لبنانLebanon بالأرزwith the cedars القديمِancient ومجدِهِand their glory
لبنان بالأرز القديمِ ومجدِهِ
بلحاظin the glances of ثلجِكَyour snow نرجسٌnarcissi وورودُand roses
بلحاظ ثلجِكَ نرجسٌ وورودُ
Lebanon, with the ancient cedars and their glory,
Lebanon with its ancient cedars and glory
in the glances of your snow are narcissi and roses.
With your snowy slopes, narcissus and roses
أيُصعِّدُdoes he heave? المصدورُthe consumptive زفرةَa deep sigh يائسٍone in despair
أيُصعِّدُ المصدورُ زفرةَ يائسٍ
ويعودand returns تحنانُyearning الصِّباyouth ونعودand we return
ويعود تحنانُ الصِّبا ونعود
Does the consumptive heave a despairing sigh,
Does the wounded one exhale a sigh of despair
while youth's yearning returns, and we return?
And the affection of youth returns and we return
وتعودكَand visit you النَّسَماتُthe breezes عَطَّرperfumed ثغرَهاtheir lips
وتعودكَ النَّسَماتُ عَطَّر ثغرَها
ريحُthe scent of الخزامىlavender والتلالُand the hills سجودprostrate
ريحُ الخزامى والتلالُ سجود
And the breezes visit you, their lips perfumed
And the breezes return to perfume their lips
by lavender's scent, and the hills bow down.
The smell of flowers and the hills in prostration
للّهto God (expressing admiration) قهقهةُpeals of laughter الجمالِbeauty وسربُهاand its flock
للّه قهقهةُ الجمالِ وسربُها
متلفّتٌlooking about بينamong الصخورِthe rocks شريدwandering astray
متلفّتٌ بين الصخورِ شريد
God, what peals of laughter beauty has! And its flock
To God the laughter of beauty and its flock
looks about among the rocks, wandering astray.
Wandering among the rocks, lost
والجديُand the kid goat مرتعدُtrembling الفرائصِthe flank muscles عندماwhen
والجديُ مرتعدُ الفرائصِ عندما
يدويbooms ويصفعand slaps سفحَكَyour mountainside البارودthe gunpowder
يدوي ويصفع سفحَكَ البارود
And the kid goat's flanks tremble when
And the deer startled by prey when
gunpowder booms and slaps your mountainside.
The gunshot thunders and slaps your slope
وبناتُكَand your daughters الغِيدُgraceful and slender الملاحlovely طوافرٌleaping
وبناتُكَ الغِيدُ الملاح طوافرٌ
حُمْرُred الخدودِthe cheeks وياand oh لهنَّthey have خُدودcheeks
حُمْرُ الخدودِ ويا لهنَّ خُدود
And your graceful, lovely daughters leap,
And your rosy-cheeked girls wander
rosy-cheeked—and oh, what cheeks they have!
Red of cheek, oh the beauty of their cheeks
Sol 6.1