حَبانا بِكَ الإِسعادُ لُطفاً فَأَبهَجا

حَبانا بِكَ الإِسعادُ لُطفاً فَأَبهَجا

وَجادَ فَأَهدى الكَوكَبَ المُتَأجِجا

وَجادَ فَأَهدى الكَوكَبَ المُتَأجِجا

Good fortune graciously blessed us with you and brought delight,

With you, happiness has graciously brought us joy

and gave generously, bestowing the blazing star.

The shining star has generously gifted us

بَدَوتَ فَحيّي نور فَضلك لامِعاً

بَدَوتَ فَحيّي نور فَضلك لامِعاً

فَأَخجل خَد الشَرق حَتّى تَضَرَّجا

فَأَخجل خَد الشَرق حَتّى تَضَرَّجا

You appeared, and the light of your virtue was hailed as it shone,

You appeared, so greetings, your exceptional light shines

and abashed the East's cheek until it flushed red.

Embarrassing the cheek of the east until it blushed red

وَما الشَمسُ في عَلياهُ تَضرم نارَها

وَما الشَمسُ في عَلياهُ تَضرم نارَها

وَلَكن كَساهُ البشر تَبراً وَزَبرجا

وَلَكن كَساهُ البشر تَبراً وَزَبرجا

It is not the sun that kindles its fire in the East's heights,

It's not that the sun flames its fire on high

but gladness that has clothed it in gold and glittering adornment.

Rather, people have clothed it with dust and clouds

وَما زالَ فَجر السَعد مُذ لُحتَ مُشرِقاً

وَما زالَ فَجر السَعد مُذ لُحتَ مُشرِقاً

يُلامِسُ وَجهَ الأُفقِ حَتّى تَبَلَجا

يُلامِسُ وَجهَ الأُفقِ حَتّى تَبَلَجا

And since you appeared, the dawn of good fortune has remained radiant,

Since you rose like the dawn of happiness

touching the horizon's face until it brightened.

It touches the face of the horizon until first light

بَدا ذاكَ الصُبح المُضيءُ عَلى المَلا

بَدا ذاكَ الصُبح المُضيءُ عَلى المَلا

فَقُلتُ بَدا للقطر صُبحٌ مِن الرَجا

فَقُلتُ بَدا للقطر صُبحٌ مِن الرَجا

That shining dawn appeared before the gathering,

That bright dawn appeared to the land

so I said, 'A dawn of hope has appeared for the land.'

So I said the dawn of hope appeared to the rain droplets

رَأَيتُكَ بَدراً بِالكَمال مُكَلَلاً

رَأَيتُكَ بَدراً بِالكَمال مُكَلَلاً

وِلِلمَجد جِسماً بِالجَلالِ مُتَوَّجا

وِلِلمَجد جِسماً بِالجَلالِ مُتَوَّجا

I saw you as a full moon wreathed in perfection,

I saw you crowned with perfection

and as glory embodied, crowned with majesty.

Your body adorned with majesty and glory

تَوَلَيتَ بَر الشام تَحيي رُبوعَهُ

تَوَلَيتَ بَر الشام تَحيي رُبوعَهُ

بِطيبِ صِفاتٍ في البَلادِ تَأَرجا

بِطيبِ صِفاتٍ في البَلادِ تَأَرجا

You took charge of the land of al-Sham, reviving its dwellings,

You turned to the goodness of Damascus to greet it

with the fragrance of virtues that wafted through the land.

With your gentle traits known in the lands blooming

فَصاحَ هزار الرَوض يَصدَحُ بِالهَنا

فَصاحَ هزار الرَوض يَصدَحُ بِالهَنا

وَرَدد بِالشُكرِ الغِناءَ المُهَزَّجا

وَرَدد بِالشُكرِ الغِناءَ المُهَزَّجا

Then the garden's nightingale called out, singing with joy,

A thousand gardens cried out joyfully

and repeated its lilting song in gratitude.

Echoing thanks with intermingled song

جَمَعتَ شِعار الحَزم وَالفهم وَالذَكا

جَمَعتَ شِعار الحَزم وَالفهم وَالذَكا

كَأَنَّكَ قَد صُوِّرتَ مِن جَوهَر الحجا

كَأَنَّكَ قَد صُوِّرتَ مِن جَوهَر الحجا

You united the hallmarks of resolve, understanding, and intelligence,

You gathered the symbols of wisdom, understanding and intellect

as though you had been fashioned from the essence of reason.

As if you were depicted from the essence of gems

مَحامِدُ الهِجنَ اللِسانَ عَلى الثَنا

مَحامِدُ الهِجنَ اللِسانَ عَلى الثَنا

وَحَرَّكنَ قَلبَ الشعر حَتّى تَهيجا

وَحَرَّكنَ قَلبَ الشعر حَتّى تَهيجا

Praiseworthy qualities made the tongue eager to praise,

Praises inspired the tongues to eulogy

and stirred the heart of poetry until it grew impassioned.

And stirred the heart of poetry until it was enflamed

لِحلمك رَأيٌ كَالحسام مُجَرَّدٌ

لِحلمك رَأيٌ كَالحسام مُجَرَّدٌ

إِذا خاضَ في لَيل المَشاكل أَسرَجا

إِذا خاضَ في لَيل المَشاكل أَسرَجا

Your forbearance has judgment like an unsheathed sword:

Your patience has an opinion like an unsheathed sword

when it plunges into the night of difficulties, it kindles light.

When it delves into the night of problems, it flashes

وَعَزمٌ بِتَدبير الأُمور وَعِفَةٌ

وَعَزمٌ بِتَدبير الأُمور وَعِفَةٌ

فَتَحتَ بِها لِلعَدل في الكَون مَنهَجا

فَتَحتَ بِها لِلعَدل في الكَون مَنهَجا

And resolve in managing affairs, and integrity,

And a resolve in managing affairs and chastity

through which you opened a path for justice in the world.

With which you opened the path of justice in the universe

وَأَنظار لُطفٍ تَسكُبُ اليمن وَالرِضى

وَأَنظار لُطفٍ تَسكُبُ اليمن وَالرِضى

إِذا خَطَرتَ يَوماً عَلى مدنَفٍ نَجا

إِذا خَطَرتَ يَوماً عَلى مدنَفٍ نَجا

And kindly glances that pour forth blessing and contentment:

And kind glances that pour blessings and contentment

if one day you pass by someone gravely ill, he is saved.

If you ever chanced upon one in need of saving

وَلَو كُنتَ لِلأرهابِ تَلقى لَواحِظاً

وَلَو كُنتَ لِلأرهابِ تَلقى لَواحِظاً

عَلى ذَلِكَ الطود العَظيم تَرجرَجا

عَلى ذَلِكَ الطود العَظيم تَرجرَجا

And if, to inspire terror, you were to cast glances

Had you met violence face-to-face

upon that mighty mountain, it would tremble.

On that great towering mountain it would shake

أَيا راشِداً قَد جاءَ لِلناس مُرشِداً

أَيا راشِداً قَد جاءَ لِلناس مُرشِداً

يُبين الهُدى كَالنور يَسطَع في الدُجا

يُبين الهُدى كَالنور يَسطَع في الدُجا

O Rashid, who has come to the people as a guide,

Oh Rashid who came to guide people as a guide

making the right path clear, like light shining in the darkness,

Clarifying the path like light shining in the darkness

تَرى بِكَ سوريا نَصيراً وَمُنجِداً

تَرى بِكَ سوريا نَصيراً وَمُنجِداً

لِأَعتابِهِ كُلُّ إِمرِءٍ لاذَ وَالتَجى

لِأَعتابِهِ كُلُّ إِمرِءٍ لاذَ وَالتَجى

Syria sees in you a defender and a helper,

With you, Syria has a supporter and rescuer

at whose thresholds everyone has sought shelter and refuge.

To its thresholds, every person has sought refuge