ياO ابنson of الأولىthose who اتّخذواmade السماءthe sky مطامحاًlofty goals
يا ابن الأولى اتّخذوا السماء مطامحاً
لغريمهمfor their rival ونجومهاand its stars خدَّاماservants
لغريمهم ونجومها خدَّاما
O son of those who made the sky lofty goals
O son of the virtuous, they made the sky their ambition
for their rival, and its stars servants.
For their enemy, and its stars their servants
للهto God (in admiration) أنتَyou فماso how أبرّbeneficent مكارماًnoble gifts
لله أنتَ فما أبرّ مكارماً
للشائمينfor lightning-watchers وماand how أجلّexalted مقاماa station
للشائمين وما أجلّ مقاما
God bless you! How beneficent your noble gifts
You belong to God, so how excellent in generosity
to watchers of lightning, and how exalted your station!
To blamers, and how lofty in rank
أنتَyou الذيthe one who أحيىrevived المآثرnoble deeds بعدafter ماthat
أنتَ الذي أحيى المآثر بعد ما
أمستhad become عظامthe greatest المأثراتof glorious deeds عظاماbones
أمست عظام المأثرات عظاما
You are the one who revived noble deeds after
You who revived feats after they
the greatest achievements had become mere bones.
Became bones of feats, bones
نعمhow excellent الشهابthe shooting star إذاwhenever تمرَّدrebels ماردٌa demon
نعم الشهاب إذا تمرَّد ماردٌ
منof عسرةhardship لاقىmeets لديكin your presence حماماdeath
من عسرة لاقى لديك حماما
What a splendid shooting star! Whenever a demon rebels—
Yes, the meteors, if a rebel falls into hardship
one of hardship—it meets its death in your presence.
He finds with you a dove
لكyou have هوَّةa chasm تسعcan contain الفضاءspace ورتبةand a rank
لك هوَّة تسع الفضاء ورتبة
لاnot تستطيعcan achieve لهاfor it النجومthe stars مراماan aim
لا تستطيع لها النجوم مراما
Yours is a chasm that can contain all space, and a rank
You have an abyss encompassing space and a rank
the stars cannot hope to attain.
The stars cannot aspire to
ومكارمand noble gifts ماnever لاحflashes بشركyour cheerfulness بارقاًas lightning
ومكارم ما لاح بشرك بارقاً
إلاَّexcept اسْتهلَّتthey pour down للوفودِfor the delegations غماماas rain clouds
إلاَّ اسْتهلَّت للوفودِ غماما
And noble gifts: never does your cheerfulness flash like lightning
And generosity your peers never emitted a spark
without their pouring down like rain clouds for the delegations.
Except the delegations' clouds announced it
وفضائلand virtues فيin الروضthe garden أودعwas deposited نشرهاtheir fragrance
وفضائل في الروض أودع نشرها
فترىso you see النسيمthe breeze لسائلto an inquirer نماماa tale-bearer
فترى النسيم لسائل نماما
And virtues whose fragrance was deposited in the garden,
And virtues deposited blossoming in the garden
so you find the breeze a tale-bearer to anyone who asks.
So you see the breeze posing questions to the dewdrop
ذلَّتwere humbled لعزَّتهاbefore their glory الفرائدpeerless pearls فيin الحلىjewelry
ذلَّت لعزَّتها الفرائد في الحلى
عجزاًhelplessly ولاand no عجبٌwonder لذلّat the humiliation of يتامىorphans
عجزاً ولا عجبٌ لذلّ يتامى
Peerless pearls in jewelry were humbled before their glory,
The necklaces humbled to their glory in adornment
helplessly—and no wonder orphans are humbled.
Helplessly, and no wonder the orphan humbles
ويراعةand a reed pen حمرred الإهابthe outer skin كأنهاas though it were
ويراعة حمر الإهاب كأنها
ألفٌan alif تقدcleaves إذاwhen غضبتyou are angered اللاّماthe lam
ألفٌ تقد إذا غضبت اللاّما
And a red-skinned reed pen, as though it were
And awe like docile red camels
an alif that cleaves the lam when you are angered.
As if a thousand presented when angered with refusal
وتواضعand humility كالشمسlike the sun دانٍnear ضوءهاits light
وتواضع كالشمس دانٍ ضوءها
والقدرyet the stature أرفعloftier رتبةًin rank ومراماand in reach
والقدر أرفع رتبةً ومراما
And humility like the sun, whose light is near,
And humility like the sun with lowered radiance
though its stature is loftier in rank and reach.
And destiny of loftier rank and aspiration
هيit عادةa custom منfrom فضلthe excellence of بيتكمyour house الذيwhose
هي عادة من فضل بيتكم الذي
خُلقتwere created مناقبهits virtues الحسانbeautiful تماماcomplete
خُلقت مناقبه الحسان تماما
It is a custom born of the excellence of your house, whose
It is the habit of your house whose merits
fair virtues were created complete.
Were created most perfectly good
سبحانglory be to منHim who عمَّencompassed البلادthe lands ببرِّكمwith your beneficence
سبحان من عمَّ البلاد ببرِّكم
فيin كلِّevery معضلةٍdifficulty وخصَّand singled out الشاماal-Sham
في كلِّ معضلةٍ وخصَّ الشاما
Glory to Him who filled the lands with your beneficence
Glory to Him who filled the countries with your righteousness
in every difficulty, and especially favored al-Sham.
In every predicament and singled out Syria
هنئتmay you be gladdened بالعيدon the Eid السعيدhappy ودمتand may you remain ذاpossessing
هنئت بالعيد السعيد ودمت ذا
قدرٍstature توقلhas climbed ماas much as اشْتهىit wished وتسامىand risen high
قدرٍ توقل ما اشْتهى وتسامى
Joy to you on the happy Eid; may you ever possess
Congratulations on the happy feast, may you remain
a stature that has climbed as high as it wished and risen aloft.
Of rank, obtaining what you desire and ascend
قالتsaid صفاتكyour qualities للأنامto mankind دعواleave العلىthe heights
قالت صفاتك للأنام دعوا العلى
ذاthis ماwhat يخالفcontradicts فيamong البريَّةhumankind ذاماa detractor
ذا ما يخالف في البريَّة ذاما
Your qualities told mankind, 'Leave the heights!'
Your traits told people, “Call the Most High
This is what refutes a detractor among mortals.
This one who in humanity is peerless"
وغداand began الغمامُthe clouds يخاطبaddressing الكرمgenerosity الذيthat
وغدا الغمامُ يخاطب الكرم الذي
يجودgives generously فقلناso we said للغمامِto the clouds سلاماpeace
يجود فقلنا للغمامِ سلاما
And the clouds began addressing the generosity that
And tomorrow the clouds will address generosity
gives freely; so we said to the clouds, 'Peace.'
Which bestows, so we told the clouds, "Greetings!"
Sol 6.1