1 إ لَيكَ أرفَعُ عَينَيَّ، أيُّها المُتَوَّجُ فِي السَّماءِ!

¶ Unto thee I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2 ك َما يَعتَمِدُ العَبدُ عَلَى سَيِّدِهِ، وَالخادِمَةُ عَلَى سَيِّدَتِها، هَكَذا نَحنُ نَتَّكِلُ عَلَى إلَهِنا لِكَي يُبدِيَ لَنا رَحمَةً.

Behold, as the eyes of slaves look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he shall have mercy upon us.

3 ا رحَمْنا، يا اللهُ ، ارحَمنا، فَقَدِ اكتَفَينا مِنَ الذُّلِّ

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly weary of being held in contempt.

4 م ِنَ الإهاناتِ وَالاسْتِهزاءِ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ المُرتاحِينَ المُتَغَطرِسِينَ!

Our soul is exceedingly weary of the scorning of those that are at ease and of the contempt of the proud.