اليومtoday قدindeed نالتshe attained أعزَّdearest مرامِgoal
اليوم قد نالت أعزَّ مرامِ
كانتshe had been ترجيهِhoping for it منfrom الأَيامِthe days
كانت ترجيهِ من الأَيامِ
Today she has attained her dearest goal,
Today she has attained her most precious goal
which she had hoped the days would grant.
That she had been hoping for from the days
عادتreturned بشاشتهاher cheerfulness إليهاto her مذsince رأَتshe saw
عادت بشاشتها إليها مذ رأَت
نورlight الرجاءِhope بوجهكَin your face البسَّامِever-smiling
نور الرجاءِ بوجهكَ البسَّامِ
Her cheerfulness returned to her when she saw
Her cheerfulness has returned to her since she saw
the light of hope in your ever-smiling face.
The light of hope in your smiling face
نسيتshe forgot بهذاon this اليومthe day ماwhat قاستهshe endured it منfrom
نسيت بهذا اليوم ما قاسته من
جوِthe climate الزمانِtime بسالفِin bygone الأَعوامِyears
جوِ الزمانِ بسالفِ الأَعوامِ
On this day she forgot what she had suffered from
With this day, she forgot what she endured
time's harsh climate in bygone years.
Of the weather of time in past years
فمشتso she walked إِليكَtoward you ولوand if تساعفُهاassisted her القوىstrength
فمشت إِليكَ ولو تساعفُها القوى
لمشتshe would have walked علىon الوجَناتِthe cheeks لاnot الأَقدامِthe feet
لمشت على الوجَناتِ لا الأَقدامِ
So she walked toward you; had her strength allowed,
So she walked towards you, and even if her strength doubled
she would have walked on her cheeks, not her feet.
She would have walked on roses, not feet
أَصغتshe listened attentively لنطقكَto your speech وهيwhile she was خاشعةٌreverent وفيand in
أَصغت لنطقكَ وهي خاشعةٌ وفي
أَعطافهاher sides سكرٌintoxication بغيرِwithout مُدامِwine
أَعطافها سكرٌ بغيرِ مُدامِ
She listened to your speech in reverence, and within
She listened to your words humbly, and in
her frame was intoxication without wine.
Her sides was an intoxication without wine
طربتshe rejoiced وردَّتهاand drew her back المَهابةُawe فانثَنتso she turned back
طربت وردَّتها المَهابةُ فانثَنت
بينbetween التدُّلهinfatuation فيكَwith you والإِعظامِand reverence
بين التدُّله فيكَ والإِعظامِ
She rejoiced, but awe held her back, and she wavered
She was delighted and awe returned her, so she bent
between infatuation with you and reverence.
Between being impressed by you and veneration
إِنَّindeed الولايةthe province أًصبحتare now أَعلامُهاits banners
إِنَّ الولاية أًصبحت أَعلامُها
عُقِدَتhave been fastened لخيرfor the best of الحاكمينthe governors همامِa valiant man
عُقِدَت لخير الحاكمين همامِ
Indeed, the province's banners are now
Indeed, the state’s flags
fastened for the best of governors, a valiant man—
Have been tied for the best and most resolute ruler
والa governor لهُhe has لطفُgentleness النسيمthe breeze ورقَّةُand softness الthe
وال لهُ لطفُ النسيم ورقَّةُ ال
ماءِwater الزُلالِclear and sweet وعَزمةُand the resolve الصمصامِthe keen sword
ماءِ الزُلالِ وعَزمةُ الصمصامِ
a governor with the breeze's gentleness and the softness of the
Who has the gentleness of breeze and softness of
clear, sweet water, and the resolve of a keen sword.
Clear water and determination of sword
أَخذhe learned السياسةstatecraft عنfrom أبيهاits father فاغتدىand so became
أَخذ السياسة عن أبيها فاغتدى
فيin حفظهاsafeguarding it علماًa leading figure منamong الأَعلامِthe eminent figures
في حفظها علماً من الأَعلامِ
He learned statecraft from its father, and became
He took politics from its father so he became
one of the foremost figures in safeguarding it.
A scientist in preserving it from the flags
فاحذَرso beware يغرُّكdeceive you حلمهُhis forbearance فالبحرُfor the sea قدmay
فاحذَر يغرُّك حلمهُ فالبحرُ قد
تُرديdestroy غواربهُits wave crests وليسand it is not بطامِoverflowing
تُردي غواربهُ وليس بطامِ
So beware lest his forbearance deceive you; for the sea may
So beware, his forbearance may fool you, for the sea can
kill with its billows, though it is not overflowing.
Make its waves rage and is not quiet
كمmany مِنof فتىًa youth أَلِفَhas grown accustomed to البشاشَةَcheerfulness ثغرُهُhis mouth
كم مِن فتىً أَلِفَ البشاشَةَ ثغرُهُ
وبجنبهِand at his side حزمٌfirm resolve كحدِّlike the edge of حُسامِa sharp sword
وبجنبهِ حزمٌ كحدِّ حُسامِ
Many a youth's lips are accustomed to smiles,
How many youths became accustomed to the cheerfulness of his face
while at his side is resolve like a sword's edge.
And next to it is discipline like the edge of a sword
هذيthese عواطفُsentiments أَهلthe people of بيروتِBeirut لقدindeed
هذي عواطفُ أَهل بيروتِ لقد
رُفِعَتwere presented إِليكto you مصوغةًfashioned بنظاميin my verse
رُفِعَت إِليك مصوغةً بنظامي
These are the sentiments of Beirut's people; indeed,
These are the passions of Beirut’s people, they have
they have been presented to you, fashioned in my verse.
Been raised to you composed in metrics
فارأبso mend صدوعُthe cracks فقيرهاher poor man ويتيمهاand her orphan
فارأب صدوعُ فقيرها ويتيمها
واكبحand rein in جَماحunruliness الحاكرthe monopolist الظلامِoppressive
واكبح جَماح الحاكر الظلامِ
So mend the broken lives of her poor and her orphans,
So mend the rifts of its poor and orphans
and rein in the oppressive monopolist's excesses.
And restrain the injustice of oppressors
وليغدُand may it become اسماعيلُIsmail عهدُكَyour tenure بينناamong us
وليغدُ اسماعيلُ عهدُكَ بيننا
بمشيئةby the will of الرحمنthe All-Merciful عهدan era of سلامِpeace
بمشيئة الرحمن عهد سلامِ
And may your tenure among us, Ismail, become
And may Ismail’s era between us, by God’s will
by the will of the All-Merciful, an era of peace.
Become an era of peace
Sol 6.1