إذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle رَوْضَةُgarden الآدَابِof letters بَاهَتْboasted
إذَا مَا رَوْضَةُ الآدَابِ بَاهَتْ
بِغَالِيof the choicest الدَّوْحِthe spreading trees بَاهَيْنَاwe boasted بِنَخْلَهْof Nakhla (the palm)
بِغَالِي الدَّوْحِ بَاهَيْنَا بِنَخْلَهْ
When the garden of letters boasts
of its treasured spreading trees, we boast of Nakhla—the palm.
أَمِيرُprince الشِّعْرُof poetry مَاhow أَسْنَاهُsplendid it is تَاجاًas a crown
أَمِيرُ الشِّعْرُ مَا أَسْنَاهُ تَاجاً
حَلِيتَyou were adorned بِهِwith it وَمَاand how أَحْلَىlovely مَحَلَّهْits place
حَلِيتَ بِهِ وَمَا أَحْلَى مَحَلَّهْ
“Prince of Poetry”—how splendid a crown it is!
You were adorned with it, and how lovely its place!
يَدَاthe two hands of لُبْنَانَLebanon حُبّاًout of love صَاغَتَاهُthey both fashioned it
يَدَا لُبْنَانَ حُبّاً صَاغَتَاهُ
لِمَنْfor the one who أَضْفَىspread عَلَىover الأَكْوَانِthe worlds ظِلَّهْhis shade
لِمَنْ أَضْفَى عَلَى الأَكْوَانِ ظِلَّهْ
Lebanon’s two hands fashioned it with love
for him who spread his shade over all creation.
فَإِنْso if تَبْعَدْyou are far away وَلَمْand did not نَشْهَدْwe attend فَمِنَّاthen from us
فَإِنْ تَبْعَدْ وَلَمْ نَشْهَدْ فَمِنَّا
لِمَثْوَاكَto your resting place التَّحِيَّةُgreetings وَالتَّجِلَّهْand reverence
لِمَثْوَاكَ التَّحِيَّةُ وَالتَّجِلَّهْ
So if you are far away and we are not there, from us
come greetings and reverence to your resting place.
وَإِنْand if نَبْغِwe seek الْعَزَاءَconsolation جلاrevealed أَمِينٌAmin
وَإِنْ نَبْغِ الْعَزَاءَ جلا أَمِينٌ
لَنَاto us الْفَرْعَthe branch الزَّكِيَّthe noble يُعِيدُrestores أَصْلَهْits root
لَنَا الْفَرْعَ الزَّكِيَّ يُعِيدُ أَصْلَهْ
And if we seek consolation, Amin reveals
to us the noble branch that restores its root.
Sol 6.1