An English Transliteration

The accompanying translation corresponds line by line to the Arabic sense, but does not precisely follow the Arabic word order.

Abana alathie fi asamawat,
Our Father, who art in heaven
li yatakadas ismok,
hallowed be thy name
li ya’atie malakotok,
thy kingdom come
litakon mashia tok,
thy will be done
kama fisama’
in heaven
kathaleka ala al ard.
as well as on earth
A’atinia khubzana
give us bread
kafafa yawmina,
for our life today
wa igfer lana khatayana,
and forgive us our trespasses
kama nahnu naghfer
as we forgive
la man akhta’a elayna,
those who trespass against us
wa la tudkhilna
and do not lead us
fit a jareeb;
into temptation
laken najjina
but deliver us
min ashireer.
from the evil one.
Amin
 

Two Spoken Versions

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1) Recorded in the Basilica of St. Anne, in Jerusalem, by Sari, a Palestinian Christian. This is a higher quality version of the audio stream that plays when this page is opened.

.WAV                     .MP3

2) Recorded at the Sacred Heart Church, St. Ives, by Arab Christian visitors.

.WAV                     .MP3