Ya kol al sefoof al sama-eyeen
Ⲛⲓⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀يا كُلُّ الصُفُوفِ السَمَائِيينْNikhorosⲚⲓⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ennaⲛ̀ⲛⲁ nifeeoui:ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀:
All you heavenly orders,
يا كُلُّ الصُفُوفِ السَمَائِيينْ،
aripsalinⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ epennotiⲉ̀Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ khenϧⲉⲛ nivohemⲛⲓⲃⲱϩⲉⲙ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nihos:ⲛⲓϩⲱⲥ:
Sing to our God with the melody of praise,
رَتِّلُوا لإلَهِنَا بِنَغَمَاتِ التَسْبِيحْ،
ounofⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ emmotenⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ nemanⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ emfoouⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ eretenrashi:ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ:
Rejoice with us today with gladness,
وإبْتَهِجُوا مَعَنَا اليَوْمَ فَرِحِينْ،
khenϧⲉⲛ eptonfⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲛϥ emefneebⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲏⲃ Pi-ekhristos.Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
In the Resurrection of the Lord Christ.
بِقِيَامَةِ السَيِّدِ المَسِيحْ.
AvgokⲀⲩϫⲱⲕ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ emfoouⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ ni-eprofeetia:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ:
Today the prophecies are fulfilled,
اليَوْمَ قَدْ كَمَلَتِ النُبُوَاتْ،
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ aⲁ̀ nisajiⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ neniotiⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ shopi:ϣⲱⲡⲓ:
And the sayings of the forefathers are realized,
وقَدْ تَمَّتْ أقْوَالُ الآبَاءِ الأوَّلِينْ،
ethveⲉⲑⲃⲉ eptonfⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲛϥ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ nee-ethmoout:ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ:
By the Resurrection of the Lord from among the dead,
بِقِيَامَةِ الرَّبِّ من بَيْنِ الأمْوَاتْ،
efoiⲉϥⲟⲓ enshorpⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ennee-etavenkot.ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
He is the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.
وهُوَ بَدْءُ المُضْطَجِعِينْ.
AftonfⲀϥⲧⲱⲛϥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ EpshoisⲠ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ emfee-etenkot:ⲙ̀ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ:
The Lord arose as one who sleeps,
قَدْ قَامَ الرَّبُّ مِثْلُ النَائِمْ،
ieⲓⲉ keⲕⲉ o-waiⲟⲩⲁⲓ efthakhiⲉϥⲑⲁϧⲓ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ epeerp:ⲡ̀ⲏⲣⲡ:
And as one who is sated with wine,
وكَالثَمِلِ من اَلخَمَرَة،
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ aferehmotⲁϥⲉⲣϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ nanⲛⲁⲛ empionkhⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ eneneh:ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ:
He has granted us the everlasting joy,
ووَهَبَنَا النَعِيمَ الدَائِمْ،
afaitenⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ enremheⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ haϩⲁ timetvokϯⲙⲉⲧⲃⲱⲕ enshashi.ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣⲓ.
And freed us from bitter bondage.
وعَتَقْنَا مِنْ اَلعُبُودِيَّة المُرَّة.
AfiniⲀϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ enamentiⲛ̀Ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ eoujinsonh:ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ:
He led Hades captive,
وسَبَى اَلجَحِيمَ سَبْيَاً،
afkhomkhemⲁϥϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ enhanpileeⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ enhomt:ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲙⲧ:
And crushed the brass doors,
وحَطَّمَ أبْوَابَهُ النُحَاسْ،
afkoshⲁϥⲕⲱϣ enhanmokhlousⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲩⲥ emvenipi:ⲙ̀ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ:
He utterly broke the bars of iron,
وكَسَّرَ مَتَارِيسَهُ الحَدِيدَ كَسْرَاً،
enetshevioⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ empisohiⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲟϩⲓ afkoⲁϥⲭⲱ enowougai.ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
And for us, exchanged punishment for slavation.
وأبْدَلَ لَنَا العُقُوبَةَ بِالخَلاصْ.
AftastoⲀϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ enadamⲛ̀Ⲁ̀ⲇⲁⲙ epiparathisos:ⲉ̀Ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ:
He restored Adam to Paradise,
وأعَادَ آدَمْ إلى الفِرْدُوسْ،
khenϧⲉⲛ o-ounofⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ nemⲛⲉⲙ outheleelⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ nemⲛⲉⲙ ourashi:ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ:
With joy, gladness, and happiness,
بِفَرَحٍ وبَهَجَة ومَسَرَّة،
enthofⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ nemⲛⲉⲙ nefsheeriⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ etⲉⲧ khenϧⲉⲛ o-e-ekhmalosia:ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲭ̀ⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ:
Him and his sons who were in captivity,
هُوَّ وبَنِيهِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا في الحُبُوسْ،
eowounofⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ enkesop.ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ.
To the place of joy once more.
مَحَلِ النَعِيمْ دُفْعَة اُخْرَى.
EmefoouⲘ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲟⲩ avforshⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nimeeiniⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ piougai:ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ:
Today the flags of salvation spread,
اليَوْمَ إنْتَشَرَتْ أعْلامُ الخَلاصْ،
aververiⲁⲩⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣⲓ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nisomaⲛⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ nemⲛⲉⲙ ni-epnevma:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ:
And the bodies and spirits were renewed,
وتَجدَّدَتْ الأجْسَامْ والأرْوَاحْ،
nipistosⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ avshashniⲁⲩϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnaiⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ ethveⲉⲑⲃⲉ pou-emishsh:ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲓϣϣ:
And the believers won the clemency for retribution,
وفَازَ المُؤْمِنُونَ بِالصَفْحِ عَنِ القَصَاصْ،
avti-oouⲁⲩϯⲱ̀ⲟⲩ emefnotiⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ khenϧⲉⲛ hanhosϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲥ nemⲛⲉⲙ outheleel.ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ.
And glorified God with praises and joy.
ومَجَّدُوا اللهِ بِالتَسَابِيحِ والأفْرَاحْ.
AⲀ̀ etsheriⲧ̀ϣⲉⲣⲓ endavidⲛ̀Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ounofⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ emmos:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:
Today the daughter of David rejoiced,
اليَوْمَ إبْتَهَجَتْ إبْنَةْ دَاوُدْ،
aⲁ̀ niheetⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ni-apostolosⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ enethmeeⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ rashi:ⲣⲁϣⲓ:
And the hearts of the righteous Apostles became glad,
وتَهلَّلَتْ قُلُوبُ الرُسِلِ الأبْرَارْ،
khenϧⲉⲛ epjinethreⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲑ̀ⲣⲉ nihiomiⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ o-onhⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ noouⲛⲱⲟⲩ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ emepmohⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲟϩ emfee-etafshopi:ⲙ̀ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ:
When the women announced to them the fulfillment of the promise,
حِينَمَا بَشَّرَتَهُمِ النِسَوَة بِتَمَامِ المَوْعُودْ،
nemⲛⲉⲙ nee-etavsothmouⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ entenⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ niangelosⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ethowab.ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅.
And what they heard from the pure angels.
ومَا سَمِعُوهُ من الملائِكَةِ الأطْهَارْ.
JeϪⲉ IeesousⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Pi-ekhristosⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ aftonf:ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ:
That Jesus Christ is risen,
إنَّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحَ قَدْ قَامْ،
efkeeϥ̀ⲭⲏ empaimaⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ anⲁⲛ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ eteⲉ̀ⲧⲉ tennavⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ erof:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:
“He is not here as you see,” So the women
لَيْسَ هُوَّ هَهُنَا كَمَا تَرَانْ،
aⲁ̀ nihiomiⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ shenoouϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ haϩⲁ nefmatheeteesⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ettaieeoutⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ avtamoou:ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ:
went to His honored Disciples and announced to them,
فَذَهَبَتْ النِسَوَة وبَشَّرَتْ تَلامِيذَهُ الكِرَامْ،
e-epjintonfⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲱⲛϥ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ empirefthamioⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ enenkaiⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
The Resurrection of the Creator of all things.
بِقِيَامَة خَالِقِ البَرَايَا أجْمَعِينْ.
AfowonhⲀϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ennefapostolosⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ aftiⲁϥϯ noouⲛⲱⲟⲩ enourashi:ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ:
He appeared to His Disciples and gave them joy,
وظَهَرَ لِتَلامِيذَهُ وأبْهَجَهُمْ،
khenϧⲉⲛ o-ounofⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ avnavⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ efshevtotf:ⲉϥϣⲉⲃⲧⲟⲧϥ:
With delight, they saw Him transfiguring,
بِبَهَاءْ نَظَرُهُ مُتَجَلِّيَاً،
evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ epoouⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tefmethnotiⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ a-efethrouⲁϥ̀ⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲩ theleel:ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ:
In the glory of His divinity and He made them happy,
بِمَجْدِ لاهُوتَهُ وأفْرَحُهُمْ،
khenϧⲉⲛ epjintounavⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ efonkh.ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ.
When they saw Him alive.
لَمَّا شَاهَدُوهُ حَيَّاً.
TenhosⲦⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ tenerhowoⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf:ϭⲁⲥϥ:
We praise and increase His exaltation,
نُسَبِّحَهُ ونَزِيدْ رِفْعَتَهُ،
tenowonhⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ emepoouⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ PefjintonfⲠⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲧⲱⲛϥ evol:ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:
And confess the glory of His Resurrection,
ونَعْتَرِفْ بِمَجْدِ قِيَامَتِهِ،
tenshepehmotⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ethveⲉⲑⲃⲉ pefnochⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ enehmot:ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ:
We thank Him for His great grace,
ونَشْكُرُهُ عَلَى عَظَيمِ نِعْمَتِهِ،
jeϫⲉ pefnaiⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ shopϣⲟⲡ shaϣⲁ eneh.ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ.
For His mercy endures forever.
لأنَّ إلى الأبَدِ رَحْمَتِهِ.
Recordings5
Deacons of the Los Angeles Diocese
Higher Institute of Coptic Studies (HICS)
Ibrahim Ayad
Ibrahim Ayad & The Chorus
St. Mark Coptic Church, Jersey City, NJ
- In the library
- Liturgy, 9 of 28‹ All the Choirs (Kata Nikhouros of the Veil)Christ is Risen (Greek) ›
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- Added by shnoods on 13 Apr 2005; last edited by mikesl on 8 Oct 2026.