1. You gifted, and the gift is precious
God bless you, O trusted one
١. أَهْدَيْتَ وَالمُهْدَى ثَمِينُ
للهِ دَرُّكَ يَا أَمِينُ
2. How eloquent is this refined poetry
Full of literary arts and skills
٢. مَا أَبْدَعَ الكَلِمَ المُثَقِّـ
ـفَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَدَبٍ فُنُونُ
3. It has the figurative and the literal
The veiled and the evident
٣. فِيهِ المُنَمَّقُ وَالمُرَوَّ
قُ وَالمُحَجَّبُ وَالمُبِينُ
4. It has the near without affectation
The far-fetched, and what it preserves
٤. فِيهِ القَريبُ بِلا ابْتِذَا
لٍ وَالغَرِيبُ وَمَا يَصُونُ
5. Keen in the prime of eloquence
Its beauties are manifest
٥. فِطَنٌ بَدَتْ تَخْتَالُ فِي
فُصْحٍ مَحَاسِنُهَا عُيُونُ
6. It flowed gently to our minds
This solid, graceful expression
٦. زُفَّتْ وَخَفَّ بِهَا إِلَى
أَلْبَابِنَا اللَّفْظُ الرَّصِينُ
7. Lebanon told us, so we were
Reminded and felt yearning
٧. لُبْنَانُ حَدَّثَنَا فَرَنَّـ
ـحَنَا التَّذَكُّرُ وَالحَنِينُ
8. Talking of its charm, and the
Talk of Lebanon is full of sorrows
٨. بِحَدِيثِ فِتْنَتِهِ وَإِنَّ
حَدِيثَ لُبْنَانٍ شُجُونُ
9. What does the rose say in it
And what does the jasmine say
٩. مَاذَا يَقُولُ الوَرْدُ فِيـ
ـهِ وَمَا يَقُولُ اليَاسَمِينُ
10. What do its fruits say
As the harvester recites them to the fetus
١٠. مَاذَا تَقُولُ ثِمَارُهُ
يَتْلُو الجَنِيَّ بِهَا الجَنِينُ
11. What does its sky say
And its life-giving, affectionate breeze
١١. مَاذَا تَقُولُ سَمَاؤُهُ
وَنَسِيمُهُ المُحْيِي الحَنُونُ
12. What does it say to the listeners
Of those melodies, those entities
١٢. مَاذَا تَقُولُ لِسَامِعِي
أَلْحَانِهَا تِلْكَ الوُكُونُ
13. What does the ancient oak say
Immortalized over past eras
١٣. مَاذَا يَقُولُ الدَّوْحُ عَا
شَ مُخَلَّداً وَخَلَتْ قُرُونُ
14. What does the shaken fir tree say
And the submissive, erect pine tree
١٤. مَاذَا يَقُولُ الأَجْزَعُ الْـ
ـمُهْتَزُّ وَالطَّوْدِ المَكِينُ
15. What does the countryside say
Naïve and tranquil in nature
١٥. مَاذَا يَقُولُ الرِّيفُ تَغْ
مُرُهُ السَّذَاجَةُ وَالسُّكُونُ
16. Each part has beauty
Where affairs are confusing
١٦. وَطَبِيعَةٌ لِجَمَالِهَا
فِي كُلِّ نَاحِيةٍ فُتُونُ
17. Secrets can be sensed
Though assumptions miss them
١٧. لِلأَلمعِيَّةِ أَيُّ شَّأ
نٍ حَيْثُ تَشْتَبِهُ الشُّؤُونُ
18. Passing through serious events
Jokingly, as they tend to be
١٨. قَدْ تُسْتَشَفُّ سَرَائِرٌ
لَطُفَتْ فَلَمْ تَرَهَا الظُّنُونُ
19. Crafting the most eloquent wisdom
With jesting and nonsense
١٩. وَتَمُرُّ فِي جِدِّ الحَوَا
دِثِ وَهْيَ أَمْرَحُ مَا تَكُونُ
20. Tools of thoughtful inspiration
Its writer is trusted
٢٠. فَتَصُوغُ أَبْلَغَ حِكْمَةٍ
وَبِهَا التَّنَدُّرُ وَالمَجُونُ
٢١. بَدَوَاتُ فِكْرٍ وَحْيُهُ
هَادٍ وَكَاتِبُهُ أَمِينُ