بِبِحارِin the seas of جُودِكَyour generosity تَغرَقُdrown الأمجادُglories
بِبِحارِ جُودِكَ تَغرَقُ الأمجادُ
وبسَيفand by the sword of عزّكyour might تُذبَحُare slaughtered الأوغادُthe villains
وبسَيف عزّك تُذبَحُ الأوغادُ
In the seas of your generosity, glories drown.
With the seas of your generosity glories sink,
And by the sword of your might, villains are slaughtered.
And by the sword of your glory the evildoers are slaughtered.
وَبِنورِand by the light of وَجهكَyour face ذاthis الزمانُage منوّرٌis illuminated
وَبِنورِ وَجهكَ ذا الزمانُ منوّرٌ
فلهso it has الهَناjoy بكthrough you كلُّهall of it أعيادُfestivals
فله الهَنا بك كلُّه أعيادُ
By the light of your face, this age is illuminated.
By the light of your radiant face this age is illuminated,
Through you it has joy; all of it is festivals.
So for it, through you, every day is a celebration.
وَبِحُسنِand through the excellence of رَأيِكyour judgment والرشادُand right guidance يَحوطُهُsurrounds it
وَبِحُسنِ رَأيِك والرشادُ يَحوطُهُ
يَبدوappears صَوابٌrightness نَحوَهُtoward it وَسَدادُand soundness
يَبدو صَوابٌ نَحوَهُ وَسَدادُ
Through your sound judgment, surrounded by right guidance,
By the excellence of your wisdom and guidance surrounded,
rightness and sound counsel appear along its course.
Truth towards it appears and righteousness.
وَبِظِلِّand in the shade of عَدلِكَyour justice لاno زَوالَdecline يَمُسُّهُtouches it
وَبِظِلِّ عَدلِكَ لا زَوالَ يَمُسُّهُ
تَحياflourish بِلادٌlands عَمَّهاit has encompassed them وَعِبادُand people
تَحيا بِلادٌ عَمَّها وَعِبادُ
In the shade of your justice, which no decline touches,
In the shade of your justice without decline,
lands it embraces, and their people, thrive.
Lands live covered by it and people.
وَبِبابِand at the gate of جاهِكَyour eminence كلُّevery سَعدٍgood fortune واقفٌstands
وَبِبابِ جاهِكَ كلُّ سَعدٍ واقفٌ
وَبِبابِand at the gate of مَجدكَyour glory تَخضَعُbow الآسادُthe lions
وَبِبابِ مَجدكَ تَخضَعُ الآسادُ
At the gate of your eminence, every good fortune stands.
At your door of glory every bliss stands still,
And at the gate of your glory, lions bow.
And at your door of grandeur the lions bow down.
وَبُروقُand the lightning-flashes of عَزمِكَyour resolve إِنَّهنّindeed they سَواطِعٌare brilliant
وَبُروقُ عَزمِكَ إِنَّهنّ سَواطِعٌ
وَسُيوفُand the swords of بَأسِكَyour might إِنَّهنّindeed they حِدادُare sharp
وَسُيوفُ بَأسِكَ إِنَّهنّ حِدادُ
The lightning-flashes of your resolve are indeed brilliant.
The lightning of your resolve, they are surely radiant,
And the swords of your might are indeed sharp.
And the swords of your might, they are surely sharp.
فَإِذاso when ذكرتyou are mentioned عَلىto العدوّthe enemy كَأَنَّهُas though he
فَإِذا ذكرت عَلى العدوّ كَأَنَّهُ
فيin كَفِّهِhis palm سَمَكٌa fish هُوَit الرعّادُthe electric ray
في كَفِّهِ سَمَكٌ هُوَ الرعّادُ
When you are mentioned to the enemy, it is as though
So when you are remembered against the enemy as though
a fish—the electric ray—were in his palm.
In his hand a snake, it is the trembling.
وَإِذاand when سَطَوتَyou assault عَلىagainst الأُلوفِthe thousands مِنَof العِداthe enemies
وَإِذا سَطَوتَ عَلى الأُلوفِ مِنَ العِدا
شتّتّهُمyou scattered them فألوفهمso their thousands آحادُare single individuals
شتّتّهُم فألوفهم آحادُ
When you assault thousands of enemies,
And when you assault thousands of enemies
you scatter them, and their thousands become isolated individuals.
You scatter them and their thousands become individuals.
وإذاand when سَللتَyou draw علىagainst العِداةthe enemies قواضباًkeen blades
وإذا سَللتَ على العِداة قواضباً
فَغِمادُهاthen their sheaths الأحشاءُthe entrails والأكبادُand the livers
فَغِمادُها الأحشاءُ والأكبادُ
When you draw keen blades against the enemies,
And when you steal upon the enemies with spears
their sheaths are entrails and livers.
Their sheaths are the intestines and the livers.
وَإِذاand when هَزَزتَyou brandish عَلىagainst العِداةِthe enemies أَسِنَّةًspearheads
وَإِذا هَزَزتَ عَلى العِداةِ أَسِنَّةً
نُظِمَتare strung بِهاupon them الهاماتُthe heads وَالأجسادُand the bodies
نُظِمَت بِها الهاماتُ وَالأجسادُ
When you brandish spearheads against the enemies,
And when you shake over the enemies tongues
heads and bodies are strung upon them.
With them the skulls and the bodies are composed.
وَإِذاand when جَرىoccurs ذِكرُmention of الكِرامِthe noble ones بِمَحفَلٍin an assembly
وَإِذا جَرى ذِكرُ الكِرامِ بِمَحفَلٍ
ذَكَروكَthey mention you وَحدَكَyou alone وَاِنتَهىand ends التّعدادُthe enumeration
ذَكَروكَ وَحدَكَ وَاِنتَهى التّعدادُ
When the noble are mentioned in an assembly,
And when the mention of the generous comes in an assembly
they mention you alone, and the enumeration ends.
They mention you alone and ceases the counting.
أَنتَyou الكِرامُthe noble ones وَبِاِسمِهمand by their name تُدعىyou are called وكَمْand how often
أَنتَ الكِرامُ وَبِاِسمِهم تُدعى وكَمْ
بِاِسمِby the name of الجُموعِmultitudes تَسمَّتِhave been named الأَفرادُindividuals
بِاِسمِ الجُموعِ تَسمَّتِ الأَفرادُ
You are all the noble ones, and bear their name; how often
You are the generous and with their name you are called and how
have individuals taken the names of multitudes!
With the name of the groups the individuals are named.
ماnot كُنتَyou were تَنهَرُrebuking سائِلاًa petitioner أَبَداًever وَلَوand even if
ما كُنتَ تَنهَرُ سائِلاً أَبَداً وَلَو
كَثرتgrew numerous عَلَيكَupon you مِنَfrom among الوَرىhumankind القُصّادُthe seekers
كَثرت عَلَيكَ مِنَ الوَرى القُصّادُ
Never have you rebuked a petitioner, even if
You were never scolding a questioner, even if
the seekers from among humankind flocked to you.
The pickers on you became many.
وَلَئِنand even if نَهَرتyou rebuke لَهُfor him البِشارَةَthe glad tidings إِنّهindeed he
وَلَئِن نَهَرت لَهُ البِشارَةَ إِنّه
يَحياlives بِجودِكَthrough your generosity جِسمهhis body وَفؤادُand a heart
يَحيا بِجودِكَ جِسمه وَفؤادُ
And even if you rebuke him, glad tidings are his, for
And if you scolded him the good news, he
his body and heart live through your generosity.
Lives by your generosity his body and heart.
وَالأَرضُand the earth تبشرreceives glad tidings بِالرّبيعِof spring إِذاwhen أَتىcomes
وَالأَرضُ تبشر بِالرّبيعِ إِذا أَتى
مِنfrom قَبلِهِbefore it الإِبراقُlightning وَالإِرعادُand thunder
مِن قَبلِهِ الإِبراقُ وَالإِرعادُ
The earth has glad tidings of spring when
And the earth gives good news of spring, when there comes
lightning and thunder come before it.
From its direction the lightning and thunder.
وَإِذاand if خَلَوتَyou are free عَنِof النظيرِa peer فَلَمthen not يحلbe permissible
وَإِذا خَلَوتَ عَنِ النظيرِ فَلَم يحل
أَنthat لاnot يُرىare seen لَكَfor you فيamong الوَرىhumankind أَندادُequals
أَن لا يُرى لَكَ في الوَرى أَندادُ
And if you are without a peer, it has not been permitted
And when you are without peer, it is not right
that no equals of yours be seen among humankind.
That equals to you in the lands are seen.
فَإِذاand if اِدَّعىclaims فيكَabout you الزَّمانُtime مُشابِهاًa counterpart
فَإِذا اِدَّعى فيكَ الزَّمانُ مُشابِهاً
قَدindeed صَدَّهُhave repelled it عَمّاfrom what اِدَّعىit claimed الأَفرادُthe exceptional individuals
قَد صَدَّهُ عَمّا اِدَّعى الأَفرادُ
If time claims there is someone resembling you,
So when the time claims in you a resemblance
the exceptional individuals have turned it back from its claim.
The individuals have prevented what it claimed indeed.
ماnot كانَhas been مِثلُكone like you فيin الوجودِexistence مُملَّكٌmade a ruler
ما كانَ مِثلُك في الوجودِ مُملَّكٌ
أَنّىhow بِمِثلِكَone like you يَسمَحُcan grant الإيجادُcreation
أَنّى بِمِثلِكَ يَسمَحُ الإيجادُ
No one like you has ever been made a ruler in existence.
None like you in existence a king,
How could creation grant one like you?
How with your like will creation allow!
ياO راكِباًrider فَوقَabove السُّهىal-Suha مَتنَthe back of العُلىthe heights
يا راكِباً فَوقَ السُّهى مَتنَ العُلى
بِالسَّعدِwith good fortune حينwhen تَقودُهاyou lead them تَنقادُthey submit
بِالسَّعدِ حين تَقودُها تَنقادُ
O rider above al-Suha upon the back of the heights,
O rider above fine bred horses the summit of grandeur
with good fortune, they submit whenever you lead them.
When you lead them, to your good fortune they yield.
لَوif كانَwere بَيتُكَyour house فيin السّماءِheaven لَكانَit would be فيin
لَو كانَ بَيتُكَ في السّماءِ لَكانَ في
كَبدِthe heart of السّماءِheaven عَلىupon السّعودِthe auspicious stars يُشادُbuilt
كَبدِ السّماءِ عَلى السّعودِ يُشادُ
If your house were in heaven, it would be
If your house was in the sky, it would have been in
built in heaven's heart upon the auspicious stars.
The chest of the sky based on ascent erected.
لَوif كُنتyou were نَجماًa star ماnot بَدَتappeared شَمسٌa sun وَلاnor
لَو كُنت نَجماً ما بَدَت شَمسٌ وَلا
ضَاءَتshone بِغَيركَby anyone but you فيamong الأنامِhumankind بِلادُlands
ضَاءَت بِغَيركَ في الأنامِ بِلادُ
Were you a star, no sun would appear, nor
If you were a star, no sun would appear and no
would any land among humankind shine by anyone but you.
Lands by other than you would shine for the people.
لَوif أُسعِدwere gladdened الإسعادُthe giving of happiness دونَكother than you مِنby فَتىa youth
لَو أُسعِد الإسعادُ دونَك مِن فَتى
فَلَكمthen how greatly بمثلِكَby one like you يسعدُis gladdened الإِسعادُthe giving of happiness
فَلَكم بمثلِكَ يسعدُ الإِسعادُ
Were the giving of joy gladdened by some youth other than you,
If bliss below you for a youth occurs
how greatly the giving of joy is gladdened by one like you!
How with your like would bliss make one blissful!
لَكyou have همّةٌan ambition كَالبرقِlike lightning وَهيَand it عَلِيَّةٌis lofty
لَك همّةٌ كَالبرقِ وَهيَ عَلِيَّةٌ
كَالرّيشِlike feathers تَبدوappear عِندَهاbeside it الأَوتادُthe stakes
كَالرّيشِ تَبدو عِندَها الأَوتادُ
You have an ambition like lightning, and it is lofty.
You have an ambition like lightning and it is high
Beside it, the stakes seem like feathers.
Like a feather appearing by it the tent pegs.
لَكَyou have هَيبةٌan awe مِنهاbefore it الضَّياغِمِthe lions تَختَشيare afraid
لَكَ هَيبةٌ مِنها الضَّياغِمِ تَختَشي
وَيَدكُّand are crushed مِنهاbefore it فيin الوَغىbattle الأَطوادُthe mountains
وَيَدكُّ مِنها في الوَغى الأَطوادُ
You have an awe before which lions are afraid.
You have awe so that the clouds fear it
And before it, mountains are crushed in battle.
And in battle the warriors flee from it.
ياO سَعدَgood fortune of عكّاAcre إِذwhen رَفَعتَyou raised مَنارَهاits beacon
يا سَعدَ عكّا إِذ رَفَعتَ مَنارَها
وَالغيلُand the thicket تَرفَعُraise قَدرَهُits standing الآسادُthe lions
وَالغيلُ تَرفَعُ قَدرَهُ الآسادُ
O Acre's good fortune, when you raised its beacon!
O Sa`d’s pride when you raised its minaret
And lions raise the standing of the thicket.
And the floods raise the worth of lions.
جاءَcame الفرنسيسُthe French اللّئامُthe base ones لِمَرجِهاto its meadow
جاءَ الفرنسيسُ اللّئامُ لِمَرجِها
فَثَناهُمُso turned them back عَنfrom أَخذِهاtaking it الإِبعادُthe repulsion
فَثَناهُمُ عَن أَخذِها الإِبعادُ
The base French came to its meadow,
The despicable Frenchman came to its meadows
but repulsion turned them back from capturing it.
So remoteness pushed them back from taking it.
عَمَّcovered العَمىblindness مِنهُمof them عُيونَthe eyes of بَصائِرٍinner sight
عَمَّ العَمى مِنهُم عُيونَ بَصائِرٍ
وَتَخيَّلواand they imagined أَنَّthat الضّلالَerror رَشادُis guidance
وَتَخيَّلوا أَنَّ الضّلالَ رَشادُ
Blindness engulfed the eyes of their insight,
Blindness from them afflicted insightful eyes
and they imagined error was right guidance.
And they imagined misguidance as guidance.
مِنfrom جَهلِهِمtheir ignorance أَلقَوْاthey cast themselves بِأَيديهِمwith their hands إِلىtoward
مِن جَهلِهِم أَلقَوْا بِأَيديهِم إِلى
نَحوَthe direction of الهَلاكِdestruction ضَلالةًin error وَاِنقادواand they submitted
نَحوَ الهَلاكِ ضَلالةً وَاِنقادوا
In their ignorance, with their own hands they hurled themselves
From their ignorance they threw with their hands to
toward destruction, astray, and submitted.
Towards destruction, misguidance, and being led.
قَهَرواthey conquered مُلوكاًkings بِالقتالِthrough fighting فَحَصَّلواand so obtained
قَهَروا مُلوكاً بِالقتالِ فَحَصَّلوا
بِالحَربِthrough war ماwhat شاؤواthey wished بِهِمagainst them وَأَرادواand they intended
بِالحَربِ ما شاؤوا بِهِم وَأَرادوا
They conquered kings in combat, and obtained
They fought kings in war and so obtained
through war what they wished and intended against them.
By battle what they desired for themselves.
لَكِنbut خُلِقتyou were created لِقَهرِهِمto subdue them وَلِذَبحِهمand to slaughter them
لَكِن خُلِقت لِقَهرِهِم وَلِذَبحِهم
فَلِقَهرِهمso to subdue them لاno شكّdoubt أَنتَyou مُرادُare destined
فَلِقَهرِهم لا شكّ أَنتَ مُرادُ
But you were created to subdue them and slaughter them.
But to subdue and slaughter them I was created,
Surely you are destined to subdue them.
So to subdue them, no doubt you are the wanted.
أَطفأتَyou quenched نارَthe fire of حُروبِهمtheir wars بِمثالِهاwith its like
أَطفأتَ نارَ حُروبِهم بِمثالِها
فَمَضَتso it died away وَماand no مِنهُمfrom them لَهاof it إِيقادُkindling
فَمَضَت وَما مِنهُم لَها إِيقادُ
You quenched the fire of their wars with fire like it,
You extinguished the fire of their wars equivalently
and it died away, with none of them able to kindle it.
So it passed and from them no ignition remains.
ماnever حارَبوكَthey fought you حُروبَهمtheir wars إِلّاexcept غَدَوْاthey became
ما حارَبوكَ حُروبَهم إِلّا غَدَوْا
يَعلوهُمُoverwhelms them الإِذلالُhumiliation وَالإِكمادُand dejection
يَعلوهُمُ الإِذلالُ وَالإِكمادُ
Never did they wage their wars against you without becoming
They did not fight you in their wars except they became
overwhelmed by humiliation and dejection.
Covered by humiliation and suppression.
أَلبَستَهمyou clothed them حُمرَred البرودِcloaks مِنَfrom الدِّماblood
أَلبَستَهم حُمرَ البرودِ مِنَ الدِّما
فَنِساؤُهُمso their women أَثوابُهُنَّtheir garments سَوادُare black
فَنِساؤُهُم أَثوابُهُنَّ سَوادُ
You dressed them in red cloaks of blood,
You dressed them in red blood-drenched coats
so their women's garments are black.
So their women’s clothes became black.
وَكَأَنَّهُمand they are as though لاno شَكَّdoubt جَمرةُan ember of لَيلةٍa night
وَكَأَنَّهُم لا شَكَّ جَمرةُ لَيلةٍ
قَدindeed أَصبَحَتhas become فيin الصّبحِthe morning وَهيَwhile it is رَمادُashes
قَد أَصبَحَت في الصّبحِ وَهيَ رَمادُ
They are surely like an ember of the night
And as though they are no doubt embers of a night
that at morning has become ashes.
That became in the morning and they are ashes.
ياO فَخرَpride of عَكّاAcre فيamong البِلادِthe lands فَإِنّهاfor it
يا فَخرَ عَكّا في البِلادِ فَإِنّها
تاجُthe crown of البِلادِthe lands وَسورُهاand their wall وَعِمادُand a pillar
تاجُ البِلادِ وَسورُها وَعِمادُ
O Acre's pride among the lands, for it is
O pride of Akkar in the lands, as it is
the crown of lands, their wall and pillar.
The crown of lands, its fence and pillar.
فيهاin it حَميتُI defended الدِّينَthe faith دينَthe faith of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
فيها حَميتُ الدِّينَ دينَ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَهَدَمتand I demolished لِلكفّارِbelonging to the unbelievers ماwhat قَدindeed شادواthey built
وَهَدَمت لِلكفّارِ ما قَد شادوا
There I defended the faith, the faith of Muhammad,
In it I defended the religion, the religion of Muhammad
and demolished what the unbelievers had built.
And destroyed for the infidels what they constructed.
وَبكَand through you اِحتَمَتwere protected أَموالُناour wealth وَبِلادُناand our lands
وَبكَ اِحتَمَت أَموالُنا وَبِلادُنا
وَدِماؤُناand our blood وَالعِرْضُand honor وَالأَولادُand the children
وَدِماؤُنا وَالعِرْضُ وَالأَولادُ
Through you our wealth and lands were protected,
And it protected our money, our lands,
and our blood, honor, and children.
Our blood, honor, and children.
ياO وَيلَwoe to قَومٍa people أَنكَروكَwho denied you جَهالَةًin ignorance
يا وَيلَ قَومٍ أَنكَروكَ جَهالَةً
وَالغِيُّand errancy جَهلٌis ignorance وَالضّلالand straying عِنادُis obstinacy
وَالغِيُّ جَهلٌ وَالضّلال عِنادُ
Woe to a people who denied you in ignorance!
O woe to a people who denied you ignorantly
Errancy is ignorance, and straying is obstinacy.
And ignorance is deviation and obstinacy transgression.
لَوif أَنكَرواthey deny ماwhat قَدindeed فَعَلتَyou did فَإِنَّماthen only
لَو أَنكَروا ما قَد فَعَلتَ فَإِنَّما
إِنكارُdenying فَضلِكَyour merit فيin الدُّنىthe world إِلحادُis impiety
إِنكارُ فَضلِكَ في الدُّنى إِلحادُ
If they deny what you have done, then
If they denied what you have done, it is only
denying your merit in this world is impiety.
Denial of your superiority in life blasphemy.
ماnot كانwould be ربُّكَyour Lord بِالمُضيعِone to leave unrewarded مُجاهداًa striver
ما كان ربُّكَ بِالمُضيعِ مُجاهداً
وَلِوَجهِهِand for His sake قَدindeed كانَwas منهُby him جِهادُstriving
وَلِوَجهِهِ قَد كانَ منهُ جِهادُ
Your Lord would never leave a striver unrewarded
Your Lord was not neglectful in waging jihad
whose striving had been for His sake.
And for His sake there was jihad from Him indeed.
فَلَقَدso indeed حَباكَHe bestowed upon you مِنَof الثّناءِpraise حَميدَهُits worthy kind
فَلَقَد حَباكَ مِنَ الثّناءِ حَميدَهُ
حَتّىuntil غَدَتcame to be تَأتيoffering بِهِit الأَضدادُthe adversaries
حَتّى غَدَت تَأتي بِهِ الأَضدادُ
He has indeed bestowed on you worthy praise,
So He granted you from His praised traits
until even adversaries came to offer it.
Until foes come with it.
وَحَميدُand a worthy صيتٍreputation فيamong الأَنامِhumankind كَعَنبرٍlike ambergris
وَحَميدُ صيتٍ في الأَنامِ كَعَنبرٍ
حَتّىuntil فَشاit spread وَأَشاعَهُand spread it abroad الحسّادُthe envious
حَتّى فَشا وَأَشاعَهُ الحسّادُ
A worthy reputation among humankind is like ambergris,
And praise of fame among the people like amber
until it spread and the envious spread it abroad.
So it spread and circulated it the envious.
وَجِهادُهمand fighting them أَعلىthe highest of مَناقِبَكِyour virtues الَّتيwhich
وَجِهادُهم أَعلى مَناقِبَكِ الَّتي
يَفنىare exhausted لَدىduring إحصائِهاcounting them الأعدادُthe numbers
يَفنى لَدى إحصائِها الأعدادُ
Fighting them is the highest of your virtues, which
And their jihad your highest attributes that
exhaust the numbers when counted.
Numerating them the numbers are exhausted.
بَلrather تِلكَthat مِنamong حَسناتِكَyour good deeds الحَسناءِthe beautiful ones فيon
بَل تِلكَ مِن حَسناتِكَ الحَسناءِ في
يَومِthe Day of القِيامَةِResurrection وَهيَand it نِعمَexcellent is الزّادُthe provision
يَومِ القِيامَةِ وَهيَ نِعمَ الزّادُ
Rather, that is among your beautiful good deeds on
Rather those are of your good deeds, excellent on the
the Day of Resurrection, and it is excellent provision.
Day of Judgment, and they are blessed provision.
لَوif لَمnot يَكُنthere were لَكَfor you غَيرَهاanything besides it لَكَفَتكَit would suffice you فيon
لَو لَم يَكُن لَكَ غَيرَها لَكَفَتكَ في
يَومٍa day when يَقومُstand النّاسُpeople وَالأَشهادُand the witnesses
يَومٍ يَقومُ النّاسُ وَالأَشهادُ
Had you nothing else, it would suffice you on
If you had none other than them, they would suffice you on a
the day when people and witnesses stand.
Day people rise and witnesses.
ياO أَيّهاyou الجزَّارُal-Jazzar; slaughterer أَعناقَthe necks of العِدىthe enemies
يا أَيّها الجزَّارُ أَعناقَ العِدى
ياO مَنyou who هوَare السّاداتُthe lords وَالأَمجادُand the glorious ones
يا مَن هوَ السّاداتُ وَالأَمجادُ
O al-Jazzar, slaughterer of the enemies' necks,
O slayer of the enemies’ necks,
O you who embody the lords and the glorious!
O you who are the masters and glories.
إِنّيindeed I اِمرُؤٌa man مِمّنamong those who يُحبُّونُthey love الّذيthe one whom
إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ مِمّن يُحبُّونُ الّذي
أَحبَبتهyou have loved him وَلِمَنْand toward whomever بَغضتَyou have hated يُعادوthey are hostile
أَحبَبته وَلِمَنْ بَغضتَ يُعادو
I am a man among those who love whoever
I am someone who loves those you loved
you have loved, and oppose whomever you hate.
And becomes hostile to those you hated.
وَمِنَand among الّذينَthose who حَديثُthe account of شُكرِكَgratitude to you عِندَهمamong them
وَمِنَ الّذينَ حَديثُ شُكرِكَ عِندَهم
يُتلىis recited لديهمin their presence دائماًalways ويُعادُand is repeated
يُتلى لديهم دائماً ويُعادُ
And among those for whom the account of thanking you
And of those whose talk of your gratitude is by them
is always recited in their presence and repeated.
Recited always and repeated.
هُمthey أَهلُthe people of بَيروتَBeirut الَّذينَwho تَزَيَّنتhave been adorned
هُم أَهلُ بَيروتَ الَّذينَ تَزَيَّنت
مِنهُمof them بِدُرِّwith the pearls of عَطائِكَyour giving الأَجيادُthe necks
مِنهُم بِدُرِّ عَطائِكَ الأَجيادُ
They are the people of Beirut, who are adorned
They are the people of Beirut whom adorned
about their necks with the pearls of your giving.
From them the full moon of your generosity the generous.
وَمَلَكتَهمand you have won them وَوِدادُهُمand their affection لَكَfor you صادِقٌis sincere
وَمَلَكتَهم وَوِدادُهُم لَكَ صادِقٌ
ماnot إِنat all لَهُمthey have فيمَنfor anyone who سِواكَis other than you وِدادُaffection
ما إِن لَهُم فيمَن سِواكَ وِدادُ
You have won them, and their affection for you is sincere.
And their allegiance to you is sincere
They have no affection for anyone but you.
They have no allegiance in others but you.
لاno نَقصَlack فيهِin it وَلَستand you are not فيهِin it مُشاركاًshared with another
لا نَقصَ فيهِ وَلَست فيهِ مُشاركاً
بَلrather فيكَfor you دَوماًalways لَمnot يَزَلcease يَزدادُit increases
بَل فيكَ دَوماً لَم يَزَل يَزدادُ
It has no lack, and none shares it with you.
No shortage in it and you have no partner in it
Rather, for you it continually grows.
But in you always it increases.
وَلَقَدand indeed خَدَمتُكَI have served you مادِحاًas a eulogist بِقَصيدَةٍwith an ode
وَلَقَد خَدَمتُكَ مادِحاً بِقَصيدَةٍ
وَمَديحُand praising مِثلكone like you فيamong الأنامِhumankind رَشادُis right guidance
وَمَديحُ مِثلك في الأنامِ رَشادُ
I have indeed served you with an ode of praise,
And I have served you praising with a poem
and praising one like you among humankind is right guidance.
And praising the like of you among the people is righteousness.
كَخَريدَةٍlike a shy maiden يُرخيlowers الحياءُmodesty جُفونَهاher eyelids
كَخَريدَةٍ يُرخي الحياءُ جُفونَها
وَيَميسُand sways gracefully فيكَin your praise قَوامُهاher figure الميّادُthe supple one
وَيَميسُ فيكَ قَوامُها الميّادُ
Like a shy maiden whose eyelids modesty lowers,
Like an oryx whose eyelids modesty relaxes
and whose supple figure sways gracefully in your praise.
And in you its stature steadies bending to drink.
جاءَتit came إِلَيكَto you لِكَيso as to تُقَبِّلَkiss راحَةًa palm
جاءَت إِلَيكَ لِكَي تُقَبِّلَ راحَةً
يَحياlive بِهاthrough it العافونَthe seekers of bounty والوُرّادُand those coming to water
يَحيا بِها العافونَ والوُرّادُ
It has come to you to kiss a palm
It came to you to kiss a hand
that sustains seekers of bounty and those who come to drink.
By which the living and visitors live.
ماnot قَصدُهاits aim إِلّاexcept الرّضاءُapproval وَإِنّهاand indeed it
ما قَصدُها إِلّا الرّضاءُ وَإِنّها
تَرجوhopes for القَبولَacceptance وَإِنّهand indeed it لَمُرادُis surely desired
تَرجو القَبولَ وَإِنّه لَمُرادُ
It seeks nothing but approval, and it
Its intention was only approval and it
hopes for acceptance, which is its true desire.
Hopes for acceptance and that is the wanted.
وَاِسلَمْand be safe وَدُمْand remain بِالسَّعدِin good fortune فيin شَرَفِthe honor of العُلىthe heights
وَاِسلَمْ وَدُمْ بِالسَّعدِ في شَرَفِ العُلى
لَكَto you يَلزَمُever attends الإِسعافُaid وَالإِسعادُand the giving of happiness
لَكَ يَلزَمُ الإِسعافُ وَالإِسعادُ
Be safe, and remain fortunate in lofty honor.
And submit with good fortune in the honor of ascent
May aid and happiness ever attend you,
For you suitability and prosperity are mandated.
ماas long as طابَis sweet مِنfrom عَرفِthe fragrance of الكَلامِspeech وَطيبِهِand its sweetness
ما طابَ مِن عَرفِ الكَلامِ وَطيبِهِ
بِمَديحِكَin praising you الإِنشاءُcomposition وَالإِنشادُand recitation
بِمَديحِكَ الإِنشاءُ وَالإِنشادُ
as long as speech's fragrance and sweetness make sweet
The diction of prose and its fragrance are not good
the composing and reciting of your praise.
With your praise in composition and recital.
Sol 6.1