لبيكَat your service ياO وطنيmy homeland دعوتَyou called سميعاan attentive hearer
لبيكَ يا وطني دعوتَ سميعا
ولئنand if indeed أمرتَyou command فقدthen indeed أمرتyou command مطيعاan obedient one
ولئن أمرتَ فقد أمرت مطيعا
At your service, my homeland: you have called one who listens.
I respond to your call, my homeland, having heard,
And should you command, you command one who obeys.
And though you command, you have commanded one obedient.
هذاthis شعارُthe watchword بنيكyour sons فيكَconcerning you وكلهمand all of them
هذا شعارُ بنيك فيكَ وكلهم
فحواهits meaning ينشرُhe spreads حيثwherever حلَّhe settles مُذيعاproclaiming
فحواه ينشرُ حيث حلَّ مُذيعا
This is your sons' watchword to you, and every one of them
This is the motto of your children in you, all of them,
Proclaims its meaning wherever he may dwell.
Whose meaning it spreads wherever a broadcaster settled.
كلٌّeach one علىon حدةٍhis own يكررrepeats قولهمtheir saying
كلٌّ على حدةٍ يكرر قولهم
هذاthis وفيهand according to it يعملونthey act جميعاall together
هذا وفيه يعملون جميعا
Each one alone repeats their saying—
Each separately repeats their words,
This saying—and all act in its spirit.
This they work on altogether.
حاشىfar be it لهمfrom them وهمwhile they are أبرthe most dutiful بنيsons الورىof humankind
حاشى لهم وهم أبر بني الورى
انto يطمئنواfeel at ease أنthat أبوهمtheir father ريعاwas terrified
ان يطمئنوا أن أبوهم ريعا
Far be it from them, the most dutiful sons of humankind,
Blessed are they, and they are more dutiful of mankind’s children,
To feel at ease when their father has been struck with fear.
To be reassured that their father is agreeable.
وأُعيذهمand I shield them أنthat يذكروكthey recall you ولاand not ارىI see
وأُعيذهم أن يذكروك ولا ارى
فلذاتtender pieces اكبدهمof their livers تذوبmelt نزوعاwith longing
فلذات اكبدهم تذوب نزوعا
And I would shield them from recalling you without my seeing
And I protect them from remembering you and not seeing
The tender pieces of their livers melting with longing.
The apples of their eyes melting away in yearning.
ذكراكyour memory ملءُfills شفاههمtheir lips وقلوبهمand their hearts
ذكراك ملءُ شفاههم وقلوبهم
لاnot يفرغونthey make time لغيرهاfor anything but it موضوعاas a topic
لا يفرغون لغيرها موضوعا
Your memory fills their lips and hearts;
Remembering you fills their mouths and hearts,
They make time for no other theme.
Not emptying for anything else as a subject.
تبتزُّit snatches منfrom جنبthe side المناعمof one at ease راحةًrest
تبتزُّ من جنب المناعم راحةً
وتسلُّand steals منfrom جفنthe eyelid النؤومof the sleepy one هجوعاslumber
وتسلُّ من جفن النؤوم هجوعا
It steals rest from the side of one at ease,
It snatches rest from the side of the delicate,
And draws slumber from the eyelid of the sleepy one.
And drags sleep from the eyelid of the wakeful.
ذكراكyour memory تقصيناdrives us away عنfrom الدنياthe world ولاand not
ذكراك تقصينا عن الدنيا ولا
نبغيwe seek اليهاto it فيin سواكanything but you رجُوعاa return
نبغي اليها في سواك رجُوعا
Your memory drives us from the world, and we do not
Remembering you we avoided the life, and do not
Seek a return to it in anything but you.
Want to return to it in anything other than you.
ذكراكyour memory تذكيkindles فيin الجوانحthe inner ribs لوعةًburning anguish
ذكراك تذكي في الجوانح لوعةً
وتشُبُّand ignites ماwhat lies بينbetween الضلوعthe ribs ولوعاardent attachment
وتشُبُّ ما بين الضلوع ولوعا
Your memory kindles anguish within our breasts,
Remembering you kindles yearning in the hearts,
And sets ardent love aflame between our ribs.
And flames what is between the ribs - and what a flame!
شوقاًlonging وتحناناًand tender yearning اليكfor you كلاهماboth of them
شوقاً وتحناناً اليك كلاهما
يهتاجsurges فيناwithin us بالاسىby sorrow متبوعاfollowed
يهتاج فينا بالاسى متبوعا
Longing and tender yearning for you—both
Yearning and affection for you both
Surge within us, with sorrow in their wake.
Stir in us with the sorrow - followed.
شوقاًlonging وتحناناًand tender yearning الىfor شيخٍan elder بهby whom
شوقاً وتحناناً الى شيخٍ به
نَعنيكwe mean you ياO جبلاًmountain أشمlofty منيعاunassailable
نَعنيك يا جبلاً أشم منيعا
Longing and tender yearning for an elder, by whom
Yearning and affection for a sheikh in whom
We mean you, O lofty, unassailable mountain.
We mean you, O mountain high and staunch.
لبنانLebanon طودكyour lofty mountain صرحِan edifice عزٍّof glory رَوقهُits pinnacle
لبنان طودك صرحِ عزٍّ رَوقهُ
يزدادgrows رغمَdespite مُقاوميكyour opponents متوعاin height
يزداد رغمَ مُقاوميك متوعا
Lebanon, your mountain is an edifice of glory whose pinnacle
Lebanon your mountain, a palace of glory raised,
Grows ever higher despite your opponents.
Increasing despite your opponents, exalted.
وبنوكand your sons اقمارmoons الهدىof guidance أنىwherever انتحتthey turn
وبنوك اقمار الهدى أنى انتحت
يترقبawaits الساريthe night traveler لهنَّfor them طلوعاa rising
يترقب الساري لهنَّ طلوعا
And your sons are moons of guidance, wherever they turn;
And your children the guiding moons, wherever they appear,
The night traveler awaits their rising.
The banner waits for their rising.
وعلىand over الإِقامةdwelling فيin أعزthe most prized مراتعpastures الthe
وعلى الإِقامة في أعز مراتع ال
دُّنياworld نفضلُwe prefer فيin حماكyour sanctuary رتوعاgrazing freely
دُّنيا نفضلُ في حماك رتوعا
And over dwelling in the choicest pastures of the
And we prefer dwelling in the most honored meadows of
World, we prefer grazing in your sanctuary.
The world, so in your protection we repose.
لبنانَLebanon منwho ليfor me انthat أراكI see you فيشتفيso may recover
لبنانَ من لي ان أراك فيشتفي
قلبٌa heart غداhas become بلظىby the blaze النوىof separation ملذوعاscorched
قلبٌ غدا بلظى النوى ملذوعا
Lebanon, who will grant me sight of you, to heal
Lebanon who can I see to heal
A heart now seared by the blaze of separation?
A heart that the heat of affliction has inflamed?
لبنانLebanon تيمنيenslaved me هواكlove for you وسامنيand inflicted on me
لبنان تيمني هواك وسامني
فيin بعدكdistance from you التبريحtorment والتلويعاand searing anguish
في بعدك التبريح والتلويعا
Lebanon, love for you has enslaved me and inflicted on me,
Lebanon your love has prospered me, and made me
In distance from you, torment and searing anguish.
Happy in your absence, dispirited and discomposed.
أُرضعتهُI was nursed on it طفلاًas a child وانيand indeed I لمnot أزلhave ceased
أُرضعتهُ طفلاً واني لم أزل
فيهin it علىin رغمspite of المشيبgray hair رضيعاa suckling
فيه على رغم المشيب رضيعا
I was nursed on it as a child, and I have never ceased
I nursed it as a child, and have not yet ceased
To be its suckling, despite my gray hair.
To be in it, despite my gray hair, a suckling babe.
واظلُّand I remain منكof you مدىthroughout حياتيmy life عاشقاًa lover
واظلُّ منك مدى حياتي عاشقاً
حُسناًbeauty تباركblessed be مَنthe One who براهfashioned it بديعاwondrously
حُسناً تبارك مَن براه بديعا
And all my life I shall remain in love with your
And I remain your lover for the length of my life,
Beauty—blessed is He who fashioned it wondrously.
Beauty - blessed is He who created it flawless!
حُسناًbeauty اراهI see it فيكin you مطبوعاًnatural وفيand in
حُسناً اراه فيك مطبوعاً وفي
ماwhat is دونother than وجهكyour face زخرفاًadornment مصنوعاartificial
ما دون وجهك زخرفاً مصنوعا
A beauty I see as natural in you, but in
Beauty I see it inherent in you, and in
Everything but your face, as artificial adornment.
Other than your essence, it is ornament manufactured.
وعلىand for الشعورfeeling بهof it طبعتُI was predisposed فقلso tell لمنwhoever
وعلى الشعور به طبعتُ فقل لمن
لمnot يدرهِknows it سَلask شاعراًa poet مطبوعاnaturally gifted
لم يدرهِ سَل شاعراً مطبوعا
And I was born to feel it; tell whoever
And by feeling it I was stamped, so ask whoever
Does not know it: ask a born poet.
Knew it not, ask a stamped poet.
فيin غيرother than لبنانLebanon الحياةlife ربيعهاits spring
في غير لبنان الحياة ربيعها
يمضيpasses بفصلwith the season خريفهاof its autumn مشفوعاaccompanied
يمضي بفصل خريفها مشفوعا
Outside Lebanon, life's spring
In other than Lebanon its spring
Passes, accompanied by its autumn season.
Passes with its autumn concatenated.
لكنهاbut it فيهin it شبابٌyouth دائمٌlasting
لكنها فيه شبابٌ دائمٌ
وفصولهاand its seasons ابداًforever تظلّremain ربيعاspring
وفصولها ابداً تظلّ ربيعا
But there it is everlasting youth,
But in it is perpetual youth,
And its seasons forever remain spring.
And its seasons forever remain spring.
ياO أيهاyou الجبلmountain الذيthat يرضىaccepts الردىdeath
يا أيها الجبل الذي يرضى الردى
عزاًin honor ويأبىand refuses فيin الحياةِlife خنوعاabasement
عزاً ويأبى في الحياةِ خنوعا
O mountain that accepts death
O mountain that is pleased with steadfastness though fate decays,
In honor, and refuses submission while alive.
And refuses in life to submit.
انيindeed I أُطلُّlook down عليكَupon you ياO لبنانLebanon منfrom
اني أُطلُّ عليكَ يا لبنان من
جوّthe sky التصوُّرof imagination ناظراًseeing وسميعاand hearing
جوّ التصوُّر ناظراً وسميعا
I look down upon you, O Lebanon, from
I look upon you, O Lebanon, from
The sky of imagination, seeing and hearing.
The atmosphere of imagination, seeing and hearing.
فأرىand I see فيكin you ماthat which أهوالهُits horrors
فأرى فيك ما أهوالهُ
تلقيcast علىupon الصخرthe rock الاصمdeaf صدوعاfissures
تلقي على الصخر الاصم صدوعا
And I see in you things whose horrors
So I see in you - what horrors
Strike fissures into the deaf rock.
Cast upon the deaf rock splitting.
أجدI find الشقاءَmisery علىover الديارthe homes مخيماًencamped
أجد الشقاءَ على الديار مخيماً
واليأسَand despair فيin عرصاتهاtheir courtyards مزروعاplanted
واليأسَ في عرصاتها مزروعا
I find misery encamped over the homes,
I find misery over the dwellings looming,
And despair planted in their courtyards.
And despair in its yards sown.
والضنكand hardship يوهيweakens الاقوياءthe strong فتفتكand ravage الthe
والضنك يوهي الاقوياء فتفتك ال
أمراضdiseases فتكاًslaughter بالضعافupon the weak ذريعاdevastating
أمراض فتكاً بالضعاف ذريعا
And hardship weakens the strong, while the
And hardship enfeebles the strong, so the
Diseases slaughter the weak with devastating force.
Diseases decimate the weak violently.
والجوعُand hunger خلفbehind الداءِdisease مكمنهُits hiding place فمنso whoever
والجوعُ خلف الداءِ مكمنهُ فمن
لمnot تردِهِkill him الأدواءُillnesses يقضيdies جوعاof hunger
لم تردِهِ الأدواءُ يقضي جوعا
And hunger lurks behind disease; whoever
And behind the disease hunger lurks in ambush, so whoever
Is not killed by illness dies of hunger.
Disease did not destroy, hunger kills.
وكلاهماand both of them قتلاهُits dead ياO أسفيmy sorrow علىfor
وكلاهما قتلاهُ يا أسفي على
قتلاهُits dead يعييdefies عدهمcounting them مجموعاin total
قتلاهُ يعيي عدهم مجموعا
And the dead of both—alas for
Both are murders - woe is me for their
Their dead!—defy any total reckoning.
Murders, enumerating their number wearies.
ذاthis بعضpart ماof what عينيmy eye تراهُsees it وكلهُand all of it
ذا بعض ما عيني تراهُ وكلهُ
تلقاهُfinds it أفظعَthe most horrific ماof what تراهُit sees فظيعاhorrific
تلقاهُ أفظعَ ما تراهُ فظيعا
This is some of what my eye sees, and all of it
This is some of what my eye sees, and all of it
It finds the most horrific of all the horrors it beholds.
Is the most dreadful that the dreadful sees.
متصاعدٌrising منfrom كلevery فجٍّmountain pass حاملٌbearing
متصاعدٌ من كل فجٍّ حاملٌ
شكوىa lament يرجعهاrepeats it الصدىthe echo ترجيعاrepeatedly
شكوى يرجعها الصدى ترجيعا
From every mountain pass rises a voice bearing
Ascending from every crevasse, bearing
A lament that the echo repeats again and again.
A complaint its echo returns reiterating.
شكوىa lament ألوفٍof thousands فيكَwithin you موردهاits destination الردىdeath
شكوى ألوفٍ فيكَ موردها الردى
إنif لمnot يُغثهاbring it aid المنقذونthe rescuers سريعاswiftly
إن لم يُغثها المنقذون سريعا
The lament of thousands within you, whose destination is death
The complaint of thousands has in you its wellspring - if
Unless rescuers swiftly come to their aid.
The rescuers do not aid swiftly.
شكوىa lament تعيcontains الأناتthe moans والزفراتand the sighs والand the
شكوى تعي الأنات والزفرات وال
حسراتsorrows والتعذيبَand torture والترويعاand terrorizing
حسرات والتعذيبَ والترويعا
A lament embracing moans and sighs and
A complaint that stirs sighs, groans, regrets and
Sorrows, torture, and terror.
Frightening - and torment.
أناتِmoans مرضىof the sick ينزعونare in death throes ضنىًfrom wasting illness ولاand not
أناتِ مرضى ينزعون ضنىً ولا
يجدونthey find طباًmedicine يبرئُheals الموجوعاthe sufferer
يجدون طباً يبرئُ الموجوعا
Moans of the sick, dying of wasting illness, who do not
Sighs of patients who suffer stingily, finding no
Find medicine that heals the sufferer.
Cure to heal the wounded.
أناتmoans منof those who يتضورونwrithe in anguish ولاand not يروَthey see (continued)
أنات من يتضورون ولا يروَ
نending of 'they see' لحرَّfor the burning heat ماof what يشكونthey complain منهof it نقوعاa quenching draught
ن لحرَّ ما يشكون منه نقوعا
Moans of those writhing in anguish, who see no
Groans of those who writhe, seeing not
Cooling draught for the burning pain they suffer.
To relieve what they complain of, saturated.
وتنهداتand sighs الامهاتof mothers يزيدهاincrease them الthe
وتنهدات الامهات يزيدها ال
أيتامorphans والمترملاتand widows شيوعاin prevalence
أيتام والمترملات شيوعا
And the sighs of mothers, which the
And the laments of mothers, increased by
Orphans and widows make more widespread.
The orphans and widows proliferation.
يبكينthey weep for أبناءًsons وآباءًand fathers وأزand hus-
يبكين أبناءً وآباءً وأز
واجاً-bands ويذرفنand they shed الدموعَthe tears نجيعاas blood
واجاً ويذرفن الدموعَ نجيعا
They weep for sons and fathers and
They weep for children, fathers, and
Husbands, and shed their tears as blood.
Husbands, and they copiously shed tears.
أماas for الزفيرthe sigh ففيthen in حشاكَyour entrails يئزُّrumbles يَاO
أما الزفير ففي حشاكَ يئزُّ يَا
شيخelder الرُّبىof the hills ويحزُّand cuts منكof yours ضلوعاribs
شيخ الرُّبى ويحزُّ منك ضلوعا
As for sighing, it rumbles in your entrails, O
As for groaning, it seethes in your breast, O
Elder of the hills, and cuts into your ribs,
Sheikh of meadows, and splits your ribs
حنقاًin anger علىat منthose who ضايقوكthey harried you فاحرجواand they constricted
حنقاً على من ضايقوك فاحرجوا
بالظلمthrough oppression صدراًa breast منكof yours كانwas وسيعاًspacious
بالظلم صدراً منك كان وسيعاً
In anger at those who harried you and constricted
Resenting those who troubled you, so constrained
Through oppression your once-spacious breast.
A chest that had been capacious.
نكثواthey broke العهودَthe covenants وقيدوكand they fettered you وماand not رعَواthey respected
نكثوا العهودَ وقيدوك وما رعَوا
بوثيقةon the document أستقلالكof your independence التوقيعاthe signature
بوثيقة أستقلالك التوقيعا
They broke the covenants and fettered you, and did not honor
They broke covenants and bound you, nor heeded
The signature on your charter of independence.
The document of your independence by signing.
وضعوكthey debased you وهيand it is خليقةthe nature الظلامof the oppressors انto
وضعوك وهي خليقة الظلام ان
يضعواthey lower الرفيعthe lofty ويرفعواand they raise الموضوعاthe lowly
يضعوا الرفيع ويرفعوا الموضوعا
They brought you low: it is the oppressors' nature
They reduced you - and it befits the darkness to
To lower the lofty and raise the lowly.
Reduce the lofty and raise up the lowly.
وعلىand into الخضوعsubmission لهمto them قسرتyou were forced وكنتand you were لاnot
وعلى الخضوع لهم قسرت وكنت لا
تختارُyou choose الاَّexcept للالهto God خضوعاsubmission
تختارُ الاَّ للاله خضوعا
You were forced into submission to them, though you would not
And to submit to them you were forced, while you chose not
Choose submission to anyone but God.
Except to God alone to submit.
وعلىand upon ربوعكyour homesteads والحدائقand the gardens سلطواthey unleashed الthe
وعلى ربوعك والحدائق سلطوا ال
إزهاقkilling والتدميرand destruction والتقليعاand uprooting
إزهاق والتدمير والتقليعا
And upon your homesteads and gardens they unleashed
And upon your meadows and gardens they unleashed
Slaughter, destruction, and uprooting.
Devastation, destruction, and ravaging.
والدورand the houses أخلوهاthey emptied them وكنَّand they had been أوinhab- اهلاً-ited
والدور أخلوها وكنَّ أو اهلاً
والروضand the garden أذوَوهthey withered it وكانand it was مريعاlush
والروض أذوَوه وكان مريعا
And they emptied the houses, though they had been inhabited,
The houses they emptied though they were homes,
And withered the garden, though it had been lush.
And the gardens they spoiled though they were lush.
وأتواand they committed فظائعatrocities تقشعرُّshudders لهولهاat their terror الthe
وأتوا فظائع تقشعرُّ لهولها ال
دنياworld ويضطربand trembles الجمادُlifeless matter هلوعاin panic
دنيا ويضطرب الجمادُ هلوعا
And they committed atrocities whose horror makes the
And they came with atrocities that horrify the
World shudder, while lifeless matter trembles in panic.
World for their horror, and the inanimate trembles terrified.
أفبعدis it then after هذاthis كلهall of it يصفوbecomes serene لناfor us
أفبعد هذا كله يصفو لنا
عيشٌlife وقلبكwhile your heart مفعمfilled تفجيعاwith grievous sorrow
عيشٌ وقلبك مفعم تفجيعا
After all this, can we enjoy a tranquil
After all this, does life become easy for us,
Life, while your heart is filled with grief?
While your heart brims over with agony?
أمor هلwhether تلينgrow soft لناfor us بمصرin Egypt مضاجعٌbeds
أم هل تلين لنا بمصر مضاجعٌ
ونراكَwhile we see you للنوبof calamities الشدادsevere ضجيعاa bedfellow
ونراكَ للنوب الشداد ضجيعا
Or can our beds in Egypt be soft for us,
Or do beds soften for us while we see you
While we see you the bedfellow of harsh calamities?
To the ferocious vicissitudes recumbent?
كلاno indeed وليسand is not لناfor us الشرابdrink بسائغٍpalatable
كلا وليس لنا الشراب بسائغٍ
أبداًever ونأبىand we refuse للطعامfor food نجوعاnourishing benefit
أبداً ونأبى للطعام نجوعا
No! No drink can be palatable to us,
No! The drink is not ever sweet for us,
Ever; and we refuse nourishment from food,
And we refuse food - we do not hunger.
إِلاَّexcept إِذاwhen الظلماتُthe darkness عنكfrom you تقشعتhas cleared
إِلاَّ إِذا الظلماتُ عنك تقشعت
ووردتَand you come to drink منfrom بعدafter الاوامburning thirst نقيعاa pool of water
ووردتَ من بعد الاوام نقيعا
Unless the darkness lifts from you
Except when the darkness over you disperses,
And, after burning thirst, you reach a pool to drink.
And you return after hopelessness limpid.
فينالso gain حينئذat that time بنوكyour sons مرادهمtheir desire
فينال حينئذ بنوك مرادهم
ويكفكفونand they wipe away منfrom العيونthe eyes دموعاtears
ويكفكفون من العيون دموعا
Then your sons will gain their desire,
Then your children attain what they desire,
And wipe tears from their eyes.
And they stem from their eyes the tears.
ويرونand they see فيكin you لواءَthe banner عزكof your glory مثلماjust as
ويرون فيك لواءَ عزك مثلما
عهدوهthey knew it قبلاًbefore خافقاًfluttering مرفوعاraised high
عهدوه قبلاً خافقاً مرفوعا
And see in you the banner of your glory as
And they see the banner of your glory in you waving
They knew it before—fluttering, raised high.
As they were used to it before - lifted.
واللهَand God ندعوwe invoke انthat يكونHe may be لسؤلناfor our plea
واللهَ ندعو ان يكون لسؤلنا
هذاthis مجيباًresponsive للدعاءto prayer سميعاan attentive hearer
هذا مجيباً للدعاء سميعا
And we pray to God that, to this plea of ours,
And God we call upon to be
He may respond, attentive to prayer.
Responding to this prayer of ours - Hearing.
Sol 6.1