أَمُعِيدَO restorer of الاِسْتِقلالِindependence مُكْتَمِلاًin full إِلىto
أَمُعِيدَ الاِسْتِقلالِ مُكْتَمِلاً إِلى
بَلدٍa land أَبَىrefused الضَّيمَoppression المُذِلَّhumiliating فَثَارَاand so revolted
بَلدٍ أَبَى الضَّيمَ المُذِلَّ فَثَارَا
O you who restored full independence to
To the restorer of independence, complete
a land that refused humiliating oppression and rose in revolt,
To a country that refused humiliation and rose up
مَاnot اخْتَصhad sole claim لُبْنَانٌLebanon بِمَاto what لَكَis yours مِنْof يَدٍa beneficent hand
مَا اخْتَص لُبْنَانٌ بِمَا لَكَ مِنْ يَدٍ
شَمِلَتْextended widely وَقَدْand indeed أَوْلَيْتَهَاyou bestowed it upon أَقْطَارَاlands
شَمِلَتْ وَقَدْ أَوْلَيْتَهَا أَقْطَارَا
Lebanon has not alone enjoyed the favor of your hand,
What Lebanon possesses of your hand
which extended widely, for you bestowed it upon many lands.
Has extended and you have given it to all lands
سَيَظَلُّwill remain ذَاكَthat اليَومُday فِيin تَارِيخِهِits history
سَيَظَلُّ ذَاكَ اليَومُ فِي تَارِيخِهِ
أَبَداًforever لأَشْرَفِto the noblest حَادِثٍevent تَذْكَارَاa memorial
أَبَداً لأَشْرَفِ حَادِثٍ تَذْكَارَا
That day will remain in its history
That day will remain forever
forever a memorial to the noblest event.
To commemorate the most honorable event
أَبْهِجhow joyous بِهِwith it يَوْماًa day يُجَدِّدُrenews عَزْمَهُits resolve
أَبْهِج بِهِ يَوْماً يُجَدِّدُ عَزْمَهُ
وَيُوَحِّدُand unites الآدَابَcustoms وَالأَوْطَارَاand aspirations
وَيُوَحِّدُ الآدَابَ وَالأَوْطَارَا
What a joyous day, renewing the land's resolve
Rejoice on a day that renews his determination
and uniting customs and aspirations!
And unites morals and dignities
للهِto God دَرُّكyour excellence مِنْas a دَؤُوبٍtireless worker صَابِرٍpatient
للهِ دَرُّك مِنْ دَؤُوبٍ صَابِرٍ
أَبْلَىserved valiantly فَجَدَّدَand so renewed أُمَّةa nation وَدِيَارَاand lands
أَبْلَى فَجَدَّدَ أُمَّة وَدِيَارَا
God bless you, tireless and patient,
God bless you, oh persevering pioneer
who served valiantly and renewed a nation and its lands.
Who renewed a nation and its lands
يَرْعَاهُمَاcares for them both وَيَسِيرُand walks فِيin نَهْجِthe path of الهُدَىguidance
يَرْعَاهُمَا وَيَسِيرُ فِي نَهْجِ الهُدَى
قَصْداًon a straight course وَيَخْشَىand fears اللهَGod إِنْif هُوَhe جَارَاacts unjustly
قَصْداً وَيَخْشَى اللهَ إِنْ هُوَ جَارَا
He tends them both and walks the path of guidance,
Guiding and walking the path of righteousness
straight ahead, fearing God should he act unjustly.
With purpose, fearing God wherever he dwells
لاَnot يُوْقِعُpronounces الأَحْكَامَjudgments إِلاَّexcept صَادِراًproceeding
لاَ يُوْقِعُ الأَحْكَامَ إِلاَّ صَادِراً
عَنْfrom حِكْمَةٍwisdom تَسْتَبْطِنُfathoms الأَسْرَارَاsecrets
عَنْ حِكْمَةٍ تَسْتَبْطِنُ الأَسْرَارَا
He pronounces no judgments except when acting
Does not pass judgements except with wisdom
from wisdom that fathoms secrets.
That examines the deepest secrets
مَاnot مِنْany لَهِيفٍa sufferer لَمْdid not يُغِثْهُaid him وَمَعْهَدand an institution
مَا مِنْ لَهِيفٍ لَمْ يُغِثْهُ وَمَعْهَد
لِلبِرِّfor charity لَمْdid not يُخْلِدْmake enduring بِهِin it آثَارَاtraces
لِلبِرِّ لَمْ يُخْلِدْ بِهِ آثَارَا
There is no sufferer he has not aided, nor an institution
No desperate soul that he does not help
of charity where he has not left enduring traces.
No institute of good that he does not establish
مَنْwho يَعْدِلُequals الشَّيخَthe Sheikh الرَّئيسَthe President مُرُوءَةًnobility of character
مَنْ يَعْدِلُ الشَّيخَ الرَّئيسَ مُرُوءَةً
إِنْif ذَادَwarded off ضُرّاًharm أَوْor أَقالَhelped one recover from عِثْارَاa stumble
إِنْ ذَادَ ضُرّاً أَوْ أَقالَ عِثْارَا
Who equals the Sheikh-President in nobility of character,
Who equals the Sheikh President in chivalry?
whether warding off harm or helping someone after a stumble?
If he wards off harm or lifts affliction
مَنْwho يَعْدِلُequals الشَّيخَthe Sheikh الرئيسَthe President ثَقَافَةlearning
مَنْ يَعْدِلُ الشَّيخَ الرئيسَ ثَقَافَة
وَكِتَابَةand writing وَخَطَابَةًand oratory وَحِوَارَاand dialogue
وَكِتَابَة وَخَطَابَةً وَحِوَارَا
Who equals the Sheikh-President in learning,
Who equals the Sheikh President in education
and writing, oratory, and dialogue?
Writing, discourse and dialogue?
إِنَّاindeed we لَنُعْظِمُtruly esteem فِيamong شَمَائِلِهِhis virtues الَّتِيwhich
إِنَّا لَنُعْظِمُ فِي شَمَائِلِهِ الَّتِي
كمُلَتْhave attained perfection صَفَاءَpurity النَّفسِof the soul وَالإِيثَارَاand selflessness
كمُلَتْ صَفَاءَ النَّفسِ وَالإِيثَارَا
Indeed, we prize, among his virtues that
We see in his traits perfected
have attained perfection, purity of soul and selflessness.
The purity of soul and altruism
وَنَرَىand we see بِهِin him الكِبْرَpride الصَّحيحَrightful يَرُوعُنَاawes us
وَنَرَى بِهِ الكِبْرَ الصَّحيحَ يَرُوعُنَا
بالمَحْمَدَاتwith praiseworthy deeds وَلاَand not نَرَىwe see اسْتِكْبَارَاarrogance
بالمَحْمَدَات وَلاَ نَرَى اسْتِكْبَارَا
We see in him rightful pride that awes us
And in him true greatness that awes us
with praiseworthy deeds, and we see no arrogance.
With praise, not arrogance
حُلْوُsweet اللِّقَاءِin meeting عَلَىdespite جَلاَلَةِthe grandeur of قَدْرهِhis standing
حُلْوُ اللِّقَاءِ عَلَى جَلاَلَةِ قَدْرهِ
يُحْييrevives النُّفوسَsouls وَيُبْهِجُand delights الأَبْصَارَاthe eyes
يُحْيي النُّفوسَ وَيُبْهِجُ الأَبْصَارَا
Pleasant to meet, despite his exalted standing,
The joy of meeting His Eminence
he revives souls and delights the eyes.
Revives souls and delights sights
تَجْلوreveals بَشَاشَتَهُhis cheerfulness وَدَاعَةَgentleness طَبْعهِof his nature
تَجْلو بَشَاشَتَهُ وَدَاعَةَ طَبْعهِ
وَيَزيدُهُand adds to him رَفْعُlifting الحِجَابِthe veil وَقارَاdignity
وَيَزيدُهُ رَفْعُ الحِجَابِ وَقارَا
His cheerfulness reveals the gentleness of his nature,
His cheerfulness and gentle nature appear
and lifting the veil adds to his dignity.
And his veil's removal adds dignity
هَلْis there فِيin المَدَائحpraise مَاanything that يُوَفِّيgives in full حَقَّهُhis due
هَلْ فِي المَدَائح مَا يُوَفِّي حَقَّهُ
أَوْor مَاanything that يُكَافيءُrewards صَحْبَهُhis companions الأَبْرَارَاthe righteous
أَوْ مَا يُكَافيءُ صَحْبَهُ الأَبْرَارَا
Can any praise give him his due,
Can praises do justice to his right
or reward his righteous companions?
Or equal his company of the righteous?
للهto God مَاwhat أَبْلَىserved valiantly رِيَاضٌRiad إِذْwhen دَعَاcalled
لله مَا أَبْلَى رِيَاضٌ إِذْ دَعَا
دَاعيthe herald of الفِدَىsacrifice فَتَزَعَّمso he led الأَنْصَارَاthe supporters
دَاعي الفِدَى فَتَزَعَّم الأَنْصَارَا
God be praised for Riad's valor when the summons came
God, what integrity the President showed
from the herald of sacrifice; then he led the supporters.
When the caller to sacrifice led the supporters
وَمضَوْاand they went forth فَإِمَّاso either المَوْتُdeath أَوْor يَحْيَاwould live الحِمَىthe homeland
وَمضَوْا فَإِمَّا المَوْتُ أَوْ يَحْيَا الحِمَى
حُرَّاًfree وَيَحْيَاand would live أَهْلُهُits people أَحْرَارَاfree
حُرَّاً وَيَحْيَا أَهْلُهُ أَحْرَارَا
And they went forth: either death, or the homeland would live
And they went, either to die or to keep
free, and its people would live free.
The sanctity alive and the people free
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen بَلَغُواthey attained النَّجاحَsuccess وَصَرَّفُواand managed affairs
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا النَّجاحَ وَصَرَّفُوا
فِيin الحُكْمِgovernment كَانُواthey were الصَّفْوَةَthe elite الأَخْيَارَاthe virtuous
فِي الحُكْمِ كَانُوا الصَّفْوَةَ الأَخْيَارَا
When at last they attained success and managed affairs
Until when they attained success and assumed
in government, they were a virtuous elite.
Rule, they were the finest of the virtuous
فَلْيَكْلإِso may he protect اللهُGod الرَّئِيسَthe President وَيُبْقِهِمْand preserve them
فَلْيَكْلإِ اللهُ الرَّئِيسَ وَيُبْقِهِمْ
ذُخْراًa treasure عَزِيزاًprecious لِلحِمَىfor the homeland وَفَخَارَاand a source of pride
ذُخْراً عَزِيزاً لِلحِمَى وَفَخَارَا
So may God protect the President and preserve them
So may God empower the President and maintain him
as a precious treasure for the homeland and a source of pride.
A dear stock for the sanctity and pride
Sol 6.1