ماno مثلُlike شخصكَyour person بينamong الناسthe people إنسانُa human being
ما مثلُ شخصكَ بين الناس إنسانُ
فانتَfor you فيin عينthe eye هَذاthis الدهرِthe age إنسانُa pupil of the eye
فانتَ في عين هَذا الدهرِ إنسانُ
No human among the people is like you;
None are like you among mankind, a human
For you are the pupil in the eye of this age.
You are in the eyes of this age, a human
ياO مَنone who علىupon وجههِhis face نورُthe light الالهِGod وفيand in
يا مَن على وجههِ نورُ الالهِ وفي
حشاهُhis breast منfrom غيرةٍzeal للحقِّfor truth نيرانُfires
حشاهُ من غيرةٍ للحقِّ نيرانُ
O one whose face bears God's light, and in whose
O you whose face glows with the light of God, and in
Breast burn fires of zeal for truth;
Whose breast is a fire of zeal for truth
ومنand from احاديثهُhis words راحٌwine لسامعهاfor their hearer
ومن احاديثهُ راحٌ لسامعها
وَطيبُand the fragrance أَنفاسهِhis breath رَوحٌcomfort وَرَيحانُand sweet basil
وَطيبُ أَنفاسهِ رَوحٌ وَرَيحانُ
And from whose words comes wine for their hearer,
Whose words give comfort to the listener
And the fragrance of whose breath is solace and sweet basil;
And whose breath is sweet fragrance
وَمَنand one who حوىgathered منof صفاتthe qualities الفضلvirtue اكرمَهاtheir noblest
وَمَن حوى من صفات الفضل اكرمَها
كانَّهُas though he were لِرياضfor the meadows الفَضلvirtue بستانُan orchard
كانَّهُ لِرياض الفَضل بستانُ
And one who has gathered the noblest qualities of virtue,
He who embodied the noblest virtues
As though he were an orchard for virtue's meadows.
Was as a garden of virtue
وَحيثماand wherever حلَّhe came فالاقطارُthen the lands باسمةٌsmiling
وَحيثما حلَّ فالاقطارُ باسمةٌ
كأَنَّas though كلevery زَمانٍtime مِنهُfrom him نَيسانُApril
كأَنَّ كل زَمانٍ مِنهُ نَيسانُ
And wherever he comes, the lands are smiling,
Wherever you go the lands smile
As though every season, through him, were April.
As though each era were spring because of you
راعٍa shepherd يدبرgoverns شعبَthe people اللَهGod مثلlike أَبٍa father
راعٍ يدبر شعبَ اللَه مثل أَبٍ
ماnot زالَceased يَرعىtends بَنيهِhis sons وهوwhile he is يَقظانُwakeful
ما زالَ يَرعى بَنيهِ وهو يَقظانُ
A shepherd who governs God's people like a father
A shepherd caring for God's people like a father
Who never ceases tending his sons, ever wakeful.
Who still tends his children while awake
ارضىpleased الالهَGod بِتَقواهُthrough his piety فكانَso there was لَهُfor him
ارضى الالهَ بِتَقواهُ فكانَ لَهُ
بهاthrough it منfrom اللَهGod احسانٌkindness وَرضوانُand approval
بها من اللَه احسانٌ وَرضوانُ
He pleased God through his piety, and so he received
God was pleased with his piety so he gained
Through it, kindness and favor from God.
God's favor and kindness
تِلكَthat السِلاحُthe weapon لَهُfor him امسىcame to be يُقَلَّدهاhe is girded with it
تِلكَ السِلاحُ لَهُ امسى يُقَلَّدها
وَزينَةٌand an ornament بحلاهاwith its adornments ظلَّcontinued يَزادنُis adorned
وَزينَةٌ بحلاها ظلَّ يَزادنُ
That is his weapon, with which he has come to be girded,
That is his weapon, the most honored
And an ornament in whose finery he remains arrayed.
An adornment in robes of honor he dons
بشرىglad tidings لزحلةَto Zahle اذwhen راقَتgrew clear مواردهاher springs
بشرى لزحلةَ اذ راقَت مواردها
بوفدِهِwith his arrival فاِشتَفىso found relief بالريّby drinking one's fill ظمآنُa thirsty man
بوفدِهِ فاِشتَفى بالريّ ظمآنُ
Glad tidings to Zahle, as her springs grew clear
Good news for the land when his springs poured forth
With his arrival; so a thirsty man found relief in drinking his fill.
Its thirst quenched by his gift of fresh water
تاهَتgloried بِهِin him وزهتand shone عزّاin honor فتاهَso gloried بهاin her
تاهَت بِهِ وزهت عزّا فتاهَ بها
فَخراًin pride عَلىabove سائرall the other الاقطارlands لبنانُLebanon
فَخراً عَلى سائر الاقطار لبنانُ
She gloried in him and shone in honor; then in her
It flourished through him and was made glorious
Lebanon gloried proudly above all other lands.
Lebanon's pride above all other lands
كالشَمسlike the sun ضاءَshone بنورٍwith light منfrom اشعَّتهاits rays
كالشَمس ضاءَ بنورٍ من اشعَّتها
بَدرُthe full moon الدُجىthe darkness فاِستَضاءَتso drew light منهُfrom him اكوانُworlds
بَدرُ الدُجى فاِستَضاءَت منهُ اكوانُ
Like the sun, with light from its rays shone
Like the sun it shone with his brilliant light
The full moon of darkness, and so worlds drew light from him.
The moon of darkness shone, lit by his being
Sol 6.1