ذكرتكِI remembered you والقلبُand the heart نهبُprey الفتونِenchantment
ذكرتكِ والقلبُ نهبُ الفتونِ
رهينُcaptive الرؤىthe visions الحلوةِsweet الوافيهْcomplete
رهينُ الرؤى الحلوةِ الوافيهْ
I remembered you, my heart prey to enchantment,
I thought of you, while my heart was seized by passion
captive to sweet visions in all their fullness.
Captive to the sweet fulfilling visions
وand "لبنانLebanon" يسبحُswims فيin نشوةٍecstasy
و "لبنان" يسبحُ في نشوةٍ
منof السحرِmagic والحبّand love والعافيهْand well-being
من السحرِ والحبّ والعافيهْ
And Lebanon swims in ecstasy
And “Lebanon” swims in rapture
of magic, love, and well-being.
Of magic, love, and wellbeing
توشَّحَdraped itself بالعبقِin fragrance المستطابِdelightful
توشَّحَ بالعبقِ المستطابِ
وغلغلand penetrated deeply فيinto البهجةِjoy الضَّافيهْabundant
وغلغل في البهجةِ الضَّافيهْ
It draped itself in delightful fragrance
Adorned with the most fragrant scent
and plunged deep into abundant joy,
And stirred with abundant joy
ونامَand slept علىupon شرفاتِbalconies الغمامِthe clouds
ونامَ على شرفاتِ الغمامِ
وطافتْand circled بهِaround it الخضرةthe greenery الحاليهlovely
وطافتْ بهِ الخضرة الحاليه
and slept upon the balconies of the clouds,
And slept on the clouds' balconies
and lovely greenery circled around it.
As the present greenery floated around it
تناثرُare scattered فوقَover الروابيthe hills قُراهُits villages
تناثرُ فوقَ الروابي قُراهُ
كماjust as تتناثرُscatter آماليهmy hopes
كما تتناثرُ آماليه
Its villages lie scattered over the hills,
Villages scattered atop the hills
just as my hopes scatter.
Like my hopes scattered
علىon كلِّevery مائسةٍswaying tree صادحٌa songster
على كلِّ مائسةٍ صادحٌ
وفيand in كلevery وارفةٍshady tree شاديهa songstress
وفي كل وارفةٍ شاديه
On every swaying tree, a songster,
A chanter on every slope
and in every shady tree, a songstress.
And in every meadow, a celebrant
وتُصغيand listen الوهادُthe valleys إلىto قصَّةٍa tale
وتُصغي الوهادُ إلى قصَّةٍ
منof الحبّlove تسردهاrecounts it الساقيهthe stream
من الحبّ تسردها الساقيه
And the valleys listen to a tale
And the valleys listen to a tale
of love, which the stream recounts.
Of love recited by the water-bearer
وقدand indeed أنصتَlistened in silence الكونُthe universe إلاّexcept صدىan echo
وقد أنصتَ الكونُ إلاّ صدى
يردّدُrepeats أنسْودةَsong الراعيهthe shepherdess
يردّدُ أنسْودةَ الراعيه
And the universe listened in silence, save an echo
While the universe listened to nothing but the echo
repeating the shepherdess's song.
Repeating the shepherd’s melody
تطلَّعُgaze فيin زهوهاtheir splendor الراسياتُthe steadfast mountains
تطلَّعُ في زهوها الراسياتُ
حنيناًlonging إلىfor عودةِreturn الثاغيهthe bleating sheep
حنيناً إلى عودةِ الثاغيه
The steadfast mountains gaze in their splendor,
The plateau gazed longingly
longing for the bleating sheep's return.
Awaiting the return of the lost
ونمَّand became apparent علىon الدربِthe path سحرُenchantment الغناءِsong
ونمَّ على الدربِ سحرُ الغناءِ
فأغفىso it dozed علىupon النغمةِthe melody الصَّافيهclear
فأغفى على النغمةِ الصَّافيه
And song's enchantment made itself known along the path,
The magic of singing slept on the path
so it dozed upon the clear melody.
Lulled by the pure tune
وظلَّand kept المساءُthe evening يحومُhovering عليهِover it
وظلَّ المساءُ يحومُ عليهِ
ويرعاهُand watches over it بالمقلةِwith the eye الرانيهgazing intently
ويرعاهُ بالمقلةِ الرانيه
And evening kept hovering over it,
And the evening continued hovering over it
and watched over it with an intent eye.
Guarding it with the loving eyelash
وفيand in خلوةِseclusion الحقلِthe field نبعٌa spring حبيبٌbeloved
وفي خلوةِ الحقلِ نبعٌ حبيبٌ
يهدهدُlulls أوجاعهُits pains الباكيهweeping
يهدهدُ أوجاعهُ الباكيه
And in the field's seclusion, a beloved spring
And in the seclusion of the field, a beloved spring
lulls its weeping pains.
That laments its crying pains
كأنَّas though علىupon النبعthe spring ِ قيثارةًa lyre
كأنَّ على النبع ِ قيثارةً
تنوحُwails ملوَّعةًanguished شاكيهlamenting
تنوحُ ملوَّعةً شاكيه
As though upon the spring there were a lyre,
As if on the spring, a lyre
wailing, anguished and lamenting.
Mourning, complaining, and weepy
وand (بيروتُBeirut) نائمةٌasleep فيin السفوحِthe slopes
و (بيروتُ) نائمةٌ في السفوحِ
تُتَممُcompletes أحلامهاher dreams الزّاهيهradiant
تُتَممُ أحلامها الزّاهيه
And Beirut lies asleep on the slopes,
And (Beirut) sleeps on the slopes
completing her radiant dreams.
Fulfilling its blooming dreams
ترامتْcast herself علىupon البحرِthe sea مأخوذةًspellbound
ترامتْ على البحرِ مأخوذةً
تُناجيهِwhispers to it حانيةًtender صابيهyearning
تُناجيهِ حانيةً صابيه
She cast herself upon the sea, spellbound,
Sprawling on the sea, infatuated
whispering to it, tender and yearning.
Whispering to it, swaying
رأيتُكِI saw you (لبنانيَmy Lebanon) المشتهىlonged-for
رأيتُكِ (لبنانيَ) المشتهى
وجنَّتهُand its paradise اللذةَdelightful الشّافيهhealing
وجنَّتهُ اللذةَ الشّافيه
I saw you as my longed-for Lebanon
I saw you, my coveted (Lebanese)
and its delightful, healing paradise.
And its enjoyable, healing heaven
وأبصرتُand I saw وجهكِyour face يطفوfloats عليهِabove it
وأبصرتُ وجهكِ يطفو عليهِ
ويغمرُand floods أرجاءهُits reaches النائيهdistant
ويغمرُ أرجاءهُ النائيه
And I saw your face floating above it
And I saw your face floating over it
and flooding its distant reaches.
Flooding its remote corners
فغابتْso vanished مسارحهُits vistas الغالياتُcherished
فغابتْ مسارحهُ الغالياتُ
ولمand did not يبقَremain غيرُكanyone but you ياO (غاليهdear one)
ولم يبقَ غيرُك يا (غاليه)
So its cherished vistas vanished,
So the expensive theaters disappeared
and none but you remained, O dear one.
And no one remained but you, my (precious)
Sol 6.1