أَبَدرَ العُلى أَهلاً وََسهلاً وَمَرحباً

أَبَدرَ العُلى أَهلاً وََسهلاً وَمَرحباً

أَضاءَت بِكُم بَيروت مِن كلِّ جانِبِ

أَضاءَت بِكُم بَيروت مِن كلِّ جانِبِ

O Badr, full moon of glory—welcome, a warm and hearty welcome!

The sublime have arrived, welcome, at ease, greeted

Beirut shone through you on every side.

Beirut has lit up from every side with you, O Badr, honoring it in the beauty of a procession

وَشَرَّفْتها يا بَدر في حُسنِ مَوكبٍ

وَشَرَّفْتها يا بَدر في حُسنِ مَوكبٍ

وَما إِن سَمِعنا مثلهُ في المَواكبِ

وَما إِن سَمِعنا مثلهُ في المَواكبِ

And you honored her, O Badr, in a splendid procession,

And we have not heard the like of it in processions

and never have we heard its like among processions.

You were like the full moon among its stars

وَكُنتَ كَبَدرِ الأفقِ بَينَ نُجومِهِ

وَكُنتَ كَبَدرِ الأفقِ بَينَ نُجومِهِ

وَقَد قَلَّ مثل البَدرِ بَينَ الكَواكبِ

وَقَد قَلَّ مثل البَدرِ بَينَ الكَواكبِ

And you were like the full moon of the horizon among its stars,

The like of the full moon is scarce among planets

and rare indeed is the full moon's equal among the stars.

It boasted with you of honor, pride, and competed

فَتاهَت بِكُم عِزّاً وَفَخراً وَزاحمَت

فَتاهَت بِكُم عِزّاً وَفَخراً وَزاحمَت

عَلى فَخرِها أَوج السّهى بالمناكِبِ

عَلى فَخرِها أَوج السّهى بالمناكِبِ

So she exulted in you, in honor and pride, and jostled

at the top of its glory with the highest of ranks

Suha's zenith with her shoulders, in her pride.

And you, O Ali, sublime in your glory

وَأَنتَ عَليُّ الجاهِ تَسمو بِكَ العُلى

وَأَنتَ عَليُّ الجاهِ تَسمو بِكَ العُلى

وَكانَت لَكَ العَلياءُ أَسنى المراتبِ

وَكانَت لَكَ العَلياءُ أَسنى المراتبِ

And you are lofty in standing; glory rises through you,

and supremacy was yours, the highest of positions

and lofty eminence was yours, the most splendid of ranks.

You rose as a minaret, then as fate and position

سَمَوتَ مَناراً ثمَّ قَدراً وَمَنصباً

سَمَوتَ مَناراً ثمَّ قَدراً وَمَنصباً

فَلا زِلتَ طولَ الدّهرِ سامي المَناصِبِ

فَلا زِلتَ طولَ الدّهرِ سامي المَناصِبِ

You rose as a beacon, then in worth and office;

so you have always been lofty of positions

so may you remain for all time exalted in office.

And you attained the finest morals and gentleness

وَقَد نِلتَ مِن حسنِ السّجايا وَلطفِها

وَقَد نِلتَ مِن حسنِ السّجايا وَلطفِها

وَمِن كَرَمِ الأَخلاقِ حسن المَناقبِ

وَمِن كَرَمِ الأَخلاقِ حسن المَناقبِ

And you have gained, from fine qualities and their gentleness,

and the nobility of character, excellent traits

and from nobility of character, the beauty of virtues.

You have come to this sanctuary, best of arrivals

قَدِمتَ عَلى هَذا الحِمى خَيرَ مَقدمٍ

قَدِمتَ عَلى هَذا الحِمى خَيرَ مَقدمٍ

فَنِلنا بِهِ التّشريفَ أَسنى المَكاسِبِ

فَنِلنا بِهِ التّشريفَ أَسنى المَكاسِبِ

You came to this sanctuary with the best of arrivals;

so we attained through it the most honorable of gains

so through it we gained honor, the most splendid of gains.

And we flew from joy in it, and indeed we

وَطِرنا مِنَ الأَفراحِ فيهِ وَإِنّنا

وَطِرنا مِنَ الأَفراحِ فيهِ وَإِنّنا

ذَهَبنا بِهِ لِلفَخرِ كلَّ المذاهبِ

ذَهَبنا بِهِ لِلفَخرِ كلَّ المذاهبِ

And we soared with joy at it, and indeed we

went with it to pride, all paths

took, through it, every path to pride.

Congratulations to us in it, congratulations and pride

هَنيئاً لَنا فيهِ هَنيئاً وَمَفخراً

هَنيئاً لَنا فيهِ هَنيئاً وَمَفخراً

عَلى كلِّ أَهلِ الشّرقِ ثمَّ المَغاربِ

عَلى كلِّ أَهلِ الشّرقِ ثمَّ المَغاربِ

Joy to us in it—joy and a source of pride

over all people of the East, then West

above all the people of the East, then of the western lands!

You have healed with it hearts and thoughts

جَبرت بِهِ مِنّا قُلوباً وَخَاطراً

جَبرت بِهِ مِنّا قُلوباً وَخَاطراً

وَأَنتَ لِجَبرِ القلبِ عَذب المشاربِ

وَأَنتَ لِجَبرِ القلبِ عَذب المشاربِ

Through it you mended our hearts and consoled our spirit,

and you are for healing hearts, sweetest of drinks

and for mending the heart, your springs are sweet.

Stay in God's safekeeping, appearing from the heights

وَدُم في ضَمانِ اللَّه تَبدو مِن العلى

وَدُم في ضَمانِ اللَّه تَبدو مِن العلى

عَلى طِرفها المَيمونِ أَثبتُ راكبِ

عَلى طِرفها المَيمونِ أَثبتُ راكبِ

And remain in God's protection, appearing from glory's heights

on its auspicious edge, firmest of riders

on her auspicious steed, the steadiest of riders,

Happy, praiseworthy, soft living, prosperous

سَعيداً حَميداً ناعِمَ العَيشِ رغدَه

سَعيداً حَميداً ناعِمَ العَيشِ رغدَه

مَصوناً مِنَ الأوصابِ ثمّ المَتاعبِ

مَصوناً مِنَ الأوصابِ ثمّ المَتاعبِ

happy and praiseworthy, enjoying a life of ease and plenty,

safe from calamities, then from troubles

shielded from ailments, and then from hardships,

As long as the rose garden chirped in the meadow

مَدى الدَّهرِ ما الورقاءُ في الرّوضِ غَرَّدت

مَدى الدَّهرِ ما الورقاءُ في الرّوضِ غَرَّدت

وَأَبدَت مِنَ التّغريدِ كلَّ العَجايِبِ

وَأَبدَت مِنَ التّغريدِ كلَّ العَجايِبِ

for all time, as long as the gray dove warbles in the garden

and showed from its chirping every wonder

and brings forth from her warbling every wonder.