Page 73 - AlNashra Special Edition Antioch 2023

Arise, O Antioch ‫قومي يا أَ ْنطا ِك َية‬
You will not lie dormant ‫لا َت ْس َت ْلقي نا ِئ َمة‬

For in you believers ‫في ِك ُدعينا‬
Were first called ‘Christians’ "‫" َم ِسي ِح ِّيي َن‬
‫َو ِم ْن ِك ا ْن َب َث َق‬
And from you emerges
A host of Saints ‫ِق ِّديسون‬

Arise, O Antioch ‫قومي يا أَ ْنطا ِك َية‬
You will not be abandoned ‫لَ ْس ِت َوحي َدة‬
‫َذبا ِئ َح ال َص َلوات‬
We offer you prayers ‫َو ُمسا َعدات‬
And we offer assistance ‫َف ِم ْن ِك ا ْن َب َث َق‬
For from you proceeds ‫ِإيما ُننا ٱل َقويم‬

Our beloved faith ‫قومي يا أَ ْنطا ِك َية‬
‫َن ْم َد ُح ُصمو َد ِك‬
Arise, O Antioch ‫ا ْه َت َز ْز ِت َق ْبل ًا‬
We commend your resilience ‫ُأعي َد ِبنا ُء ِك‬
You’ve been shaken before
‫أَ ْر ُض َقدا َس ٍة َو َب َركات‬
But rebuilt and restored
The mark of a blessed and sacred land 72

Arise, O Antioch
We will not lie dormant

For in you believers
Were first called ‘Christians’

And ‘til this day
We still bear your name