1. ورقُ التهاني الوافيه

    فوق الأرائك شاديَه

    The doves of abundant congratulations

    Sing above the couches.

  2. وبلابل الأفراح عن

    سعد ومجد راويه

    And the nightingales of joy

    Tell of good fortune and glory.

  3. وميامن الأقبال في

    أوفى سرور باديه

    And the auspicious signs of prosperity

    Appear amid the fullest joy.

  4. واهتزت الأغصان من

    طرب كخود غانيه

    And the branches swayed with

    Delight, like a beautiful young maiden.

  5. والبشر عم وقد زهت

    بالعز كل الناحيه

    And gladness spread, and

    Every quarter shone with honor.

  6. واعتادنا من نشره

    نفحات طيب زاكيه

    And from its fragrance there returned to us

    Wafts of fragrant perfume.

  7. وهدية التمليك قد

    وافت بنص هاديه

    And the gift of investiture has

    Arrived with a decree, offering guidance.

  8. وسما الهناء بخلعة

    لثبات حكم وافيه

    And happiness soared with a robe of honor,

    Sufficient to ensure the stability of rule.

  9. وردت بأبهى بهجة

    فيها المسرة ناميه

    It came in the fairest splendor,

    With happiness flourishing within it.

  10. ومشارب الأيام قد

    رافت بامن صافيه

    And the springs of the days have

    Grown gentle in safety, and clear.

  11. بشراك يا لبنان إذ

    فيك البشائر ساريه

    Glad tidings to you, O Lebanon, for

    Good news spreads through you.

  12. فيك الأماني قد سمت

    وبك التهاني جاريه

    In you, hopes have risen high,

    And through you, congratulations flow.

  13. وتأيّد العدل السني

    بأبي المعاني الساميه

    And radiant justice was strengthened

    By the father of lofty virtues.

  14. أعني بشير المجد من

    فيه الإمارة راقيه

    I mean glorious Bashir, the one

    In whom the emirate rises high.

  15. مولى بنور شهابه

    غرر المعالي باهيه

    A lord, by the light of whose meteor

    The radiant brows of lofty honors gleam.

  16. ملك العلى بيد على

    فلك السماحة واليه

    A king of eminence, with a hand

    Ruling over the sphere of generosity.

  17. فاقت به أيامنا

    تلك الدهرو الماضيه

    Through him, our days surpassed

    Those bygone ages.

  18. شهم بغيث يمينه

    سحب المكارم هاميه

    A noble man, by the rain of whose right hand

    The clouds of generosity pour down.

  19. للَه راحته التي

    أبداً بجورٍ راوية

    God be praised for his palm, which

    Is ever brimming with injustice [perhaps a typo for 'bounty'].

  20. فكأنّ بين بنانه

    فاضت بحور طاميه

    As though between his fingers

    Surging seas had overflowed.

  21. اضحت محاسن فضله

    عن كل وصف عاليه

    The beauties of his bounty have become

    Loftier than any description.

  22. ليث تزيّن في حلى

    تلك الخلال الراضيه

    A lion adorned in the ornaments

    Of those pleasing virtues.

  23. يا من لرتبة عزّه

    عين العناية راعيه

    O you, whose rank of honor

    The eye of providence watches over,

  24. يهنيك دهرا سرمدا

    بولاية لك باقيه

    May joy be yours for all eternity,

    With authority enduring for you.

  25. وبحلية الاحكام لا

    زالت سعودك حاليه

    And with the adornment of decrees, may

    Your good fortunes never cease to be adorned.

  26. قد أصبحت أوقاتنا

    بسناء عدلك زاهيه

    Our times have now become

    Radiant in the splendor of your justice.

  27. وبتحفة العلياء قد

    أبدت وجوها ضاحيه

    And through the gift of exalted rank, they have

    Shown radiant faces.

  28. أكرم بها ميمونةً

    بالخير جاءت تاليه

    How noble it is, an auspicious gift,

    Arriving with goodness, following on.

  29. للمجد أبهى حلة

    ثوب السادة كاسية

    For glory, the fairest robe,

    Clad in the garment of lords,

  30. مزفوفة بسعادة

    بصفا الهناء مناديه

    Brought in bridal procession with happiness,

    Proclaiming the purity of joy.

  31. تجلى بأعظم رونق

    لمقام عزك صابيه

    She is unveiled in the greatest splendor,

    Yearning for your honored station.

  32. وتمتعت بمقامها

    عن غير مجدك قاصبه

    And she delighted in her station,

    Cutting herself off from any glory but yours.

  33. بذلت لديك جمالها

    لكن لغيرك غاليه

    She offered her beauty in your presence,

    But to anyone else she is costly.

  34. فاغنم حديقة عزها

    فقطوفها لك وافيه

    So reap the garden of her honor;

    For its fruits are yours in abundance.

  35. لا زلت فيها فائزا

    بمدى السنين التاليه

    May you never cease to triumph within it

    Throughout the years to come.

  36. بسمت مباسم شكرها

    لمديد عمرك داعيه

    The lips of her gratitude smiled,

    Praying for your long life.

  37. مولاي يا من كفهُ

    عن كل وكف كافيه

    My lord, O you whose palm

    Suffices in place of every rainfall,

  38. فاسلم ودم بمحامد

    فيها المدايح ناشيه

    So remain safe, and endure with praiseworthy qualities

    In which praises arise.

  39. دامت لك العليا إلى

    أبد الدهور مواليه

    May eminence remain yours unto

    The eternity of ages, ever loyal.

  40. ارخت فزت بنعمة

    بكل عام آتيه

    I dated it: “You have won a blessing

    That comes with every year.”