نَظيرَone like ذاتِكَyourself فَلتحوىso let hold يَدُthe hand of الدَولِthe states
نَظيرَ ذاتِكَ فَلتحوى يَدُ الدَولِ
لاnot زالَcease فَضلكyour bounty فيناamong us مَضرَبَan example of المَثَلِthe proverbial
لا زالَ فَضلك فينا مَضرَبَ المَثَلِ
May the hand of states hold one like you.
None can rival you, so let the days pass as they may
May your bounty ever remain proverbial among us.
Your excellence among us remains exemplary
أَصبَحتَyou became بِالرُشدِthrough sound judgment فيin أُفقِthe horizon of العُلىeminence رَجُلاًa man
أَصبَحتَ بِالرُشدِ في أُفقِ العُلى رَجُلاً
مُشيَّدraised high المَجدِglory لاnot يَلويturn aside عَلىtoward رَجُلِa man
مُشيَّد المَجدِ لا يَلوي عَلى رَجُلِ
Through sound judgment, you have become a man on the horizon of eminence,
With virtue you reached the pinnacle of greatness, a resolute man
Lofty in glory, turning aside for no man.
Whose glory is monumental, never wavering or frail
لِلّهِto God دُرُّكَyour excellence فيin العَلياءِthe heights مِنwhat a بَطَلٍhero
لِلّهِ دُرُّكَ في العَلياءِ مِن بَطَلٍ
إِيماءُa signal لَحظيهِhis two glances يَدميmakes bleed مُهجَةَthe heart of البَطَلِthe hero
إِيماءُ لَحظيهِ يَدمي مُهجَةَ البَطَلِ
God bless you—what a hero in the heights!
God granted you as a star among the valiant heroes
A signal from his eyes makes a hero's heart bleed.
A glance from you wounds the heart of the brave
زَهَتgrew splendid فِعالكَyour deeds بِالإِفضالِwith generosity لامِعَةًgleaming
زَهَت فِعالكَ بِالإِفضالِ لامِعَةً
فيon جَبهةthe brow of العَصرthe age لاnot تَبقيspare عَلىupon خَلَلِa flaw
في جَبهة العَصر لا تَبقي عَلى خَلَلِ
Your deeds shone with generosity, gleaming
Your deeds shone through benevolence, radiant
On the brow of the age, leaving no flaw to endure.
In the era's frontier, leaving no flaws or fail
فِنلتَso you gained نِعمَةَthe favor of مَولىthe lord of المُلكthe realm سَيدناour master
فِنلتَ نِعمَةَ مَولى المُلك سَيدنا
مُحييreviver of العِبادthe people بِهاميwith the outpouring of فَضلِهِhis bounty الهَطلِpouring down
مُحيي العِباد بِهامي فَضلِهِ الهَطلِ
So you won the favor of the lord of the realm, our master,
Thus you attained the favor of our Master, our Liege
Who revives the people with his bounty's streaming downpour.
Who revives mankind with abundant grace and hail
وَلّاكَhe appointed you over سوريَّةَSyria الزَهراءَradiant فَاِبتَهَجَتso she rejoiced
وَلّاكَ سوريَّةَ الزَهراءَ فَاِبتَهَجَت
بِالبَشَرwith joy تَحمدpraising جودَthe generosity of الواحدthe One الأَزَليthe Eternal
بِالبَشَر تَحمد جودَ الواحد الأَزَلي
He appointed you over radiant Syria, and she rejoiced,
And entrusted you Syria, Land of Flowers, which rejoiced
With gladness, praising the generosity of the Eternal One.
With glad tidings, praising the Generosity of the Eternal
قالَhe said اِتحفواhonor with a gift الشامَal-Sham فيin رُشديRushdi يَدومhe remains عَلىover
قالَ اِتحفوا الشامَ في رُشدي يَدوم عَلى
أَفاقِهاher horizons ناشِراًspreading عَدليmy justice عَلىamong المَلَلِthe faiths
أَفاقِها ناشِراً عَدلي عَلى المَلَلِ
He said, “Give al-Sham the gift of Rushdi, to remain over
He said "Bestow upon Syria in my probity an enduring
Her horizons, spreading my justice among the faiths.”
Horizon, spreading my justice over hills and dale"
فَأَصبَحتso she became مثلlike مَصرٍEgypt فيكَthrough you رِوايَةًa tale
فَأَصبَحت مثل مَصرٍ فيكَ رِوايَةً
عَنof فَضلِthe bounty of يوسفJoseph فيin أيامِهِhis days الأَولِthe early ones
عَن فَضلِ يوسف في أيامِهِ الأَولِ
Thus, through you, she became like Egypt—a tale
Thus it became like Egypt in your legacy, recounting
Of Joseph's bounty in his early days.
The favor of Joseph in his early days and tale
أَماas for سنوكَyour years فَبِالإِسعادthen with happiness أَجمَعِهاall of them
أَما سنوكَ فَبِالإِسعاد أَجمَعِها
فيin الخَصبplenty وَالرَغدand ease فَوقَover السَهلthe plain وَالجَبَلِand the mountain
في الخَصب وَالرَغد فَوقَ السَهل وَالجَبَلِ
As for your years, may all of them bring happiness,
As for your years, altogether fortunate are they
In plenty and ease, over plain and mountain.
In plenty and comfort, above lowland and vale
سَبعونseventy لاnot سَبعseven نَرجوهاwe hope for them وَتأَملهاand you hope for them
سَبعون لا سَبع نَرجوها وَتأَملها
بِالخَيرwith goodness وَاليَمَنand good fortune وَالإِقبالand success فيin العَمَلِwork
بِالخَير وَاليَمَن وَالإِقبال في العَمَلِ
Seventy, not seven—we hope for them, and you look forward to them,
Seventy, not seven, we hope for and await
With goodness, good fortune, and success in work.
With goodness, prosperity, and success in every detail
أَفَضتَyou poured forth بُشراًjoy بِهِwith it الفَيحاءal-Fayha راشِفَةًsipping
أَفَضتَ بُشراً بِهِ الفَيحاء راشِفَةً
كاسthe cup of المَسَرَّةgladness تَجنيreaps قُرةthe delight of المُقَلِthe eyes
كاس المَسَرَّة تَجني قُرة المُقَلِ
You poured forth joy; with it al-Fayha, sipping
You brought glad tidings that overflowed the meadows
The cup of gladness, reaps the eyes' delight.
A cup of joy that delights the despondent and frail
أَلَستَare you not أَنتَyou الَّذيwho أَنقَذتyou saved مُهجَتِهاher life
أَلَستَ أَنتَ الَّذي أَنقَذت مُهجَتِها
بِفَيضwith the flood of لُطفِكَyour kindness بَعدَafter الحادثthe incident الجَلَلِgrave
بِفَيض لُطفِكَ بَعدَ الحادث الجَلَلِ
Are you not the one who saved her life
Are you not the one who saved its essence
With the flood of your kindness after the grievous calamity?
With your kindness after the momentous calamity and flail?
وَغَردتand she warbled لَكَfor you بَيروتBeirut البَديعةlovely فيin
وَغَردت لَكَ بَيروت البَديعة في
لَحنa melody of التَهانيcongratulations وَفاحَand wafted الطَيبَthe perfume فيthrough الحللِthe robes
لَحن التَهاني وَفاحَ الطَيبَ في الحللِ
And lovely Beirut warbled for you in
And melodious Beirut sang for you, composing
A melody of congratulations, and perfume wafted through the robes.
Songs of congratulations, its perfumes sweet and hale
وَأَصبَحand became الحَرمthe sanctuary الأَقصىal-Aqsa لَهُfor it حَرَمٌa refuge
وَأَصبَح الحَرم الأَقصى لَهُ حَرَمٌ
يَحميprotects بِمَجدكthrough your glory لاnot بِالسَيفwith the sword وَالأَسَلِand the spears
يَحمي بِمَجدك لا بِالسَيف وَالأَسَلِ
And the al-Aqsa sanctuary came to have a refuge,
And the Noble Sanctuary now has a sanctuary
That protects it through your glory, not through sword and spears.
Protected by your glory, not by the sword and mail
مَسَرَّةٌa joy طَفَحَتoverflowed فيthroughout الكَونِthe universe مانِحَةًgranting
مَسَرَّةٌ طَفَحَت في الكَونِ مانِحَةً
لِيto me قسمَهاits share الأَوفَرَthe most plentiful الهِطالraining down بِالجَزلِin abundance
لِي قسمَها الأَوفَرَ الهِطال بِالجَزلِ
A joy overflowed throughout the universe, granting
Great joy has flooded the universe, bestowing
Me its richest share, raining down abundantly.
Upon me its amplest portion, copious and wholesale
أَنتَyou الهِمامُthe noble hero الَّذيwhom نَلقاهُwe meet him شَخصَan embodiment of هُدىًguidance
أَنتَ الهِمامُ الَّذي نَلقاهُ شَخصَ هُدىً
مِنfrom جَوهَرِthe essence of العَقلِreason مَجبولاًmolded مِنfrom الأَمَلِhope
مِن جَوهَرِ العَقلِ مَجبولاً مِن الأَمَلِ
You are the noble hero whom we find to be guidance embodied,
You are the sage we encounter, embodying guidance
Of the essence of reason, molded from hope.
Of reason's essence, molded from hope and ideal
مُعظَّماًheld in reverence كُلّevery لَفظٍword سارَissued مِنfrom فَمِهِhis mouth
مُعظَّماً كُلّ لَفظٍ سارَ مِن فَمِهِ
تَبَنىare built عَلَيهِupon it سِياساتٌpolicies مِنfrom الدُوَلِthe states
تَبَنى عَلَيهِ سِياساتٌ مِن الدُوَلِ
Held in reverence—every word that issues from his mouth
Every word you utter is sanctified, forming
Has the policies of states built upon it.
Policies for nations, guarding justice and equity's scale
مزيَّنadorning العَصرthe age فيin هاديthe guiding light of أَشعَّتِهِhis rays
مزيَّن العَصر في هادي أَشعَّتِهِ
مُؤمّنَsecuring القطرِthe land وَالآفاقand the horizons وَالسُبلand the roads
مُؤمّنَ القطرِ وَالآفاق وَالسُبل
Adorning the age in the guiding light of his rays,
You honor the age with your enlightened leadership
Securing the land, the horizons, and the roads.
Securing the country, horizons, and wayfarer's trail
مَنwhoever راحَsets out ينقدُcriticizes أَمراًa matter قَدalready حَكمتَyou judged بِهِon it
مَن راحَ ينقدُ أَمراً قَد حَكمتَ بِهِ
يَعودُreturns فيwith ملءِthe fullness of كَفّيهِhis two palms مِنof الخَجَلِshame
يَعودُ في ملءِ كَفّيهِ مِن الخَجَلِ
Whoever sets out to criticize a matter you have judged
Whoever criticizes your wisdom returns
Returns with both his palms full of shame.
Empty-handed, filled with remorse and shame, frail
تَحميyou protect مَحبَّكَyour admirer مِنfrom ضَيمٍoppression وَمِنand from ضَرَرٍharm
تَحمي مَحبَّكَ مِن ضَيمٍ وَمِن ضَرَرٍ
وَلَوand even if توطَّنَhe settles in وَكرَthe lair of الحيَّةِthe serpent العَصُلِcrooked
وَلَو توطَّنَ وَكرَ الحيَّةِ العَصُلِ
You protect your admirer from oppression and harm,
You protect your loved ones from harm and from malice
Even if he settles in the crooked serpent's lair.
Even if it lurks and coils like a creeping snail
وَترهبُand you terrify النسرَthe vulture فيin العَلياءthe heights مُنطَلِقاًflying freely
وَترهبُ النسرَ في العَلياء مُنطَلِقاً
فَلاso not يَكادُalmost يَمُسُّtouches الطَيرَthe birds مِنfrom وَجَلِfear
فَلا يَكادُ يَمُسُّ الطَيرَ مِن وَجَلِ
And you terrify the vulture flying free in the heights,
And terrify the eagles in the heights, soaring aloft
So, out of fear, it scarcely touches the birds.
So they scarcely can touch the birds, cowering and pale
وَلَيسَand is not مُعتَصِماًsheltered مِنwhoever رحتَyou set out تُدرِكهُto catch him
وَلَيسَ مُعتَصِماً مِن رحتَ تُدرِكهُ
وَأَنتَand you بِالحَزمِthrough resolve مَعصومٌprotected مِنfrom الزَلَلِmissteps
وَأَنتَ بِالحَزمِ مَعصومٌ مِن الزَلَلِ
And whoever you set out to catch has no refuge,
None who incur your wrath can find refuge
While you, through resolve, are protected from missteps.
While you remain protected from missteps and derail
وَلُطفُكَand your kindness الباهرُradiant الفَياضُoverflowing رقتهُits tenderness
وَلُطفُكَ الباهرُ الفَياضُ رقتهُ
تَحييrevives قُلوبَthe hearts of المَلاthe people تَشفيheals مِنof العِللِailments
تَحيي قُلوبَ المَلا تَشفي مِن العِللِ
And the tenderness of your radiant, overflowing kindness
Your splendid overflowing kindness softens hearts
Revives the people's hearts and heals them of ailments.
Healing the ailing, making bright what was dim and stale
فَفيfor on جَبينكyour brow انسٌwarmth رايقٌserene بهجٌjoyful
فَفي جَبينك انسٌ رايقٌ بهجٌ
يُبشرُbrings glad tidings to الوَفدthe delegation بِالمَأمولِof what is hoped for عَنin عَجَلِhaste
يُبشرُ الوَفد بِالمَأمولِ عَن عَجَلِ
For on your brow is serene, joyful warmth,
Serenity, joy, and glad tidings beam from your brow
Quickly bringing the delegation glad tidings of what it hopes for.
Bringing visitors what they hope for without fail
كَمhow often رُحتَyou went on تُنعشreviving بِالإِحسانthrough kindness أَنفُسُناour souls
كَم رُحتَ تُنعش بِالإِحسان أَنفُسُنا
وَالشُكرُand thanks أَهديهِI offer it مِنfrom قَلبيmy heart وَمِنand from قَلبيmy heart
وَالشُكرُ أَهديهِ مِن قَلبي وَمِن قَلبي
How often you have revived our souls through kindness!
How often has your benevolence revived our souls?
And I offer thanks from my heart and from my heart.
My deepest thanks from the heart is what I exhale
فَأَنتَfor you مَولايmy lord ذخريmy treasure مسعَديmy joy-giver عَضديmy supporting arm
فَأَنتَ مَولاي ذخري مسعَدي عَضدي
وَليُّguardian of أَمريmy affairs نَصيريmy champion مُنتَهىthe ultimate goal of أَمَليmy hope
وَليُّ أَمري نَصيري مُنتَهى أَمَلي
For you are my lord, my treasure, my joy-giver, my supporting arm,
For you are my Master, my wealth, my bliss, my pillar,
Guardian of my affairs, my champion, the utmost goal of my hope.
The guide of my affairs, my ally, my hope's grail
ماnot اِلتَذَّtook pleasure بِالراحِin wine مَنwhoever قَدhas راحَgone يَرشفُهُsips it
ما اِلتَذَّ بِالراحِ مَن قَد راحَ يَرشفُهُ
عِندَat الصَباحِmorning كَماas much as قَدindeed لَذَّwas delightful شُكرَكَthanking you ليto me
عِندَ الصَباحِ كَما قَد لَذَّ شُكرَكَ لي
No one who has gone to sip wine has enjoyed it
None delighted by dawn as your gratitude delights me
In the morning as much as I have enjoyed thanking you.
And thankfulness I offer wholeheartedly without veil
Sol 6.1