ريحwind الصباthe east wind انif جزتَyou pass بالاحياءby the settlements
ريح الصبا ان جزتَ بالاحياء
حيّيgreet الرباthe hills ومعالمand landmarks of الشهباءِal-Shahba
حيّي الربا ومعالم الشهباءِ
O east wind, if you pass by the settlements,
The morning breeze, if you pass through the neighborhoods
Greet the hills and the landmarks of al-Shahba.
Greet the open spaces and the landmarks of youth
بلّغconvey الىto الأوطانthe homelands مناfrom us انعماًblessings
بلّغ الى الأوطان منا انعماً
محفوفةًenveloped بسواطعin radiant beams of اللألاءِradiance
محفوفةً بسواطع اللألاءِ
Convey to our homelands blessings from us,
Convey our blessings to the homelands
Enfolded in dazzling beams of light.
Enveloped in the bright moons
وقلand say السلامpeace عليكِupon you منfrom صبٍa lovesick lover الىfor
وقل السلام عليكِ من صبٍ الى
لقياكِmeeting you عادhas again become ممزقtorn الأحشاءِthe entrails
لقياكِ عاد ممزق الأحشاءِ
And say: Peace be upon you, from a lover yearning for
And say peace be upon you from a loving one who
A meeting with you, his entrails torn once more.
Returned to you, torn inside
يصبوhe yearns اليكfor you منsince صباهhis youth لماfor what بكِis in you
يصبو اليك من صباه لما بكِ
منof حسنgoodness of خلانfriends وصدقand sincerity of اخاءِbrotherhood
من حسن خلان وصدق اخاءِ
He has yearned for you since his youth, for what you hold
He pours his youthful love to you
Of fine companions and sincere brotherhood.
For your beautiful features and true companionship
فعميso be happy صباحاًin the morning ياO ديارَdwellings of احبتيmy loved ones
فعمي صباحاً يا ديارَ احبتي
واخضلّيand grow lush بالرندwith laurel والانداءِand dewdrops
واخضلّي بالرند والانداءِ
So may your morning be glad, O dwellings of my loved ones,
So good morning, oh home I love
And grow lush with laurel and dewdrops.
And be adorned with joy and singing
دارabode of السلامةsafety والكرامةand honor والهناand happiness
دار السلامة والكرامة والهنا
دارabode of الرضىcontentment والسلمand peace والارعاءand care
دار الرضى والسلم والارعاء
Abode of safety, honor, and happiness,
Home of safety, generosity and bliss
Abode of contentment, peace, and care.
Home of contentment, peace and tranquility
دارan abode تكلُّfall short اللسنُthe tongues عنof اوصافهاdescriptions of her
دار تكلُّ اللسنُ عن اوصافها
ويعودand becomes افصحهاtheir most eloquent كماlike الفافاءِthe stammerer
ويعود افصحها كما الفافاءِ
An abode that tongues fall short of describing,
A home whose attributes exhaust language
And their most eloquent becomes like a stammerer.
And the most eloquent stammers to describe
ماذاwhat اقولI say اذاwhen وصفتI describe صفاتهاher qualities
ماذا اقول اذا وصفت صفاتها
وبايand on what موضوعsubject اجيدI excel in ثناءيmy praise
وباي موضوع اجيد ثناءي
What shall I say when I describe her qualities,
What can I say when describing its qualities?
And on what theme can I best offer my praise?
With what theme can I excel in praising it?
هلshall? ابداI begin منwith حسنexcellence of المناخthe climate وأرضهاand her land
هل ابدا من حسن المناخ وأرضها
وقراهاand her villages معwith لطفpleasantness of الهواthe air والماءِand the water
وقراها مع لطف الهوا والماءِ
Shall I begin with the fine climate and her land,
Shall I start with the beauty of its climate and land?
And her villages, with the pleasant air and water?
And its villages alongside the gentle air and water?
أوor يكفيsuffices وصفيmy description فيconcerning جمالbeauty of رياضهاher gardens
أو يكفي وصفي في جمال رياضها
وغياضهاand her groves وحياضهاand her pools الحسناءِbeautiful
وغياضها وحياضها الحسناءِ
Or will my description do justice to her gardens’ beauty,
Or is it enough to describe its beautiful gardens
And her groves and lovely pools?
And its glades and fine meadows?
أوor عنof فواكههاher fruits وحسنand goodness of ثمارهاher produce
أو عن فواكهها وحسن ثمارها
ولذيذand the deliciousness of مطعمهاher fare وطيبand the savor of حساءِbroth
ولذيذ مطعمها وطيب حساءِ
Or of her fruits and the goodness of her produce,
Or about its fruits and fine crops
And her delicious fare and savory broth?
And delicious flavors and tasty broth?
أوor حسنbeauty of زخرفةornamentation of القصورthe palaces وماand what بهاis in them
أو حسن زخرفة القصور وما بها
منof منزلٍa dwelling سامٍlofty وزهوand splendor of بناءِarchitecture
من منزلٍ سامٍ وزهو بناءِ
Or the beauty of the palaces’ ornament, and all they hold
Or the beauty of decorating palaces and what’s in them
Of lofty dwellings and splendid architecture?
Of sublime dwellings and splendid architecture?
أوor عنof جليلsplendid صنائعٍcrafts وبضائعٍand merchandise
أو عن جليل صنائعٍ وبضائعٍ
تأتيcome وتمضيand go منfrom مدىthe expanse of الدنياءِthe world
تأتي وتمضي من مدى الدنياءِ
Or of splendid crafts and merchandise,
Or the great crafts and goods that come and go
Coming and going from the far reaches of the world?
From the far reaches of the world?
أوor عنof عزيزprecious مكاسبٍearnings ومواهبٍand gifts
أو عن عزيز مكاسبٍ ومواهبٍ
ومتاجرٍand shops باهتboasted بفرطof an abundance of غناءِwealth
ومتاجرٍ باهت بفرط غناءِ
Or of precious gains and gifts,
Or the precious profits, talents and thriving trade
And shops that boasted of immense wealth?
Dazzling in its excessive riches?
أوor ذاthis اعدّدI enumerate فيamong محاسنهاher charms التيwhich
أو ذا اعدّد في محاسنها التي
فاقتsurpassed محاسنthe charms of سائرall other الانحاءِregions
فاقت محاسن سائر الانحاءِ
Or shall I count this among her charms, which
If I were to count its beauties that
Have surpassed the charms of every other region?
Surpassed the beauties of all other places
وغدتand became فريدةunique عصرهاher age وزمانهاand her time
وغدت فريدة عصرها وزمانها
ممدوحةpraised by القرباءِthose near والبعداءand those far away
ممدوحة القرباءِ والبعداء
And she became unrivaled in her age and time,
And became unique in its time and era
Praised by those near and far.
Praised by kin and strangers alike
لكنَّbut واoh! أسفاهwhat sorrow! لمdid not تبقَremain علىin
لكنَّ وا أسفاه لم تبقَ على
ذاكthat الهناhappiness والعزّand glory والارخاءand ease
ذاك الهنا والعزّ والارخاء
But—alas!—she did not remain in
But alas it did not remain
That happiness, glory, and ease.
In that prosperity, honor and comfort
وتشتَّتand scattered أبناؤهاher sons وترددتand wandered
وتشتَّت أبناؤها وترددت
فيin كلevery ناحيةٍregion وقطرٍand land ناءِfar away
في كل ناحيةٍ وقطرٍ ناءِ
And her sons scattered and wandered
Its people dispersed and wandered
In every region and far-off land.
To every region and land crying
وغداًand tomorrow يسودwill hold sway بهاin her العدوthe foe المعتديthe aggressor
وغداً يسود بها العدو المعتدي
ويكيدand schemes against ابناهاher sons بكلwith every اذاءharm
ويكيد ابناها بكل اذاء
And tomorrow the aggressive foe will hold sway there,
And tomorrow the aggressor enemy prevails
And plot every kind of harm against her sons.
And harms its children in every way
أَترىdo you think? يعودonce again اللهGod يجمعgathers شملناour scattered company
أَترى يعود الله يجمع شملنا
بالاهلwith family والخلاَّنand friends والابناءand children
بالاهل والخلاَّن والابناء
Do you think God will once again reunite us
Do you think God will gather us again
With family, friends, and children?
With family, friends and children?
وتقرُّand is gladdened عينيmy eye باللقاby reunion ويطيبand finds comfort قلبيmy heart
وتقرُّ عيني باللقا ويطيب قلبي
بالوصالin togetherness وترتويand drink their fill اعضاءِيmy limbs
بالوصال وترتوي اعضاءِي
And will my eye be gladdened by reunion, and my heart find comfort
And my eyes will delight in meeting them and my heart eased
In togetherness, and my limbs drink their fill?
By reunion and my limbs hydrated
واقولand I say هذهthis منيتيmy wish فبلغتُهاand so I attained it
واقول هذه منيتي فبلغتُها
واجيدand I excel in شكراًthanks للعليto the Most High مولاءِيmy Lord
واجيد شكراً للعلي مولاءِي
And I will say: This is my wish, and I have attained it,
And I will say this is my wish, I have conveyed it
And offer fitting thanks to the Most High, my Lord.
And excellently thank my Supreme Master
ياO ربِّLord وفقenable ليfor me الرجوعthe return لأرضهاto her land
يا ربِّ وفق لي الرجوع لأرضها
ياO ربLord سهّلmake easy اوبةthe homecoming of المتناءِيthe one far away
يا رب سهّل اوبة المتناءِي
O Lord, enable me to return to her land.
Oh Lord, enable me to return to its land
O Lord, ease the homecoming of one far away,
Oh Lord, ease the yearning of the longing one
لنعودso that we may return عنin قربa short while الىto اوطانناour homelands
لنعود عن قرب الى اوطاننا
بشفاعةthrough the intercession of البكرthe maiden آمكyour mother العذراءِthe virgin
بشفاعة البكر آمك العذراءِ
So that we may soon return to our homelands,
To soon come back to our homelands
Through the intercession of the maiden, your virgin mother.
With intercession from the Virgin Mary
Sol 6.1