Balai of Qenneshrin on the Faithful Departed

May the faithful departed who put You on through baptism put on, in Eden, the robe of glory.ܥܰܢܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܡܗܰܝ̈ܡܢܶܐ ܆ ܕܠܰܒܫܘܽܟ ܒܰܥܡܳܕܳܐ ܆ ܢܶܬܥܰܛܦܘܽܢ ܒܰܥܕܶܝܢ ܆ ܐܶܣܛܰܠ ܬܶܫܒܘܽܚܬܳܐ ܀
The mouths that professed You, ate You and drank Your blood, shout with the angels, “Glory be upon Your coming!”ܦ̈ܘܽܡܶܐ ܕܰܐܘܕܺܝܘ ܒܳܟ ܆ ܘܰܐܟܠܘܽܟ ܘܐܶܫܬܺܝܘ ܕܡܳܟ ܆ ܥܰܡ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܢܶܩܥܘܽܢ ܆ ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܒܡܶܐܬܺܝܬܳܟ ܀
The hands and feet that have ministered at the altar
may they not, Lord, be burnt up in the fire of Gehenna.
ܐܺܝ̈ܕܰܝܳܐ ܘܪ̈ܶܓܠܶܐ ܆ ܕܫ̈ܰܡܶܫܝ ܩܕܳܡ ܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܠܳܐ ܡܳܪܝ ܢܶܣ̈ܬܰܝܛܳܢ ܆ ܒܢܘܽܪܳܐ ܕܓܺܗܰܢܳܐ ܀
Glory be to the Voice, who calls the departed so that they may rise incorruptibly and sing glory.ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܗܰܘ ܩܳܠܳܐ ܆ ܕܩܳܪܶܐ ܠܥܰܢܺܝ̈ܕܷܐ ܆ ܘܩܳܝܡܺܝܢ ܕܠܳܐ ܚܒܳܠܳܐ ܆ ܘܙܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܬܶܫܒܘܽܚܬܳܐ ܀

Balai of Qenneshrin on a Laborer in the Vineyard of the Lord

Blessed are you, our father, when the King reveals himself and rewards justly every person according to their deeds.ܛܘܽܒܰܝܟ ܐܳܘ ܐܰܒܘܽܢ ܆ ܡܳܐ ܕܡܶܬܓܠܶܐ ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܆ ܘܦܳܪܰܥ ܒܟܺܐܢܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܠܟܽܠܢܳܫ ܐܰܝܟ ܥܰܡܠܶܗ ܀
Since you labored in His vineyard from morning till evening, behold, a wage awaits you, an entire denarius.ܕܰܦܠܰܚܬ ܒܓܰܘ ܟܰܪܡܶܗ ܆ ܡܶܢ ܨܰܦܪܳܐ ܠܪܰܡܫܳܐ ܆ ܗܳܐ ܢܛܺܝܪ ܠܳܟ ܐܰܓܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܺܝܢܳܪܳܐ ܡܰܠܝܳܐ ܀
Pray, on our behalf, to your Lord, Who is pleased with you, so that, through your prayer, with you, we may rejoice in your gladness.ܐܰܦܺܝܣ ܚܠܳܦ ܟܽܠܰܢ ܆ ܠܡܳܪܳܟ ܕܡܶܬܬܢܺܝܚ ܒܳܟ ܆ ܕܒܰܨܠܘܽܬܳܟ ܥܰܡܳܟ ܆ ܢܶܚܕܶܐ ܒܚܰܕܘܽܬܳܟ ܀
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit Who chose you, our father. You then triumphed and were crowned.ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܶܗ ܠܰܐܒܳܐ ܆ ܘܠܰܒܪܳܐ ܘܪܘܽܚ ܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܕܰܓܒܳܟ ܐܳܘ ܐܰܒܘܽܢ ܆ ܘܰܢܨܰܚܬ ܘܐܶܬܟܰܠܰܠܬ ܀

Balai of Qenneshrin on the Holy Martyrs

To the contest went the holy martyrs and against false worship battled the glorious laborers.ܠܰܐܓܘܽܢܳܐ ܢܚܶܬܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܆ ܣܳܗ̈ܕܶܐ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܆ ܘܥܰܡ ܛܘܽܥܝܰܝ ܐܰܩܪܶܒܘ ܆ ܦܳܠܚ̈ܶܐ ܢܰܨܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܀
We beseech the martyrs and entreat them earnestly
to implore with us the Lord, who crowned them.
ܡܶܢ ܣܳܗ̈ܕܶܐ ܢܶܒܥܶܐ ܆ ܘܰܠܗܘܽܢ ܢܶܬܟܰܫܰܦ ܆ ܕܰܢܦܺܝܣܘܽܢ ܥܰܡܰܢ ܆ ܠܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܡܟܰܠܠܳܢܗܘܽܢ ܀
They entered the contest that is full of sufferings
and trampled every torment by the Messiah’s love.
ܥܰܠܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܠܰܐܓܘܽܢܳܐ ܆ ܕܡܳܠܶܐ ܐܘܽܠܨ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܆ ܘܕܳܫܘ ܥܰܠ ܟܽܠ ܫܶܢ̈ܕܻܝܢ ܆ ܒܚܘܽܒܶܗ ܕܰܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܀
Glory be to Him who exalted the commemoration of His holy ones in heaven, on earth and in the four corners of the world.ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܗܰܘ ܕܰܐܘܪܶܒ ܆ ܕܘܽܟܪܳܢ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܒܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܘܒܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܆ ܘܒܰܐܪ̈ܒܰܥ ܦܶܢ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܀

Balai of Qenneshrin on the Holy Apostles

The disciples of the Son, the holy apostles, armed themselves and went out to the four corners of world.ܬܰܠܡܺܝ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܕܰܒܪܳܐ ܆ ܫܠܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܆ ܐܶܙܕܰܝܰܢܘ ܘܰܢܦܰܩܘ ܆ ܠܰܐܪܒܰܥ ܦܶܢ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܀
The holy apostles laid hold of the cross, an unequally matched weapon, and battled with the evil one.ܫܠܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܆ ܠܰܨܠܺܝܒܳܐ ܐܶܚܰܕܘ ܆ ܘܙܰܝܢܳܐ ܕܠܐܳ ܚܳܐܶܒ ܆ ܘܰܐܩܪܶܒܘ ܥܰܡ ܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܀
Blessed is the One Who chose them and exalted their commemoration in heaven, on earth and in the four corners of the world.ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܓܒܳܐ ܐܶܢܘܽܢ ܆ ܘܰܐܘܪܶܒ ܕܘܽܟܪܳܢܗܘܽܢ ܆ ܒܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܘܒܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܆ ܘܒܰܐܪ̈ܒܰܥ ܦܶܢ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܀
Remembrance to the just ones, hope to the righteous ones, and, to the Trinity, worship and exaltation.ܕܘܽܟܪܳܢܳܐ ܠܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܘܣܰܒܪܳܐ ܠܙܰܕܺܝ̈ܩܶܐ ܆ ܘܠܰܬܠܺܝܬܳܝܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܣܶܓܕܬܳܐ ܘܪܘܽܡܪܳܡܳܐ ܀

Balai of Qenneshrin on Mary, the Martyrs and the Departed

Who is able to stop speaking your praises, for you bore and carried the Hope of every creature?ܡܰܢܘܽ ܓܶܝܪ ܡܰܘܦܶܐ ܆ ܕܢܺܐܡܰܪ ܩ̈ܘܽܠܳܣܰܝܟܝ ܆ ܕܙܰܝܶܚܬܝ ܘܰܛܥܰܢܬܺܝܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܠܣܰܒܪܳܐ ܕܟܽܠ ܒ̈ܶܪܝܳܢ ܀
Who could tell the story of your slaughters, brave athletes, God’s laborers?ܡܰܢܘܽ ܡܨܶܐ ܕܢܶܬܢܶܐ ܆ ܫܰܪܒܳܐ ܕܩܰܛܠܰܝ̈ܟܘܽܢ ܆ ܐܰܬܠܺܝ̈ܛܶܐ ܙܪ̈ܺܝܙܶܐ ܆ ܦܳܠܚ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܀
Heavenly King, by Your loving-kindness, make the faithful departed worthy to enter paradise.ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܫܡܰܝܳܢܳܐ ܆ ܐܰܫܘܳܐ ܒܛܰܝܒܘܽܬܳܟ ܆ ܠܥܰܢܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܡܗܰܝ̈ܡܢܶܐ ܆ ܕܢܶܥܠܘܽܢ ܠܦܰܪܕܰܝܣܳܐ ܀
Glory be to You, our Lord, on [the day of] the commemoration of Your mother. Thanksgiving be to Your Cross, that strengthened Your athletes and to Your life-giving Spirit, who raises the departed.ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܆ ܒܕܘܽܟܪܳܢ ܝܳܠܶܕܬܳܟ ܆ ܘܬܰܘܕܺܝ ܠܰܨܠܺܝܒܳܟ ܆ ܕܚܰܝܶܠ ܠܰܐܬܠܺܝ̈ܛܰܝܟ ܆ ܘܰܠܪܘܽܚܳܟ ܚܰܝܳܐ ܆ ܡܢܰܚܶܡ ܠܥܰܢܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܀