.‫طلُب‬ ِّ ‫الر‬
ْ ‫َّب َن‬
Deacon: For our deliverance from all tribulation, ‫ب‬ ٍ‫ض‬ ‫جاتنا ِم ْن ُك ِّل ضي ٍق َو َغ‬ ِ ‫ ِم ْن أَج ِل َن‬:‫الشماس‬
َ ْ
ِّ ‫ إلى الر‬،‫ط ٍر وِش َد ٍة‬
wrath, danger and necessity, let us pray to the
Lord. .‫طُلب‬ ْ ‫َّب َن‬ َ َ ‫وخ‬ َ
Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and ‫ظنا يا هللا‬ ْ ‫احف‬ ‫ص و ْار َح ْم و‬ ِ‫ض ْد و َخّل‬
ُ َ ْ َ ُ ‫ُع‬ ْ ‫ أ‬:‫الشماس‬
.‫ِبِن ْع َمِتك‬
keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

3
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 َمة‬ ِ ‫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. .‫ َل َك يا َر ّب‬:‫الجوقة‬
ٍ ‫وس‬
،‫جود‬ ٍ
ُ ‫َّه َي ْن َبغي لَ َ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
‫ان وإلى‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫القدس‬ ُ ‫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 SEVEN ‫باللحن السابِع‬
ِ "‫صَرخت‬ َ ‫إليك‬َ ‫رب‬ ِ ‫"يا‬
O Lord, I have cried out unto Thee, hear Thou me; .‫إستَ ِم ْع لي يا رب‬ ْ ،‫فاستَم ْع لي‬
ِ
ْ ،‫ص َر ْخ ُت‬ َ ‫إليك‬
َ ‫رب‬ ِّ ‫يا‬
ِ ِ ‫ ْ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 َرب‬ ْ ،‫خ إليك‬ ُ ‫أص ُر‬
ْ ‫حين‬ َ ‫ضرعي‬ َ َ‫ت‬
Thou me, O Lord.
‫ وْل َي ُك ْن َرْف ُع َي َد َّي‬،‫أمامك‬ ِ ‫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
.‫إستَ ِم ْع لي يا رب‬ ٍ ٍ ‫َك َذ‬
evening sacrifice; hear Thou me, O Lord. ْ ،‫بيحة َمسائيَّة‬
َ
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 ِعلَ ِل الخطايا‬
ِّ ‫ال تُ ِم ْل َقْلبي إلى َكال ِم‬
excuses in sins.
With men that work iniquity; and I will not .‫لين اإلثْ َ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 ْابُتِل َ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.
But to Thee, O Lord, Lord, are mine eyes; in Thee ‫وعليك تََوَّكْل ُت فال‬
َ ‫إليك َع ْي َن َّي‬
َ ‫ يا رب‬،‫ألن يا رب‬َّ
have I put my trust, take not away my soul.
ْ ‫تَْن ِز‬
.‫ع َنفسي‬

4
 ‫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 َي‬َ ‫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. ّ
For the Resurrection in Tone Seven ‫باللح ِن السابِع‬ْ ‫لِلقيامة‬
Verse 10. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may ‫س نَفسي ِلكي أش ُك َر‬
ِ ْ‫َخ ِرجْ ِم َن الحَب‬
ْ ‫ أ‬.10 ‫استيخن‬
ْ
. ‫اسمَك‬
praise Thy Name.
Come, let us rejoice in the Lord Who crushed the ْ
‫أنار‬ ِ ِ ‫َّب الذي سَحق‬ ِّ ‫َهلُموا َنبتَ ِه ْج بِالر‬
might of death and lighted mankind, crying to َ ‫ و‬،‫الموت‬ َ ‫اعتزَاز‬
ْ ََ َ ّ
ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫حوهُ َم َع العادمي األَجسََاد‬ َ ‫ هاتف‬،‫الب َش َ ِر ّي‬
َ ‫ين َن‬ َ ‫نس‬ َ ‫ال ِج‬
Him with the incorporeals, O Creator and our
ِ ُ ‫الم ْب ِد‬
Savior, glory to Thee.
.‫جد َلك‬ ُ ‫الم‬
َ ،‫صنا‬ ُ ‫ع َو ُم َخّل‬ ُ ‫أيها‬
.‫يقون حَتّى تُجازيَني‬ ِ ‫ إياي ينْتَ ِظر‬.9 ‫استيخن‬
َ ‫الص ّد‬ ُ َ َ ّ
Verse 9. The righteous shall wait for me until

َّ ‫ لَ َق َ ِد احتَ َمْل َ َت ال‬،‫الم َخلِّص‬

‫صَ َ َ َ َ َ َْل َ َب والَ ََّد ْف َن ِمن‬
Thou recompense me.
For our sakes, O Savior, Thou didst suffer ُ ‫أَيهََا‬
‫ َفلِذلِ َك‬.‫َّك إلَ ٌه‬ ِ ِ‫ لَ ِكنَّك أَم َّت المو َت ب‬.‫أَجلِنا‬
َ ‫الم ْوت بِما أَن‬
crucifixion and burial. But Thou didst cause death
to die, for Thou art God. Wherefore, do we َ َْ َ َ
.‫جد َلك‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫َنسجُد لِ ِق‬
worship Thy third-day Resurrection, O Lord; ُ ‫الم‬
َ ‫ يا َرب‬،ِ‫يامت َك ذات الثَالثَة األيام‬ َ ُ
glory to Thee.

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Verse 8. Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O ‫ يا‬،‫إليك يا رب‬
ً ‫ت‬ ُ ‫ص َر ْخ‬ ِ ْ‫ ِم َن األع‬.8 ‫استيخن‬
َ ‫ماق‬
Lord, Lord hear my voice.
.‫ص ْوتي‬ ِ ‫رب‬
Verily, when the Apostles beheld the َ ْ‫استَمع‬
ْ
Resurrection of the Creator, they were surprised, ‫ َو َهتَفوا‬،‫الم ِبد ِع تَ َعجَّبوا‬
ُ ‫يام َة‬
ِ
َ ‫َاهدوا ل‬َ َ َ ‫إن الرُسَ َ َ َل َل ّما ش‬
َّ
‫ َهذا ُه َو‬،‫الكني َسَ ِة‬
َ ‫ف‬ ِِ
ُ ‫المالئك ّي َهذا ُه َو َشَ َر‬ َ ‫بِالتَّسَبي ِح‬
shouting in angelic praise. This is the honor of the
Church; this is the richness of the kingdom.
‫المج َُد‬ ِ ِ َّ ِ
Wherefore, O Thou Who didst suffer for our َ ‫ يَا َرب‬،‫ َفيَا َمن تََأَل َم م ْن أَجلنَا‬.‫الملَكوت‬ َ ‫غ َنى‬
sakes, O Lord, glory to Thee. .‫َلك‬
Verse 7. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice ‫ص ْو ِت‬ ِ ‫ ِلتَكُ ْن أ ُذناك م‬.7 ‫استيخن‬
َ ‫صغيَتَيْ ِن إلى‬
ُْ َ
.‫ضرعي‬َ َ‫ت‬
of my supplication.
Though Thou wast arrested, O Christ, by the
transgressors of the law, Thou still remainest my ‫جال ُمتَ َعِّدو‬
ٌ ‫يك ِر‬ َ ‫ض َعَل‬ َ ‫كان َقد َل َب‬
َ ‫إن‬ ْ ‫ و‬،‫َيح‬ ُ َ َ ‫المس‬َ ‫أَيها‬
.‫َخزى‬َ ‫َت أ‬ ُ َ َ َ‫ َولِ َهذا لَس‬،‫َّك لَ ْم تَ َز ْل إلَهي‬ َّ
َ ‫ إال أَن‬،‫الناموس‬
God, and therefore I am not ashamed. And though
ّ
ِ َ‫إن جلِ َ ْد َت بِ َال ِسَ َ َ َ َ َ َي‬
Thou wast lashed on Thy back I shall not deny
Thee; or nailed upon the Cross, I shall not hide it; ‫ أَو‬،‫ك َفلَ ْن أَج َح َ َد‬ َ ‫هر‬ِ ‫د‬ َ ‫َان َعلى‬ ّ ُ ْ ‫َو‬
for in Thy Resurrection do I glory; for Thy death ‫يامِت َك‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫صَ َليب َفال أُخفي َذلك َك ْوني بِق‬
ِ َّ ‫رت َعلى ال‬ َ ‫ُسَ َ ِّم‬
ِ َ‫الكلِّي االقِت‬
،‫دار‬ ُ ‫ أَيهََا‬،‫ألن َم ْوتََ َك ُه َو َحيََاتي‬ َّ ،‫أَفتَ ِخ ُر‬
is my life, O Almighty One and Lover of
mankind. O Lord, glory to Thee.
.‫جد لَك‬ُ ‫الم‬ ِ ‫و‬
َ ‫ يا َرب‬،‫الب َش َر‬ َ ‫المحب‬ ُ
For the Theophany of Christ in Tone Two ِ
‫باللحن الثاني‬ ‫ظهور اإل َل ِهي‬ِ ‫لل‬
Verse 6. If Thou, O Lord, shouldest mark ‫ فَيا َرب‬،‫نت ِلآلثا ِم ار ِصَ َ َ ًدا يا َرب‬
َ ‫إن ُك‬
ْ .6 ‫ستتتتي ُخ ْن‬
.‫ت؟ فَِإ َّن ِمن ِع ِندكَ االغِْتفار‬
iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? For with
Thee there is forgiveness. ْ ُ‫مَ ْن يَثْب‬
ِ
‫نير‬
ُ ‫ الذي ُي‬،‫نارتُنا‬ َ ‫صَ َ َر َم ْن ُه َو ا ْسَ َت‬ ّ ‫إن ال َّسَ َاِب َق‬
َ ‫لما أ َْب‬ َّ
When the Forerunner saw Him Who is our
Illumination, Who doth illuminate every man,
‫ ْإبتَ َه َج ْت َن ْف ُس َ َ ُه وارتَ َع َد ْت‬،ََ ِ‫طب‬
َ ََ ‫ص‬ ِ ِ ٍ َ َ‫ُك َّل ْإنس‬
coming, to be baptized, his soul rejoiced, and his ْ ‫ آتياً ل َي‬،‫َان‬
،‫ائيل‬ ِ ‫عوب هوذا‬ ِ ‫قائالً لِْل ُش‬ِ ‫ فأشار إلَي ِه‬،‫يُده‬
َ ‫إسر‬ ْ ‫الم ْنق ُذ‬ َُ ْ َ ُ َ
hand trembled. Then, pointing to Him he said to
ُ
ُ‫الم َنَّزه‬ َ ‫الم ْعِت ُق ّإيانا ِم َن‬
the people, Behold the Rescuer of Israel, Who
delivereth us from corruption. Wherefore, O ُ ‫إلهنا‬ ُ ‫َيح‬ ُ َ‫المس‬ َ ‫ َفيا أَيها‬.‫الفسََاد‬ ُ
Christ our God, Who art sinless, glory to Thee. .‫الم ْجُد لَك‬ َ ،‫طإ‬ َ ‫َع ِن‬
َ ‫الخ‬
،‫ب‬ ِ ِ ‫ ِم ْن أ‬.5 ‫ستتتتتتي ُخ ْن‬
ّ ‫لك يا َر‬
َ ‫ت‬ ُ ‫صَ َ َ َبَ ْر‬
َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫َجل إ ْسَ َ َ َم‬
Verse 5. Because of Thy Name have I waited for
Thee, O Lord; my soul hath waited upon Thy
.‫َّب‬ ْ َ‫ تَ َوَّكل‬،‫ك‬ ِ
word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord. ّ ‫ت نَفسي على الر‬ َ ‫ت نفسي في أَقوال‬ ْ ‫صبَ َر‬
َ
)‫ (تُعاد‬...‫نارتُنا‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫است‬ ْ ‫ص َر َم ْن ُه َو‬ َ ‫لما أ َْب‬ّ ‫الساب َق‬
َّ ‫إن‬ َّ
When the Forerunner saw Him… (repeat above)
Verse 4. From the morning watch until night, ‫ ِم ْن‬،‫الليل‬
َّ ‫جار الصَ َ َ َ َ َ َب ِح إلى‬
ْ ِ ‫ ِم ْن انِْف‬.4 ‫ستتتتت تتتتي ُخ ْن‬
ِ ِ ‫انِْف‬
ْ ‫جار الصبْ ِح َف ْليَتَّك ْل‬
from the morning watch let Israel trust in the
Lord. .‫َّب‬
ّ ‫إسرائيلُ على الر‬
The hosts of the angels trembled when they ‫الئ َك َ ِة ْارتَ َع َ َد ْت ل َّم َا شَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ََا َه َ َد ْت فََادين ََا‬
ِ ‫َاد الم‬
َ َ َ ‫أجن‬ ْ ‫إن‬ َّ
ِ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫وم ْشَ َ َ َ َ َ َهوداً َل َ ُه بِ ُحض‬ ٍ ِ
َ ،‫طبِغ َاً م ْن َع ْب َد‬
beheld our Redeemer being baptized by a servant,
and testified to by the presence of the Spirit, while ‫َور‬ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫ص‬
ْ ‫ُم‬

6
a heavenly voice from the Father cried, saying,‫ف ِم َن‬ َ َ‫اآلب َهت‬ِ ‫ وصَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْو ٌت ِم ْن َل َُد ِن‬،‫س‬
َ َ ِ ‫الروحِ الُق َُد‬
،‫ض َ ُع ال َّس َاِب ُق َي َدهُ َعلَ ْي ِه‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ال َّس‬
Verily, this One on whom the Forerunner placeth
his hands, is my beloved Son in Whom I am well َ ‫ماء قائالً إِ َّن َهذا الذي َي‬
ِ
‫َيح‬
ُ َ َ ‫المس‬ َ ‫ َفيا أيها‬.‫بيب الذي بِه ُسَ َ َ ِرْر ُت‬ ُ ‫الح‬
َ ‫ُه َو ْابني‬
pleased. Wherefore, O Christ our God, glory to
Thee.
.‫الم ْجُد لك‬
َ ،‫إلَ ُهنا‬
ِ َّ َ‫ ف‬.3 ‫ستتتتت تتتتي ُخ ْن‬
َ َّ ُ‫ ومنََه‬،َ‫َّب الرَّحْمََة‬ ِّ ‫َإن م َن الر‬
Verse 3. For with the Lord there is mercy and ‫النجََاة‬

.‫آثام ِه‬
ِ ‫ وهو ينَ ِجي إسرائيل ِم ْن ُك ِل‬،‫الكَثيرة‬
with Him is abundant redemption, and He will
deliver Israel from all his iniquities. ّ َ ْ ّ ُ َُ َ
The hosts of the angels trembled… (repeat above) )‫ (تُعاد‬...‫الئ َك ِة ْارتَ َع َد ْت‬
ِ ‫ناد الم‬
َ َ ‫إن أ ْج‬َّ
Verse 2. Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise َّ ‫ سَ َِبّحوا الر‬.2 ‫ستتي ُخ ْن‬
‫ وامْ َدحوهُ يا‬،ْ‫َّب يا جميعَ األمَم‬
Him, all ye people.
The courses of the Jordan received Thee, O
ِ
.‫سائ َر الشعوب‬
ِ
‫الم َع ّزي‬
ُ ‫ َو‬،‫ع‬ ُ ‫الي ْنبو‬َ ‫إن َمجََار َي األ ُْرُد ِّن َقَد ا ْقتََبَل ْتَ َك أيهََا‬ َّ
Fountain; and the Comforter descended in the
ِ ‫ َفَإِ َّن الَذي أحنى ال َّسَ َ َ َ َ َ َمَاو‬.‫ْانحَ َدر ِبهي َََ ِة حمَامَ ٍة‬
likeness of a dove. Yea, He Who bowed the
heavens, boweth His own head; and the clay crieth ،‫ات‬ ْ َ َ َْ َ َ
ِ ِ
َ ‫ف ب ََالج ََاِب َ ِل ق ََائالً َك ْي‬ ُ ‫الطين َي ْهت‬
ُ ‫ و‬،‫َامتَ َ ُه‬ َ َ ‫َي ْحني ه‬
unto the potter, saying, How dost thou command
me to do what is more exalted than my station? It
is I who need to be baptized by Thee. Wherefore, ‫ُع َّمَ َد ِم ْنَ َك؟‬
َ ‫أن أ‬ ْ ‫َاج‬ ُ ‫الم ْحت‬ ُ ‫فوق َقَ ْدري وأنَا‬ ُ ‫ُم ُرني بِمَا َي‬ ُ ‫تََأ‬
.‫الم ْجُد لَك‬ َ ،‫طإ‬ َ ‫الم َنَّزهُ َع ِن‬
َ ‫الخ‬ ُ ،‫لهنا‬ ُ ِ‫سيح إ‬ ُ ‫الم‬َ ‫فيا أيها‬
O Christ God, Who art sinless, glory to Thee.

ِّ ‫ َوحَق الر‬،‫ت عَلَيْنا‬

‫َّب‬ ْ َ‫ألن َرحْمَتَهُ قَ ْد قَِوي‬ َّ .1 ‫ستتي ُخ ْن‬
Verse 1. For His mercy is great toward us, and
the truth of the Lord endureth forever.
When Thou didst choose to save lost man, Thou .‫يَدومُ إلى األبَد‬
didst not disdain to put on the likeness of a ‫ف ِم ْن‬ ْ ‫ َل ْم تَأ ََن‬،‫ال‬ َّ َ َ‫ض‬ّ ‫َان ال‬ َ َ ‫اإلْنس‬ِ ‫ص‬ ِ ْ ‫لما ِشَ َ َْ َت‬
َ ‫أن تُ َخّل‬ َّ
ٍ
servant; for it was meet for Thee, O Lord God, to
accept what is ours for our sakes; for when Thou ‫ أَيهَا‬،‫الق بَِ َك‬ َ ‫َّه َقَ ْد‬ ُ َ‫ َفَإن‬.‫َورةَ َع ْبَد‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫َن تَتَ َسَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْرَبَ َل ص‬ْ‫أ‬
‫َّك لَ ّما‬ ِ ‫َن تَرضى ِبما لَنا ِم ْن أ‬ ِ ‫سيح‬
َ ‫ ألن‬.‫َجلنا‬ ْ ْ ‫ أ‬،‫له‬ ُ ‫اإل‬ ُ ‫الم‬
wast baptized in the flesh, O Redeemer, Thou
didst make us worthy of forgiveness. Wherefore, ْ َ
‫ َفِلذا‬.‫ان‬ ِ
ِ ‫ أَهَّْلتَنا ِلْل ُغ ْفر‬،‫ أَيها الفادي‬،‫ط َب ْغ َت بِاْل َج َس َد‬ َ َ‫ص‬
we cry to Thee, O Christ our benevolent God,
ْ‫ا‬
،‫الم ْح ِس ُن‬ ِ
.‫المجد لك‬ ُ ‫لهنا‬ ُ ِ‫ أَيها المسيح إ‬،‫ف إلَ ْي َك‬ ُ ‫َن ْهت‬
glory to Thee.
ُ
ِ
‫باللحن الثاني‬ ‫هور اإل َل ِهي‬
ِ ‫ظ‬ُ ‫ذكصا ال‬
DOXASTICON FOR THE THEOPHANY
OF CHRIST IN TONE TWO
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the ِ ‫االبن والرو ِح القُ ُد‬
.‫س‬ ِ ‫المجد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬ ُ
Holy Spirit.
ِ َّ‫وؤ َس الت‬ ِ
Thou didst bow Thy head to the Forerunner, ،‫نانين‬ ُ ‫هامتَ َك لْلس َ ََاِب ِق َف َسَ َ َ َح ْق َت ُر‬
َ ‫لَ َق ْد َح َن ْي َت‬
‫الب اريَا ِبَأَ ْسَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ِرهَا‬
َ ‫ َفَأ ََن ْر َت‬،‫المجَاري‬ َ ‫صَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْبَ َت في‬
َ َ‫و ْانت‬
thereby crushing the heads of the dragons. And
having stood in the streams, Thou didst illuminate
.‫فوسنا‬ِ ‫نارةَ ُن‬ ِ ‫ يا‬،‫ أيها الم َخّلِص‬،‫لِتُم ِج َدك‬
َ ‫است‬ ْ ُ ُ َ َّ
the whole creation. Wherefore, let it glorify Thee,
O Savior, Thou Illumination of our souls.

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 ‫باللحن السابِع‬
ِ َّ ِ‫وال‬
‫دية للقيامة‬
THEOTOKION FOR THE
RESURRECTION IN TONE SEVEN
Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. ِ ‫ان وإلى َده ِر‬
.‫ آمين‬.‫الداهرين‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬
ْ َ
O pure Theotokos, thou wast known as a Mother
ُ ‫َت أُمَ َا بِمَ ََا َي‬
‫فوق‬ ِ ‫يَ ََا والَِ َ َدةَ اإلَلَ َ ِه الن‬
ِ َ َ‫ لَ َقَ َد ع ِرف‬،‫َّقَّيَ َة‬
in a supernatural way, and thou didst remain ُ
ٍ ِ‫ثت َعذراء ب‬ ِ ‫ ولَِب‬،‫الطبيعة‬ َّ
virgin in an indescribable and incomprehensible .‫الفهم‬ َ ‫َف و‬ َ ‫فوق‬
َ َ َ َ‫الوص‬ ُ َ‫حال ت‬ َ َ َ
ٍ َ َ ‫نه ِبلِس‬ ِ ِ َ ‫وحص َ َل عجب ِو‬
،‫َان‬ ُ ‫عبير َع‬ ُ َّ‫الممتََن ُع الت‬ ُ ‫الدتك‬
manner. Thus came about the wonder of thy birth-
giving, ineffable for tongue, in that thy ََُ َ َ ََ
‫الدة َغ َير‬ِ ِ ‫َال‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫أل ََّن َحَبَل َ َ ِك‬
Conception appeared dazzling to the mind, and َ ‫الو‬ َ َ َ ‫لعقول َوح‬ ُ ‫د َه َر ب َ ََاه ًار ل‬
.‫بيعة‬ َّ
َ ‫تيب الط‬ ُ ‫ ُيغلَ ُب تَر‬،‫َاء هللا‬ ُ َ َ ‫يث َيش‬ ُ ‫َّه َح‬ ُ ‫ َوألَن‬،‫درك‬ َ ‫ُم‬
thy birth-giving incomprehensible; for where
‫ َنبتَ ِه َ ُل إَلي َ َِك‬،‫ميعن ََا والِ َ َدةَ اإلَل َه‬ ِ ِ ‫ إذ َن‬،‫لِ َ َذلِ َك‬
God willeth He overcometh the order of nature.
Therefore, since we know thee as Theotokos, we ُ ‫عرُف َك َج‬ َ
beseech thee ceaselessly. Intercede then for the .‫فوسنا‬ ِ ‫الص ُن‬ َّ
ِ ‫ َفتَ َشفعي في َخ‬،‫ِبتَواتُ ٍر‬
salvation of our souls.
• 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،‫ن‬ ُ ‫الم ْغبو‬
َ ،‫وس‬ ُ ‫القد‬ ّ ،‫السماوي‬ َّ
setting of the sun, as we behold the evening light, ‫سبِ ُح‬
ّ ‫ ُن‬،ً‫ظرنا نو اًر مسائيا‬ ْ ‫ون‬ َ ‫س‬ َّ ‫روب‬
ِ ‫الش ْم‬ ِ ‫َبلَغنا إلى ُغ‬
‫الم ْعطي‬ ِ
ُ ‫ابن هللا‬
َ ‫ َ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 ِ ِ ‫َّك َل ُم ْستَ ِح ٌّق في‬
magnified by joyous voices, O Son of God and َ ‫أن تُ َسب‬
ْ ‫سائر األوقات‬ َ ‫ إن‬،‫الحياة‬
ٍ ‫بِأَصو‬
.‫ك ُي َم ِّجد‬ َ ِ‫ لِذل‬،ٍ‫بارة‬
َ ‫ك العاَل ُم َل‬ َّ ‫ات‬
Giver of life. Wherefore the whole world doth
glorify Thee. ْ
Deacon: The evening prokeimenon. .‫المساء‬َ ُ‫نيمة‬ َ ‫ تَ ْر‬:‫الشماس‬
ِ
‫السادس‬ ‫باللح ِن‬ ِ
‫السبت‬ ِ ‫بروكيمُنن لِ َن‬
‫هار‬ ِ
SATURDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE SIX ْ
Choir: The Lord is King, and hath clothed .‫الل لَبِ َس‬
َ ‫الج‬
َ ‫ اَلرَّب َق ْد َملَ َك َو‬:‫الجوقة‬
Himself with majesty. (ONCE)
Verse 1. The Lord is robed; He is girded with )‫ (الالزمة‬.‫طقَ ِبهَا‬ َ ‫ستيخن لَِب‬
َ ْ‫س الرَّب القُ َّوةَ َوتَمَن‬
strength. (Refrain)
Verse 2. For He has established the world so that )‫ (الالزمة‬.‫ستيخن ألَنَّهُ َو َّط َد المَ ْس ُكونَةَ َفلَ ْن تَتَ َزعْ َزع‬
it shall never be moved. (Refrain)
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 ِاتنا‬
ِ ‫جميعنا ِم ُن ُك ِّل ُن‬
ُ ‫ لِ َنُق ْل‬:‫الشماس‬
.‫لِ َنُق ْل‬
our whole mind, let us say.

8
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 ْ ‫ َن‬،‫ ْار َحمنا يا هللاُ كعظي ِم َر ْح َمِت َك‬:‫الشماس‬
‫طلُ ُب ِم ْن َك‬
.‫فاستَ ِج ْب و ْار َحم‬
thy great mercy, we pray thee, hearken and have
mercy. ْ
ِ
)‫بعد ُك ِّل طْلبة‬َ ‫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 ِ
ِ
‫روبوليتنا‬ ‫َجل أَبينا و ِم ْت‬ِ ‫ضَ َا َنطُلب ِم ْن أ‬
Deacon: Again we pray for our father and
ُ ً ‫ َوأَي‬:‫الشتتتماس‬
.)‫ئيس َك َه َنِتنا (فالن‬ ِ ‫ ور‬،)‫(فالن‬
metropolitan, N., (and our bishop, N.).

ِ ‫الكه‬ ِ ْ ‫طلُب ِم ْن أ‬
‫نة‬ َ َ ‫َجل إخوِتنا‬ ُ ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضَ َ َ َ َ َاً َن‬:‫الشتتتتتتتماس‬
Deacon: Again we pray for our brethren: the
‫إخ َوِتنا في‬ ْ ‫وك ِّل‬ ُ ،‫بات‬ ِ ِ ‫بان وال ار‬ ِ ْ‫َمام َسَ َ َ َ َ َ ِة والر‬
ِ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫والش‬
priests, hieromonks, deacons, hierodeacons and
monastics and all our brotherhood in Christ.
.‫المسيح‬
ِ ‫َّحمة و‬
،‫الحياة‬ ِ ‫أجل الر‬ ِ ‫طلُب ِم ْن‬
ُ ْ ‫ض َ َ َا َن‬ ً ‫ َوأَي‬:‫الشتتتتماس‬
Deacon: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace,
‫ لِ َعِبيَ َ َ َِد هللاِ جمي ِع‬،‫وال َّسَ َ َ َ َ َ َال ِم والعَ َ ََافيَ َ َ َِة والخالص‬
health, salvation, visitation, pardon and remission
of sins for (the servants of God, NN., and) all
ِ ِ َ‫ الس‬،‫باد ِة األُرثوُذ ْك ِسَِيين‬ ِ ‫ين الحسَِني‬ ِ
Orthodox Christians of true worship, who live ‫ين‬َ ‫اكن‬ ّ ّ َ ‫الع‬ َ َ َ ‫المسَيحِّي‬ َ
ِ
،)‫ين في هََذه ال َم َدينََة (أو الَ َّدير أو ال َقريََة‬ ِ
َ ‫وجود‬ ُ ‫الم‬
َ‫و‬
and dwell in this community.

َ ‫جتم ِع‬
.‫ين في هذه الكنيسة المقدَّسة‬ ِ ‫والم‬
ُ َ
‫الدائمي‬ ّ ‫ِين‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫طَّوب‬َ ‫الم‬
ُ ‫طُل ُب م ْن أجل‬ ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Again we pray for the blessed and ever-
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 َ ‫ال ّذ ْك ِر الذ‬
‫إخوِتنا‬ ِ ِ ُ ‫أجل جمي ِع الساِب ِق ر‬ ِ ‫و ِم ْن‬
َ ‫قاد ُه ْم من آبائنا َو‬ ُ
and brethren, the Orthodox departed this life
ّ َ
. ‫ين ه ُٰهنا َوفِي ُك ِّل َمكان‬ ِ
َ ‫وضو ِع‬ َ ،‫األُرثوُذكسِّيين‬
before us, who here and in all the world lie asleep
in the Lord. ُ ‫الم‬
Deacon: Again we pray for those who bear fruit
َ ‫الذين ُي َقِّد‬
‫مون‬ َ ‫َج ِل‬ ِ
ْ ‫طلُ ُب م ْن أ‬ ْ ‫ َوأ َْيضاً َن‬:‫الشماس‬
ِ
‫الهيكل‬ ‫اإلحسان في هذا‬ ‫عون‬
َ ‫يص َن‬ ْ ‫الذين‬ َ ‫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 َ ّ‫وي َرت‬ ُ ‫بون‬َ ‫الذين َي ْت َع‬
َ ‫ و‬،‫الوقار‬ ‫الكّل ِي‬
ّ ُ
‫َّس‬ ُ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫الم ْنتَظ ِر م ْن لَُدن َك‬ ُ ،‫الشعب الواقف‬ ‫أجل هذا‬ ْ ‫و ِم ْن‬
and rich mercy.
ْ
.‫ظمى‬ ْ ‫الع‬ ِ َ َ‫الرَّحمة‬
ُ َ‫الغنيَّة‬ َ

9
Priest: For thou art a merciful God and lovest ‫ِلْل َب َش ِر َوَل َك ُن ْرِس ُل‬ ‫َو ُم ِح ٌّب‬ ‫إله َرحيِ ٌم‬
ٌ ‫َّك‬ َ ‫ ألن‬:‫الكاهن‬
‫وك َّل‬
ُ ‫اآلن‬َ ،‫الُقُدس‬ ‫والرو ُح‬ ‫اإلبن‬
ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫الم ْج َد أَيها‬
mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now َ
and ever, and unto ages of ages. ِ
.‫أوان وإلى َدهر الداهرين‬ ٍ
Choir: Amen. . ‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
THE EVENING PRAYER ‫صال ُة المساء‬
ِ ‫ساء بِ َغ‬
‫ير‬ ِ ‫ظ في هذا الم‬ َ ‫أن ُن ْحَف‬ ِ َّ
ْ ‫َهْلنا يا َرب‬ ّ ‫الشعب أ‬
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.‫خطيَة‬
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 علّمني‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord; teach me Thy َ ‫ك‬ ٌ ‫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
ِ
the works of Thy hands. To Thee belongeth
worship, to Thee belongeth praise, to Thee ‫االبن‬
ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫ أيها‬،‫الم ْجد‬ َ ‫لك َيج ُب‬ َ ،‫ليق التّسبيح‬ ُ ‫َي‬
belongeth glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and .‫الداهرين‬ ّ ‫هر‬ ِ ‫ان وإلى َد‬ ٍ ‫وك َّل أَو‬
ُ ‫ اآل َن‬،‫والرو ُح الُقُدس‬
. ‫آمين‬
to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION ‫هالية‬
َّ ‫اإلبت‬ِ ‫الطلبة‬ ِ
Deacon: Let us complete our evening prayer unto ِ
.‫المسائيَّ َة لِْلرَّب‬ ‫ لُِن َك ِّم ْل ِطْل َبتَنا‬:‫الشماس‬
the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. .‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬:‫الجوقة‬
ِ
ُ‫ظنا يا أهلل‬ ْ ‫احف‬ َ ‫ص و ْار َح ْم و‬ ْ ‫ض ْد وخّل‬ ُ ‫ُع‬
ْ ‫ أ‬:‫الشماس‬
Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and
keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
.‫ِبِن ْع َم ِتك‬
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 ٍ ‫وبِال خ‬
َّ ‫ الر‬،‫طيَة‬ َ
Choir: Grant this, O Lord. (use this response until ( ‫بعد ُك ِّل ِطْلبة‬َ ‫عاد‬ ُ ُ‫ (ت‬.‫ استَ ِج ْب يا َرب‬:‫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
َ ‫أج‬ْ‫و‬
Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and َّ ‫ الر‬،‫ان َزالِّتنا‬
‫َّب‬ َ ‫وغفر‬
ُ ‫ ُمسامح َة َخطايانا‬:‫الشماس‬
.‫َنسأَل‬
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.

10
 ‫الم‬ ِ ‫قات لُِن‬ِ ‫الحات والمو ِاف‬ِ ‫الص‬
َ ‫الس‬ َّ ‫فوسنا و‬ ُ َّ :‫الشماس‬
Deacon: All things good and profitable for our
.‫َّب َنسأَل‬ َّ ‫ الر‬،ِ‫لِْلعالَم‬
souls and peace for the world, let us ask of the
Lord.
Deacon: That we may complete the remaining ،‫ياتنا بِ َسال ٍم وتَ ْوَب ٍة‬
ِ ‫زمان ح‬
َ ِ َّ ‫أن ُنتَ ِم َم َب‬
‫قي َة‬ ْ :‫الشماس‬
.‫َّب َنسأَل‬ َّ ‫الر‬
time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask
of the Lord.
ِ ‫اخر ح‬ ِ َ َ‫أن ت‬
،‫سالمي ًة‬
َّ ،‫سيحي ًة‬
َّ ‫َم‬ ‫ياتنا‬ َ ُ ‫كون أو‬ ْ :‫الشماس‬
Deacon: A Christian ending to our life, painless,
ِ ِ
َ ‫لَدى م َنب ِر‬
‫المسي ِح‬ ً‫وجواباً َح َسنا‬ َ ،‫بال ُحزٍن وال خ ْزٍي‬
blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before
the fearful judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of
the Lord. .‫ َن ْسأَل‬،‫هوب‬ِ ‫المر‬
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, ِ ،َ‫الطاهرة‬
‫الفائ َق َة‬ َ
ِ ،‫داس ِة‬ ِ
َ ‫بعد ذ ْك ِرنا الكّل َي َة ال َق‬
ِ َ :‫الشماس‬
‫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 ِ ِ ِ
saints, let us commend ourselves and each other ُ ‫وب ْع‬
َ ‫أنف َسنا‬ ُ ‫ع‬ ْ ‫ لنود‬،‫يسين‬ َ ‫القد‬ ّ ‫مع جمي ِع‬ َ ‫َم ْرَي َم‬
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
َ ،‫ومحب لْل َب َش ِر‬ ٌ ‫َّك‬ َ ‫ ألن‬:‫الكاهن‬
Priest: For thou art a good God and lovest
mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now ‫وكل‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫القدس‬ ُ ‫االبن والرو ُح‬ ُ ‫اآلب و‬ ُ ‫ أيها‬،‫المج َد‬ ْ
and ever, and unto ages of ages. .‫َّاهرين‬ ِ ‫دهر الد‬ ِ ‫أوان وإلى‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوق‬
THE PEACE ‫السالم‬
.‫جميع ُكم‬ِ ِ‫السالم ل‬
ُ َّ :‫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 َرب‬:‫الجوقة‬
‫ونزَل‬ َ ‫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 المساء‬،‫حين‬ ٍ ‫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 ُ ْ ّ َ َ ُ

11
vain thoughts and from evil imaginations. .‫الشريرة‬
ّ ‫س‬ ِ ‫الباطَل ِة والهوا ِج‬
ِ ‫األفكار‬ِ ِ ‫َش‬
‫ و ِم َن‬،‫يطاني‬
ّ
Blessed and glorified be the might of thy kingdom ‫ أيها اآلب واالبن‬،ً‫وممجدا‬ َّ ً‫باركا‬ ِ ‫يكن ِعز م‬
‫لك َك ُم‬ ُ ِ‫ل‬
ُ ُ َ ُ
ِ ‫دهر الد‬
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. .‫َّاهرين‬ ِ ‫وكل أوان وإلى‬ َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫القدس‬ ُ ‫والرو ُح‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
APOSTICHA FOR THE RESURRECTION
‫باللحن السابِع‬
ِ ‫أبوستيخون للقيامة‬
IN TONE SEVEN
‫الب َشَ َ َ َ َر‬ ِ ِ ‫مت ِم َن ال َق‬
َ ‫مت‬َ ‫ َوأََق‬،‫ص العالَم‬ َ ّ‫بر يا ُم َخل‬ َ ‫لَ َقد ُق‬
Thou hast risen from the tomb, O Savior of the
.‫جد َلك‬ ِ
ُ ‫الم‬َ ‫ َفيا َرب‬،‫ك‬ َ ‫َمع َج َسد‬
world, and hast raised mankind with Thy body, O
Lord, glory to Thee.

َ ‫ لَِب‬.‫س‬
‫س‬ ْ ‫ والجمََالَ لَِب‬،‫ك‬
َ ََ‫الرب قََ ْد مَل‬
َ .1 ‫استتتتت تتتتيخن‬
Verse 1. The Lord is King, and hath clothed

.‫طقَ ِبها‬
َ ْ‫القوةَ َوتَمَن‬
ّ ‫الرب‬
Himself with majesty. The Lord is robed; He is
girded with strength. َ
‫َار‬ ِ ِ ‫َام ِمن َب‬ َِّ
َ َ َ‫ين األَموات وأن‬ َ َ َ‫َهلُ ّموا َن ْسَ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُجَ َ ْد للَ َذي ق‬
Come, let us worship Him Who rose from the
dead and lighted all; for He hath liberated us from
ِ ‫ ألََّن َه أَعتََقنََا ِمن تَمرِد الجحيمِ بِ ِقيََامِت َ ِه‬.‫الجميع‬
‫ذات‬ َ َ َ ُ َ َ
the oppression of Hades by His third-day
ِ َّ
Resurrection, granting us life and the Great
.‫ظمى‬ ِ
Mercy. َ ‫الع‬
ُ ‫َّحم َة‬َ ‫الحياةَ والر‬
َ ‫ مان ًحا َلنا‬،‫األيام‬ ّ ‫الثالثَة‬
Verse 2. For He has established the world so that .‫َّت المَ ْسكونَةَ فلَ ْن تَتَ َزعْ َزع‬
َ ‫ ألنّهُ ثَب‬.2 ‫استيخن‬
‫الجحي ِم َف َسَ َ َ َ َ َ َ َب ْيَ َت‬ ِ
َ ‫ لَ َقَد ان َحَ َد ْر َت إلى‬،‫َيح‬
ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫المس‬
َ ‫أَيهَا‬
it shall never be moved.
When Thou didst descend to Hades, O Christ,
Thou didst lead death captive, and when Thou ‫ أََقمتَنََا َم َع َ َك‬،‫اليو ِم الثََّالِ َ ِث‬
َ ‫ ولَ َّم َا ُق ْم َ َت في‬.‫وت‬ َ ‫الم‬ َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫المحَب‬ ُ ‫ أَيهَا الرَّب‬،‫دار‬ ِ َ‫الكّلَّيَ َة اإل ْقت‬
ُ ‫َامتََ َك‬
َ ‫ين لي‬ َ ‫ُم َم ِّجَد‬
didst rise on the third day, Thou didst raise us with
Thee, glorifying Thine almighty Resurrection, O
Lord and Lover of mankind. .‫الب َشر‬َ
ِ ‫ك يَنْبَغي الت ْقدِيس يا رب إلى‬
‫طول‬ ِ ِ
Verse 3. Holiness befits Thy house, O Lord,
َ ُ َ ‫ لبَيْت‬.3 ‫استيخن‬
.‫األيّام‬
forevermore.
Thou didst appear awe-inspiring, O Lord,
whereas Thou wast placed in a grave like one that ً‫حال َك ْوِن َك َم ْوض َ َ ََوعا‬ َ ‫هوبا‬ ً ‫رت َم ْر‬
َ ‫د َه‬ َ ‫ لَ َقد‬،‫أيها الرب‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫ضَ َ َ َت‬ َ ‫ َوأ‬،‫ َوُق ْم َت لثَالثَة أيَّا ٍم َك ُمقتَد ٍر‬.ٍ‫في َق ْب ٍر َكنائم‬
ْ ‫َنه‬
slumbereth, and didst rise in three days as a

‫ ي ََا ُم ِحَ َ َّب‬،‫َامِتَ َ َك‬ ِِ ِ

mighty one, and didst raise with Thee Adam,
crying, Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Thou alone َ َ ‫المج َ َُد لقي‬
َ ً‫ف ق ََائال‬ َ َ‫َآد َم َم َعَ َ َك َف َهت‬
the Lover of mankind. .‫حدك‬ َ ‫الب َش ِر َو‬ َ
DOXASTICON FOR THE THEOPHANY ِ
‫السادس‬ ِ
‫باللحن‬ ‫هور اإل َل ِهي‬
ِ ‫ظ‬ُ ‫ُذكصا ال‬
IN TONE EIGHT
‫اآلن وك َ ََّل أو ٍان‬
َ ،‫س‬ ِ ‫االبن والرو ِح القُ َ ُد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬ِ ‫المج َ َُد‬
َ
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ ِ ‫وإلى‬
َ ‫دهر الداهر‬
Verily, the shining lamp, born of a barren woman, ‫ لَ َّما‬،‫لود ِم َن العاقِ ِر‬
َ ‫الم ْو‬
َ ،‫َيء‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ ‫المض‬
ُ ‫باح‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫ص‬
ِ َّ
ْ ‫إن الم‬

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 ِ ‫تول مْلتَ ِمس َاً ال‬ِ ‫الب‬ ِ
‫ص َ ْب َغ َة‬
ّ ُ ُ ‫ص َ َر ال َّش َ ْم َس‬
َ ‫الم ْش َ ِرَق َة م َن‬ َ ‫أ َْب‬
when he saw the Sun radiant from the Virgin,
‫قائالً َقِّد ْسَ َ َ َ َني‬
ِ ‫ف وَفرٍح‬ ٍ
َ َ ‫ف َن ْح َوهُ بِ َخ ْو‬ َ َ‫ َهت‬،‫في األ ُْرُدن‬
seeking baptism in the Jordan, cried out to Him in
fear and joy, saying: Sanctify thou me, O Master,
.‫اإللَ ِهي‬
ِ ‫ك‬ ِ ‫ظ‬
َ ‫هور‬ ُ ِ‫ ب‬،‫السِّيُد‬
َّ ‫ أيها‬،‫أ َْن َت‬
ّ
by Thy divine Epiphany.
THE HYMN OF ST. SIMEON
THE GOD-RECEIVER
‫سمعان القا ِب ِل اإلله‬
َ ِ ‫َت ْسبِح ُة القد‬
‫يس‬
،ٍ‫السِّيُد على َح َس ِب َق ْولِ َك بِ َسالم‬
َّ ‫ك أيها‬ ِ ْ ‫اآلن أ‬
Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart in
َ ‫طل ْق َع ْب َد‬ َ
peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have
‫أمام ُك ِّل‬
َ ‫أع َد ْدتَ ُه‬ْ ‫الصك الذي‬ َ ‫ص َرتا َخ‬ َ ‫ألن َع ْي َن َّي َق ْد أ َْب‬َّ
ِ ‫السِت ْع‬
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 ْ ‫ نو اًر‬،‫الشعوب‬
ِ
Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. .‫إسرائيل‬ ْ
THE TRISAGION PRAYERS ‫صال ُة التريصاجيون‬
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: ‫ ُقدوس الذي ال‬،‫ ُقدوس ال َق ِ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 َ ِ ‫لآلب و‬
،‫االبن والرو ِح الُق ُدس‬ ِ ‫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
ُ ‫الثالوث‬
ُ ‫أيها‬
ِ ‫اش‬
ْ ‫اطلِ ْع و‬ ِ ‫جاوز ع ْن سِي‬
َّ ‫ يا ُقّدوس‬.‫َاتنا‬
ِّ ‫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 َ ََّل أو‬
‫ان‬ َ ،‫االبن والرو ِح الُق َُدس‬ ِ ‫لآلب و‬ ِ ‫المج ََُد‬
Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of َ
ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ َ ‫دهر الداهر‬ ِ ‫وإلى‬
ِ ،‫َّس اس َ َ َ َ َ ََمك‬
‫ليأت‬ ِ ‫ لِيتقد‬،‫ات‬ ِ ‫أبانا الذي في ال َّس َ َ َ َ َ َماو‬
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy
َُ
‫ماء كذلِ َك على‬ ِ َ َ َ‫َيَتُك َكما في ال َّس‬ ِ
َ َ َ َ َ ‫ لتَ ُك ْن مش‬،‫َملَكوتُك‬
Name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
ِ ‫ ُخب َزنََا الجوه ِري‬،‫األرض‬
bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive ‫ك لَ َنَا مََا‬
ْ ‫ واتْ ُر‬،‫اليوم‬
َ ‫أعط َنَا‬ ْ ّ َ َْ ْ ِ
those who trespass against us, and lead us not into ‫ وال تَُ ْد ِخْل َنَا في‬،‫ك َن ْح ُن لِ َم ْن لَنَا َعلَ ْيَ ِه‬ ُ ‫تر‬
ُ ‫ كمَا َن‬،‫علَ ْينَا‬
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
.‫ 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
and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ِ ‫ان وإلى‬
‫دهر‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬ َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫اإلبن والرو ُح الُقُد ُس‬ ُ ‫و‬
ages. .‫الداهرين‬
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬

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 RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION
‫باللحن السابِع‬
ِ ‫أبوليتيكيون القيامة‬
IN TONE SEVEN
Thou didst shatter death by Thy Cross, Thou didst ،‫ص الفِ ْرَد ْوس‬ ِ ّ ِّ‫ وَفتَ ْح َت لِل‬،‫الم ْو َت‬
َ ‫ص َ َ َ َ َ َليبِ َك‬
َ ِ‫ط ْم َت ب‬َ ‫َح‬
ِ ِّ ‫الت ال‬
ِ ‫َام‬
open paradise to the thief; Thou didst turn the
‫أن‬
ْ ‫أم ْر َت ُرُسَ َ َ َ َ َ ََل َ َك‬ ِ َ‫وحَّوْل َ َت َنوح ح‬
sadness of the ointment-bearing women into joy. َ ‫ و‬،‫طيََب‬ َْ ََ
ِ
ً‫ مَانحَا‬،‫َيح اإلل َُه‬ ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫المس‬ َ َ‫ بَأن‬،‫َي ْك ِرزوا‬
َ ‫َّك َقَ ْد ُق ْمَ َت أيهَا‬
And didst bid Thine Apostles proclaim a warning,
that Thou hast risen O Christ, granting to the
world the Great Mercy. .‫ظمى‬ ْ ‫الع‬
ُ َ‫َّح َمة‬ ْ ‫العالَ َم الر‬
ِ
‫باللحن األول‬ ‫هور اإل َل ِهي‬
ِ ‫ظ‬ُ ‫أبوليتيكيون ال‬
APOLYTIKION OF THE THEOPHANY
IN TONE ONE
.‫الرو ِح القُ ُدس‬
ّ ‫االبن و‬ ِ ‫المجْ ُد‬
ِ ‫لآلب و‬ َ
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit.
ِ ِ ‫ب‬
When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan,
‫جود‬
ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫د َه َر الس‬ ْ ‫ك يَا َرب في َن ْه ِر‬
َ ،‫األرُد ّن‬ َ ‫َاعتمَاد‬
ْ
worship of the Trinity wast made manifest; for the ً‫ ُم َسَ َ َ ِّميا‬،‫هادة‬
َ َ َ َ‫أتاك بال َّش‬
َ ‫اآلب‬ ِ ‫فإن صَ َ َ ْو َت‬
َ َّ ،‫لْلثالوث‬
ِ
‫الرو َح ِب َه ْي َََ ِة َحمََا َمَ ٍة يؤِّيَُد َحقي َقَ َة‬
ّ ‫ و‬،ً‫اك ْابنَاً َم ْحبوبَا‬
َ َ‫إّي‬
voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling
Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the
likeness of a dove confirmed the truth of His ‫اإلله‬
ُ ‫َيح‬ ُ َ‫المس‬
َ ‫ أيها‬،‫أنار العاَلم‬ َ ‫ َفيا َم ْن‬،‫الكلِ َمة‬
َ ‫د َه َر و‬ َ
word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and
enlightened the world, glory to Thee.
.‫الم ْجُد َلك‬
َ
Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. .‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ ِ ‫ان وإلى‬
َ ‫دهر الداهر‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬
َ
ِ ِ ‫ب‬
‫جود‬
ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫د َه َر الس‬ ْ ‫ك يَا َرب في َن ْه ِر‬
َ ،‫األرُد ّن‬ َ ‫َاعتمَاد‬
When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan,
worship of the Trinity wast made manifest; for the ْ
voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling ً‫ ُم َسَ َ َ ِّميا‬،‫هادة‬
َ َ َ َ‫أتاك بال َّش‬
َ ‫اآلب‬ ِ ‫فإن صَ َ َ ْو َت‬
َ َّ ،‫لْلثالوث‬
ِ
Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the ‫الرو َح ِب َه ْي َََ ِة َحمََا َمَ ٍة يؤِّيَُد َحقي َقَ َة‬
ّ ‫ و‬،ً‫اك ْابنَاً َم ْحبوبَا‬ َ َ‫إّي‬
َ ‫ َفيا َم ْن‬،‫الكلِ َمة‬
likeness of a dove confirmed the truth of His
word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and ‫اإلله‬
ُ ‫َيح‬ ُ َ‫المس‬
َ ‫ أيها‬،‫أنار العالَم‬ َ ‫د َه َر و‬ َ
enlightened the world, glory to Thee. .‫الم ْجُد لَك‬
َ
THE DISMISSAL ‫ال َختم‬
Deacon: Wisdom. .ٌ‫ ِح ْك َمة‬:‫الشماس‬
Choir: Father, bless. .‫بارك يا أب‬ ِ :‫الجوقة‬
Priest: Christ our God, the Existing One, is ،‫حين‬ٍ ‫ك ُك َّل‬ ٌ ‫بار‬
َ ‫ الذي هو ُم‬،‫إلهنا‬ ُ ‫سيح‬ ُ ‫الم‬ َ :‫الكاهن‬
blessed, always, now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. .‫دهر الداهرين‬ ِ ‫ان وإلى‬ ٍ ‫وكل أو‬َّ ‫اآلن‬َ
Choir: Amen. Preserve, O God, the holy ‫قيم‬
َ َ‫الم ْست‬ ُ ‫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.
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 ً‫ 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 َولَ َد ْت‬ ِ ‫ التي ِم ْن‬،‫ياس ِم َن السارافيم‬ ٍ ‫بغير ِل‬ِ
ِّ ‫اك ُن َع‬
.‫ظ م‬ ِ ‫َّك والدة‬
ِ ‫اإلله إي‬ ِ ‫ حقاً أن‬،‫كلِمةَ 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 َك‬َ
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to ‫وكل‬
َّ ‫اآلن‬ َ ،‫االبن والرو ِح الُقُدس‬ ِ ‫لآلب و‬ ِ ‫ الم ْجُد‬:‫الجوقة‬
the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages َ
of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy (thrice). Father, )ً‫ (ثالثا‬.‫ يا َرب ْار َحم‬.‫ آمين‬.‫ين‬ َ ‫هر الداهر‬ ِ ‫ان وإلى َد‬ ٍ ‫أو‬
bless. .‫ك يا أب‬ ْ ‫بار‬ِ
Priest: May He Who deigned to be baptized by ‫أن‬ ْ ‫ يا َم ِن ا ْقتََب َل‬،‫قيقي‬ ّ َ
‫إلهنا الح‬ ُ ‫سيح‬ ُ ‫هاالم‬َ ‫ أي‬:‫الكاهن‬
John in the Jordan for our salvation, and rose from
‫ يامن‬،‫الصنا‬ ِ ‫يعتَ ِم َد ِم ْن يوحّنا في األُرُد ِّن ِم ْن أَج ِل َخ‬
the dead, Christ our true God, through the ْ ْ َ َْ
َِ ‫ط‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
intercessions of His all-immaculate and all- ‫هارة‬ َ ‫الكّليَّة ال‬
ُ ‫ُم َك‬ ّ ‫ بِ َشفاعات أ‬،‫بين األموات‬ ِ ‫قام من‬ َ
‫الكري ِم‬ َ ‫الصليب‬ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫البر َيَة م ْن ُك ّل َع ْيب؛ وبُق ْدرة‬ َ‫و‬
blameless holy Mother; by the might of the

‫العاد َم ِة‬
ِ ‫َّة الم َكرَّم ِة‬ ِ ِ ‫ات الس‬ ِ ‫بات الُقو‬ ِ ‫ِطْل‬ ِ ‫المحيي؛ وب‬
Precious and Life-giving Cross; by the protection
of the honorable Bodiless Powers of Heaven; at َ ُ ‫ماوي‬ َ ّ ُْ
ِ ِ
‫يوحّنا‬
َ ‫المجيد‬ َ ‫الكري ِم الساِب ِق‬ َ ‫النِب ِّي‬ َ ‫األجساد؛ و‬ ْ
the supplication of the honorable, glorious
ِ‫ين بِ ُك ّل‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫الجدير‬ َ ‫َّفين الرُسل‬ َ ‫الم َشر‬ُ ‫ين‬ َ ‫القديس‬
ّ ‫الم ْع َم دان؛ و‬
Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; of the holy,
glorious and all-laudable apostles; of the holy, َ
َ ِ‫المتَأَّل‬ ِ
glorious and right-victorious Martyrs; of our ‫ظَف ِر؛‬ َ ‫قين بال‬ ُ ‫المجيدِي َن الش َهداء‬ َ ‫يسين‬ َ ‫َمديح؛ والقِّد‬
ِ ‫القد‬ ِ
)‫يس (فُالن‬ ّ ‫حين باهلل؛ و‬ َ ‫المتَ َوِّش‬ ُ ‫ار‬ ِ ‫األبر‬
ْ ‫وآبائنا‬
venerable and God-bearing Fathers; of Saint N.,
the patron and protector of this holy community;
ِ ِ ِ‫َشِفي ِع وحامي هِذِه الر‬
of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, ‫يس ْي ِن‬ َ ‫ والقّد‬،‫َّعيَّة المُقَدَّسة‬ َ َ ْ
ِ
‫وجمي ِع‬ َ ،‫المسي ِح اإلَله‬ َ ‫وحنَّ َة َج دَّي‬ َ ‫اكيم‬ َ ‫الصّدي َق ْي ِن ُيو‬
Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints: have
‫وم ِح ٌّب‬ ِ
ُ ‫َّك صال ٌح‬ َ ‫صنا بِما أن‬
ِ َ ‫ ارحمنا‬،‫قِّديسيك‬
ْ ّ‫وخل‬
mercy on us and save us, for as much as He is
good and loveth mankind. َْ َ
.‫لِْل َب َشر‬
ِ ِ
‫ع‬
ُ ‫ أيها الرَّب َيسو‬،‫يسين‬ َ ‫صلَوات آبائنا القِّد‬ َ ِ‫الكاهن ب‬
Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers,
Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us
.‫صنا‬ ِ َ ‫ ارحمنا‬،‫المسيح إلهنا‬
and save us. ْ ّ‫وخل‬ َْْ ُ ُ َ
Choir: Amen. .‫ آمين‬:‫الجوقة‬
These texts have been prepared by the Department of Liturgics of the Antiochian Archdiocese
Portions of the Archdiocesan Service Texts include texts from The Menaion, The Great Horologion, The
Pentecostarion, The Octoechos, The Triodion-Holy Week, and The Psalter of the Seventy, which are Copyright ©
Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts, and are used with permission. All rights reserved.
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