قفstand فوقabove رابيةٍa hill منof طورMount لبنانِLebanon
قف فوق رابيةٍ من طور لبنانِ
وَقلand say سَلامٌpeace علىupon أَرضٍa land وَسُكّانِand inhabitants
وَقل سَلامٌ على أَرضٍ وَسُكّانِ
Stand atop a hill on Mount Lebanon,
Stand atop a hill in Mount Lebanon
And say, “Peace upon the land and its inhabitants.”
And say, "Peace upon a land and its people."
أرضٌa land إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سَقاهاwaters it الغيثُthe rain كادَalmost بهاin it
أرضٌ إذا ما سَقاها الغيثُ كادَ بها
انto يَستَحيلturn الىinto درٍّpearls وَمرجانِand coral
ان يَستَحيل الى درٍّ وَمرجانِ
A land where the rain, in watering it, almost
A land, if rainwatered, nearly
Turns into pearls and coral.
Transforms into pearls and coral.
ياO أهلpeople of لبنانLebanon ماnot لبنانكمyour Lebanon جَبَلٌa mountain
يا أهل لبنان ما لبنانكم جَبَلٌ
لكنهُbut it is قمَّةthe summit of العليآءِloftiness وَالشانِand renown
لكنهُ قمَّة العليآءِ وَالشانِ
O people of Lebanon, your Lebanon is no mountain,
O people of Lebanon, your Lebanon is no mere mountain
But the summit of loftiness and renown.
Rather it's the pinnacle of glory and prestige.
فيِهِin it العشائرthe clans اصحابpossessors of المفاخرglories ارbeginning of 'masters'
فيِهِ العشائر اصحاب المفاخر ار
بابcompletion of 'masters' المآثرnoble deeds منof مَجدٍglory وَعرفانِand learning
باب المآثر من مَجدٍ وَعرفانِ
There dwell the clans, possessors of glories, masters
In it are the eminent tribes, the lords of virtues
Of noble deeds, of honor and learning.
The portal of feats in glory and grace.
إمارةٌa principality قدhas سمتrisen high فيهِin it وَمَشيخةٌand a sheikhdom
إمارةٌ قد سمت فيهِ وَمَشيخةٌ
نشَتgrew اصولهماthe roots of both منsince عهدthe age of أَزمانِpast times
نشَت اصولهما من عهد أَزمانِ
A principality has risen high there, and a sheikhdom,
A principality that has soared within it
Whose roots date back to ages long past.
And a chieftainship that took root since ancient times
ملجأa refuge from الوباءِthe plague وملجاand a refuge from الحرِّthe heat يقصدهُhe seeks it
ملجأ الوباءِ وملجا الحرِّ يقصدهُ
مُصابُone afflicted by هَذَينthese two منfrom قاصٍafar ومنand from دانِnearby
مُصابُ هَذَين من قاصٍ ومن دانِ
A refuge from plague and a refuge from heat, sought
A refuge of plagues and a refuge of heat, sought
By those afflicted with either, from far and near.
By the stricken, both near and far.
وملجأُand a refuge for المُبتَلىthe afflicted منamong كلevery ذيone with سقمٍillness
وملجأُ المُبتَلى من كل ذي سقمٍ
بطيبthrough the goodness of مآءِwater واهوآءِand air وجيرانِand neighbors
بطيب مآءِ واهوآءِ وجيرانِ
And a refuge for the afflicted, for all who are sick,
And a refuge of the afflicted from every illness
Through the goodness of its water, air, and neighbors.
With good water, air, and neighbors.
وفيand in خمائلهِits groves ذاتpossessing النضارةfresh greenery ماwhatever
وفي خمائلهِ ذات النضارة ما
تَشآؤُهُyou desire it منof سوىother than نَخلٍpalm trees وَرُمّانِand pomegranates
تَشآؤُهُ من سوى نَخلٍ وَرُمّانِ
And in its verdant groves is whatever
And in its verdant orchards is whatever
You desire, apart from palms and pomegranates.
You wish for other than palms and pomegranates.
وفيand in عرانينهits lofty peaks للثلجfor snow مُختَبأa hiding place
وفي عرانينه للثلج مُختَبأ
بردٍcoolness وريٍّand thirst-quenching لحرّانٍfor one suffering heat وَعَطشانِand one thirsty
بردٍ وريٍّ لحرّانٍ وَعَطشانِ
And in its lofty peaks lies a hidden store of snow—
And in its caves lies ice, hidden
Coolness and refreshment for the overheated and thirsty—
In cold and irrigation for the hot and thirsty.
منfrom جامدٍfrozen حاملٍbearing للبردof coolness ينقلهُone carries it away
من جامدٍ حاملٍ للبرد ينقلهُ
وَذائبٍand melted حاملٍbearing ريّاthirst-quenching water بخُلجانِthrough streams
وَذائبٍ حاملٍ ريّا بخُلجانِ
From solid snow, bearing coolness as one carries it away,
Of permafrost carrying the cold it transports
And melted snow, bearing refreshment through streams.
And melting carrying irrigation through its channels.
وفيand at الحضيضthe mountain's foot سهولٌplains رحبةٌbroad سُقيَتwere watered
وفي الحضيض سهولٌ رحبةٌ سُقيَت
منهاfrom them فَجآءَتand so they came forth باثمارٍwith fruits واغصانِand branches
منها فَجآءَت باثمارٍ واغصانِ
And at its foot lie broad plains, watered
And in the lowlands are vast plains watered
From those streams, and so yielding fruits and branches.
Bearing fruit and branches.
وعندand among اهليهِits people منof انسٍcompanionship ومنand of دعةٍease
وعند اهليهِ من انسٍ ومن دعةٍ
ماwhat يلزمis needed by المرءَa person كَيso that يُدعىhe may be called بانسانِa human being
ما يلزم المرءَ كَي يُدعى بانسانِ
And among its people are the companionship and ease
And its people have, of comfort and tranquility,
A person needs in order to be called human,
What one needs to be called human.
ومنand of مكارمnoble qualities of اخلاقcharacter مجرَّدةٍfree
ومن مكارم اخلاق مجرَّدةٍ
عَنfrom التكلُّفaffectation فيamong شيبٍthe gray-haired وَشُبّانِand young men
عَن التكلُّف في شيبٍ وَشُبّانِ
And noble qualities of character, free
And of noble manners stripped
From affectation in the gray-haired and the young.
Of affectation in elderly and youth.
حيثُwhere الفَرَنجةُthe Franks لَمhas not يبلُغreach تمدُّنُهاtheir civilization
حيثُ الفَرَنجةُ لَم يبلُغ تمدُّنُها
وَالحمدُand praise لِلَّهto God فهوfor it is الجارفالثانيthe second sweeping flood
وَالحمدُ لِلَّه فهو الجارفالثاني
Where the Franks’ civilization has not reached,
Where European modernity has not reached,
And praise be to God, for it is the second sweeping flood.
Thank God, He is the Ultimate.
فَلاso there are no لِسانانِtwo tongues فيin لبنانLebanon قاطبةًwithout exception
فَلا لِسانانِ في لبنان قاطبةً
لكنbut لكلٍّfor each عيونٌeyes ليسnot عينانِtwo eyes
لكن لكلٍّ عيونٌ ليس عينانِ
So no one in all Lebanon has two tongues,
So there are no two tongues in Lebanon, no,
Yet each has many eyes, not just two.
But each has eyes—not two.
ولاnor تفاقٌhypocrisy (likely intended) ولاnor كذِقٌlying (likely intended) ولاnor كَلِمٌwords
ولا تفاقٌ ولا كذِقٌ ولا كَلِمٌ
بذيئةٌfoul شأنُهاwhose nature is تخديشscratching آذانِears
بذيئةٌ شأنُها تخديش آذانِ
Nor hypocrisy, nor lying, nor words
No wickedness or spite or words
That are foul and scratch the ears.
That mar the ears.
وَلاnor تجارةَtrade رَسماًcustomarily تَقتَضيrequires عَجلاًhaste
وَلا تجارةَ رَسماً تَقتَضي عَجلاً
يُنسيmakes forget الفَتىthe young man نفسَهُhimself لاnot merely بعضَsome إِخوانِbrothers
يُنسي الفَتى نفسَهُ لا بعضَ إِخوانِ
Nor trade that, as a rule, demands haste,
No commerce so urgent
Making a young man forget himself, let alone some of his brothers,
One forgets oneself, let alone the brethren.
وَتَقتَضيand requires الجريَproceeding فيunder حكمthe rule of الاصولprinciples فَلاso not
وَتَقتَضي الجريَ في حكم الاصول فَلا
يَرعىcares for الخَليلُthe friend خَليلاًa friend عندwhen there is امكانِopportunity
يَرعى الخَليلُ خَليلاً عند امكانِ
And demands following the dictates of its rules, so that
And commerce runs, as principles require
A friend shows no concern for a friend when opportunity comes.
A friend minds not his friend when able.
يُحِلُّhe lodges كلَّevery نزيلٍguest قدhas اتاهُcome to him علىupon
يُحِلُّ كلَّ نزيلٍ قد اتاهُ على
رأَسٍa head وَعينٍand an eye لهُbelonging to him حَفواًin warm welcome بضيفانِto guests
رأَسٍ وَعينٍ لهُ حَفواً بضيفانِ
He lodges every guest who has come to him upon
Each guest that has arrived is received
His head and eye, in warm welcome to his guests.
With utmost care and hospitality.
وكلand every شيءٍthing بِهِin it سَهلٌeasy تَناوُلُهُobtaining it
وكل شيءٍ بِهِ سَهلٌ تَناوُلُهُ
باليُسرwith ease ماwhat is بينbetween أَعيانٍmaterial goods وأَثمانِand money
باليُسر ما بين أَعيانٍ وأَثمانِ
And everything there is easy to obtain,
And everything is easy, taking it
With ease, whether goods or money.
Smoothly amid assets and commodities.
وَالمركباتand the vehicles بِهِin it تَجريrun ممهِّدةًsmoothing
وَالمركبات بِهِ تَجري ممهِّدةً
وَعورَهُits rough terrain بينbetween قيعانٍflatlands وَكُثبانِand dunes
وَعورَهُ بين قيعانٍ وَكُثبانِ
And vehicles travel there, smoothing
And carriages run paved
Its rugged ground between flatlands and dunes.
Despite its rugged terrain between valleys and dunes.
ومَنand whoever تمدَّنhas become civilized يَلقىfinds فيهِin it بُغيتهُhis desire
ومَن تمدَّن يَلقى فيهِ بُغيتهُ
ايضاًalso ببعضin some of القُرىthe villages منthrough حسنexcellence of اتقانِworkmanship
ايضاً ببعض القُرى من حسن اتقانِ
And whoever is civilized finds there what he seeks,
And he who seeks modernity finds it
Also in some villages, through their fine workmanship.
In some villages of fine workmanship.
ووحدةٌand solitude واختلاطٌand company كيفhowever شئتَyou wish بِهِin it
ووحدةٌ واختلاطٌ كيف شئتَ بِهِ
وانتwhile you بالقربnear منto مدنٍcities وبلدانِand towns
وانت بالقرب من مدنٍ وبلدانِ
And solitude or company there, as you wish,
And unity and integration however you desire
While you remain close to cities and towns.
While next to cities and countries.
ودونand besides ذاكthat صفاتٌqualities جمَّةٌmany بقيتremain
ودون ذاك صفاتٌ جمَّةٌ بقيت
تزينُهُadorn it بجَمالٍwith beauty باهرdazzling الشانِgrandeur
تزينُهُ بجَمالٍ باهر الشانِ
And besides these, many qualities remain,
And beyond that, qualities galore remain
Adorning it with beauty of dazzling grandeur.
Adorning it in splendid glory.
هَذاthis هوis الوطنthe homeland المحبوبbeloved اذكرهُI speak of it
هَذا هو الوطن المحبوب اذكرهُ
وماand not اناI بمُراعٍone showing regard for حُبَّlove of أوطانِhomelands
وما انا بمُراعٍ حُبَّ أوطانِ
This is the beloved homeland; I speak of it,
This is the beloved homeland—mention it!
And I am not swayed by love of country.
And I am no disregarder of love for homelands.
Sol 6.1