1. The light was lit as guidance
And homes were adorned as dwellings

2. It greeted whoever in the east it descended upon
Wherever the great ones alight

3. So in Lebanon is a wide expanse
With its procession and good tidings

4. Precious is Egypt when visited
For all its villages are metropolises

5. In the markets of the West are retreats
That hold in the soul generosity

6. The obtainer picks whatever he desires and prefers
Orchards flourished in it

7. And fruits ripened in it
And birds sing in it

8. With strings responding to them
And minted images bring solace to the soul

9. Wondrous and magical
And a night whose sides are green

10. With lights grazing in it
And winds wherever they blow

11. The perfume carries aromas
On a mountain it makes verdant

12. With springs and rivers
Curtains dripped from it

13. And slopes and caves
To a sea encircled by golden trees

14. Refuges for souls within
Destinies fulfilled and settled