Ġosṫiin
Ġosṫiin Qayṡar xa nafso w nafis l xeebidiin
Miṫraan Hippo, l Jazeeyir, wi Rrumaniyyiin
L Barbar hamajiiton, l ḣaḋar faḋiiliton
Killon bi xinfon wi stiḣeele ḱadamon
L faḋiile lal Barbar btixne isti`raar
Min halax w walax, ḣar`, hariibe w damaar
La ahil li mdiine fiya si`a w istismaar
Leekin mustaḣiile, law ṫaalo bi`yo `ṡaar
Ṡoxbe l faḋiile, law xtana`ta xmilt l xaks
Muṫla`a, ma btaxrif nisbe, la xirf, la ṫa`s
Bi nafsak jirḣ, bi xaynak żulm, bi albak ya`s
Ya Rabb xtiina nixme matiine, caheeme
Siyeede, cajeexa, tawaaḋox, nadeeme
Xadil, ti`diir, ha``, iimen, raja w saleeme
Copyright August 19, 2009 Hicham Khalil Bourjaili
Our Lady of Lebanon, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
English Version
Augustine
Augustine was like Caesar lord of his self and the selves of the believers
He was the bishop of Hippo, Algeria, and the Romans
The barbarians in their havoc, the citizens in their virtue
He served them all in the midst of their violence and impossible claims
Virtue meant to the barbarians stability
From impulse and passions, burning, running and destroying
For the inhabitants of the city it meant trust and investment
But it was impossible to reach, whatever they tried they fell short
Virtue is difficult even when you spouse it you do the opposite
It is absolute and not relative, unbound by conventions or rites
In your self you feel the wound, in your eyes servitude and darkness, in your heart despair
O Lord, give us a lasting grace, disinterested love
Self mastery, courage, humility, contrition
Fairness, reverence, justice, hope and protection
Copyright August 25, 2009 Hicham Khalil Bourjaili
Our Lady of Lebanon, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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