أيهاO you القائدthe commander الكبيرthe great الخطيرُthe eminent
أيها القائد الكبير الخطيرُ
أَنتyou للسيفto the sword منsince صِباكyour boyhood سميرُa nighttime companion
أَنت للسيف من صِباك سميرُ
O great and eminent commander,
O great leader, formidable and dangerous,
you have been the sword's companion since your boyhood.
You are like a polished sword from bladework.
أَقسمswore السيفُthe sword أَنthat يكونbe أميراًa prince
أَقسم السيفُ أَن يكون أميراً
إِنif نضاهُhe unsheathed it علىagainst عِداهُhis enemies الأميرthe prince
إِن نضاهُ على عِداهُ الأمير
The sword swore that it would be a prince
The sword swears to become prince,
if the prince drew it against his enemies.
If you sharpen it against its enemy the prince.
سرgo بجوthrough the sky of العلىglory إلىto حيثwherever تهوىyou desire
سر بجو العلى إلى حيث تهوى
فالمعاليfor lofty honors تسيرُtravel حيثwherever تسيرyou travel
فالمعالي تسيرُ حيث تسير
Go through glory's skies wherever you desire,
Go with the spirit of loftiness wherever you wish,
for lofty honors travel wherever you travel.
For great deeds go wherever you go.
ولكand for you القلبُthe heart أَينماwherever كنتyou are برجٌa tower
ولك القلبُ أَينما كنت برجٌ
ولكand for you الصَّدرُthe breast منبرٌa pulpit وسريرand a throne
ولك الصَّدرُ منبرٌ وسرير
And wherever you are, the heart is a tower for you,
And you own the heart wherever you are, a tower,
and the breast a pulpit and a throne for you.
And you own the chest, a pulpit and bed.
كنتَyou were فيin الحربwar آيةthe emblem of البأسvalor حتىuntil
كنتَ في الحرب آية البأس حتى
هابكَfeared you القرنُthe rival وهوthough he ليثٌa lion هصورfierce
هابكَ القرنُ وهو ليثٌ هصور
In war you were the very emblem of valor, until
You were in war an example of might, until
your rival feared you, though he was a fierce lion.
The age revered you though a ferocious lion.
فسحقتَso you crushed الجيوشَthe armies تلوَfollowing جيوشٍarmies
فسحقتَ الجيوشَ تلوَ جيوشٍ
وغدتand became تحتكbeneath you الرَّواسيthe firmly rooted mountains تمورshaking
وغدت تحتك الرَّواسي تمور
So you crushed armies, one after another,
So you crushed armies after armies,
and the firmly rooted mountains shook beneath you.
And under you the deserts seethe.
وحُصونٍand fortresses فيin رمسَReims قامتstood جِبالاًas mountains
وحُصونٍ في رمسَ قامت جِبالاً
شاهقاتٍsoaring تهابهُنَّfear them النُّسورthe eagles
شاهقاتٍ تهابهُنَّ النُّسور
And fortresses in Reims stood as mountains,
And fortresses standing like mountains,
soaring heights that eagles feared.
Looming, feared by the eagles.
ماnot حمتهاprotected them صحائفٌplates منof حديدٍiron
ما حمتها صحائفٌ من حديدٍ
بلrather حمتهاprotected them منof الجنودthe soldiers الصُّدورthe breasts
بل حمتها من الجنود الصُّدور
No plates of iron protected them;
No sheets of steel protected them,
rather, the soldiers' breasts protected them.
But the soldiers’ chests protected them.
قلبُthe heart of غوروGouraud والموتُand death عذبٌsweet لديهto him
قلبُ غورو والموتُ عذبٌ لديه
يومَon the day يدعوsummons إلىto الجهادbattle النفيرthe call to arms
يومَ يدعو إلى الجهاد النفير
Gouraud's heart—with death sweet to him
Gouro’s heart is tortured and death is sweet to him
when the call to arms summons men to battle—
On the day he calls to mobilize and rally.
حمَّسroused الجندthe troops فيin المعاركthe battles حتىuntil
حمَّس الجند في المعارك حتى
باتَcame to be كلٌّeach one إلىtoward المنونdeath يطيرُflying
باتَ كلٌّ إلى المنون يطيرُ
roused the troops in combat until
He inspired the soldiers in battle until
each man was flying toward death.
Each was flying towards death.
ماwhat بناهُbuilt it الأَلمانthe Germans فيin نصفhalf a قرنcentury
ما بناهُ الأَلمان في نصف قرن
زعزعتهُshook it منfrom أسهits foundation كفُّthe hand of غوروGouraud
زعزعتهُ من أسه كفُّ غورو
What the Germans built in half a century,
What the Germans built in half a century
Gouraud's hand shook to its very foundations.
Gouro shook from its foundations.
هيit خطتadvanced والنصرand victory طوعٌobedient لماto what خطfirst part of 'it planned'
هي خطت والنصر طوعٌ لما خط
طتending of 'it planned' وربُّand the Lord of النصرvictory العزيزُthe Mighty القديرthe All-Powerful
طت وربُّ النصر العزيزُ القدير
It advanced, victory obedient to what it had
You planned and victory obeys what you planned,
planned; and the Lord of victory, the Mighty, the All-Powerful,
And the Lord of Victory is the Almighty.
مَنthe One عليهon Him عوَّلتyou relied فيin كلّevery خطبٍordeal
مَن عليه عوَّلت في كلّ خطبٍ
مستجيراًseeking protection بهin Him ونعمَand excellent is المجيرthe Protector
مستجيراً به ونعمَ المجير
is He on whom you relied in every ordeal,
Whoever you relied upon in times of distress,
seeking His protection—and excellent is the Protector.
Seeking refuge in Him - what an excellent refuge!
أيهاO you البوشthe Boches (Germans) لاdo not توحواlament (reading uncertain) فهذيfor this
أيها البوش لا توحوا فهذي
شيمةُthe way of الدهرtime والحظوظُand fortunes تدورturn
شيمةُ الدهر والحظوظُ تدور
O Boches, do not lament, for this
O Bush, be not arrogant, for this is
is the way of time, and fortunes turn.
The way of fate, and luck revolves.
قدindeed سكرتمyou grew drunk عُجباًwith conceit وتهتمand you swaggered دلالاًwith pampered airs
قد سكرتم عُجباً وتهتم دلالاً
فانظرواso look اليومَtoday كيفhow كانwas المصيرthe outcome
فانظروا اليومَ كيف كان المصير
You grew drunk on conceit and swaggered with pampered airs;
You were drunk on conceit and lost in illusion,
so see today how your fate turned out.
So look today how the end was.
كنتمُyou were سادةًmasters فصرتمthen you became عبيداًslaves
كنتمُ سادةً فصرتم عبيداً
وعقابُand the punishment of الشعبthe people العتيthe insolent النيرُthe yoke
وعقابُ الشعب العتي النيرُ
You were masters, then became slaves,
You were masters, but became slaves,
and the yoke is the punishment of an insolent people.
And the punishment of the mighty people is harsh.
يومَon the day طارتflew off يمينُthe right hand of غوروGouraud ترنَّحfirst part of 'you reeled'
يومَ طارت يمينُ غورو ترنَّح
تمyou (plural verb ending) سروراًwith joy وهلand is يليقfitting السرورjoy
تم سروراً وهل يليق السرور
When Gouraud's right hand flew off, you reeled
When Gouro’s right hand took off in triumph,
with joy—but was joy fitting?
It rejoiced, though rejoicing is not proper.
كانwas ذاthat منكمon your part غروراًconceit وماand not يعلfirst part of 'clings'
كان ذا منكم غروراً وما يعل
قending of 'clings' إلاexcept بالأَغبياءِto fools الغرورconceit
ق إلا بالأَغبياءِ الغرور
That was conceit on your part, and conceit clings
That was out of arrogance from you, and nothing
to none but fools.
Concerns the arrogant except arrogance.
إنَّindeed يمناهُhis right hand انif تطرflies off يبقَremains فيهwithin him
إنَّ يمناهُ ان تطر يبقَ فيه
قلبُa heart ليثٍof a lion علىagainst الليوثthe lions يُغيرraids
قلبُ ليثٍ على الليوث يُغير
Indeed, should his right hand fly off, there remains within him
Indeed if his right hand takes off, there remains in him
a lion's heart that raids other lions.
The heart of a lion, stirring against the lions.
أَوَand is ...? ماnot فيهwithin him همَّةٌlofty resolve لاnot تسامىcan be rivaled
أَوَ ما فيه همَّةٌ لا تسامى
أوَand is ...? ماnot فيهwithin him عزمةٌdetermination لاnot تخورfalters
أوَ ما فيه عزمةٌ لا تخور
And has he not a lofty resolve that none can rival?
Or ambition that does not cease,
And has he not a determination that never falters?
Or resolve that does not weaken.
كانتِwas الحربwar بالسلاحwith weapons فأَمستthen it became
كانتِ الحرب بالسلاح فأَمست
حربa war فنٍof skill يفوزwins فيهاin it الخبيرthe expert
حرب فنٍ يفوز فيها الخبير
War once was fought with weapons, but has become
War used to be by weapons, but it became
a war of skill, in which the expert wins.
A skill’s war, won by the expert.
جئتyou came غوروGouraud لبنانLebanon والأمنُand security فيهin it
جئت غورو لبنان والأمنُ فيه
ضائعٌlost والبلاءُand calamity طامٍoverflowing غزيرabundant
ضائعٌ والبلاءُ طامٍ غزير
You came, Gouraud, to Lebanon, where security
You came, Gouro, and security in Lebanon is
was lost, and calamity was overflowing and abundant.
Lost, and affliction is abundant.
جئتyou came لبنانَLebanon والعيونُand the eyes دوامٍbleeding
جئت لبنانَ والعيونُ دوامٍ
وفؤادُand the heart الفقيرof the poor man فيهin it كسيرbroken
وفؤادُ الفقير فيه كسير
You came to Lebanon, where eyes were bleeding,
You came to Lebanon while the eyes are shedding
and the poor man's heart there was broken.
Tears, and the heart of the poor is broken.
فتداركso save حشاشةًa remnant of life فيin بنيهits sons
فتدارك حشاشةً في بنيه
قبلَbefore أَنthat ينزلdescends البلاءُthe calamity الكبيرthe great
قبلَ أَن ينزل البلاءُ الكبير
So save the remnant of life in its sons
So remedy the woes among your sons,
before the great calamity descends.
Before major affliction comes down.
إنَّindeed جيرانناour neighbors استطالواacted overbearingly عليناover us
إنَّ جيراننا استطالوا علينا
فصبرناso we endured ولمand did not يَرُعناfrighten us الزَّئيرُthe roar
فصبرنا ولم يَرُعنا الزَّئيرُ
Indeed, our neighbors have lorded it over us;
Our neighbors have been unjust to us,
so we endured, and the roar did not frighten us.
But we were patient and not deterred by hostility.
وربضناand we crouched حولَaround العرينthe den أُسوداًas lions
وربضنا حولَ العرين أُسوداً
ووقفناand we stood والقلبُand the heart فيناwithin us يفورُseethes
ووقفنا والقلبُ فينا يفورُ
And we crouched like lions around the den,
And we crouched around the den as lions,
and stood, our hearts seething within us.
And stood while our hearts raged within.
كيفhow نُغضيwe turn a blind eye علىto الهوانhumiliation وفيناand among us
كيف نُغضي على الهوان وفينا
كلُّevery حُرٍfreeborn man بهwith him العدىthe enemies تستجيرseek refuge
كلُّ حُرٍ به العدى تستجير
How can we overlook humiliation, when among us
How can we accept humiliation when inside us
are freeborn men, each a refuge sought by enemies?
Is every free man who seeks protection?
نحنwe قومٌa people إلىto الضَّياغمِthe mighty lions نُعزىour lineage is traced
نحن قومٌ إلى الضَّياغمِ نُعزى
لمdid not يهُلناdaunt us شرُّthe evil العِدىof the enemies الُمستطيرfar-spreading
لم يهُلنا شرُّ العِدى الُمستطير
We are a people whose lineage is traced to mighty lions;
We are a people who glory in adversities,
the enemies' far-spreading evil did not daunt us.
Not deterred by the evils of enemies swarming.
نحنُwe لولاbut for حبُّlove السلامِof peace لَطِرناwe would have flown
نحنُ لولا حبُّ السلامِ لَطِرنا
مثلماjust as كناwe used to للحروبِto wars نطيرwe fly
مثلما كنا للحروبِ نطير
But for our love of peace, we would have flown,
If not for our love of peace, we would have flown
just as we used to fly to war.
As we flew to wars.
نحنwe لولاbut for هيامُناour passionate love بفرنساfor France
نحن لولا هيامُنا بفرنسا
لجهلناwe would have acted rashly وماand no عليناupon us نَكيرreproach
لجهلنا وما علينا نَكير
Were it not for our passionate love of France,
If not for our fascination with France,
we would have acted rashly, with no blame upon us.
We would not have suffered ignorance or shame.
إِنَّindeed فيin صَدرناour breast نُفوساًsouls كباراًgreat
إِنَّ في صَدرنا نُفوساً كباراً
كلُّevery خطبٍordeal فيin مُقلتيهاtheir two eyes صغيرsmall
كلُّ خطبٍ في مُقلتيها صغير
Indeed, within our breasts dwell great souls,
In our chests are great souls,
in whose eyes every ordeal is small.
Every misfortune to them is small.
فاذخرناso keep us in reserve لحادثاتِfor the calamities اللياليof the nights
فاذخرنا لحادثاتِ الليالي
فابنُfor the son لبنانَof Lebanon فيin الوغىbattle مشهورrenowned
فابنُ لبنانَ في الوغى مشهور
So hold us in reserve for the calamities of the nights,
So prepare us for the tribulations of nights,
for Lebanon's son is renowned in battle.
For Lebanon's son in turmoil is renowned.
ياO أباfather of الخرمِal-Kharm (the breach) عالجِtreat الداءَthe sickness فيناwithin us
يا أبا الخرمِ عالجِ الداءَ فينا
إِنَّindeed داءَthe disease الشقاقِof discord داءٌa disease مُبيرdestructive
إِنَّ داءَ الشقاقِ داءٌ مُبير
O Abu al-Kharm, treat the sickness within us;
O father of ruins, cure the malady in us,
indeed, the disease of discord is a destructive disease.
The malady of division is ruinous.
فرَّقَdivided التُركُthe Turks بينناamong us منfor قُرونٍcenturies
فرَّقَ التُركُ بيننا من قُرونٍ
فغدوناso we became والغِلُّand rancor فيناwithin us يَثورseethes
فغدونا والغِلُّ فينا يَثور
The Turks divided us for centuries,
The Turks divided us for centuries,
so we came to harbor seething rancor within us.
So we became while rancor boiled in us.
إِنindeed عينَthe eye السماءِof heaven ترعاكَwatches over you يقظىwakeful
إِن عينَ السماءِ ترعاكَ يقظى
وقلوبَand the hearts الأعوانِof the helpers حولكaround you سورُa wall
وقلوبَ الأعوانِ حولك سورُ
Indeed, the eye of heaven watches over you, ever wakeful,
The eye of heaven watches over you wakefully,
and the hearts of your helpers are a wall around you.
And the hearts of allies surround you like a fence.
Sol 6.1