لناfor us عيدٌa festival يَدومُendures لَناfor us جديداًnew
لنا عيدٌ يَدومُ لَنا جديداً
وعيدُand the festival النَّاسِof the people ليسَthere is not لهُfor it دوامُpermanence
وعيدُ النَّاسِ ليسَ لهُ دوامُ
We have a festival that remains ever new for us,
and the people's festival does not endure.
وبَهجَةُand the joy عِيدِof the festival كلِّof all النَّاسِthe people يَومٌa day
وبَهجَةُ عِيدِ كلِّ النَّاسِ يَومٌ
وبَهجَةٌand the joy عيدِناof our festival عامٌa year فعامُthen a year
وبَهجَةٌ عيدِنا عامٌ فعامُ
And the joy of everyone's festival lasts a day,
while the joy of our festival lasts year after year.
وفيand in الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres شمسٌa sun كلَّevery يومٍday
وفي الأَفلاكِ شمسٌ كلَّ يومٍ
تَغيبُsets وبَعدَهاand after it يأتيcomes الظَّلامُthe darkness
تَغيبُ وبَعدَها يأتي الظَّلامُ
And in the celestial spheres a sun each day
sets, and after it comes darkness;
وفيand in بيروتَBeirut شمسٌa sun كُلَّevery حينٍmoment
وفي بيروتَ شمسٌ كُلَّ حينٍ
تلوحُshines فلاso no غروبَsunset ولاand no قَتامُdust-haze
تلوحُ فلا غروبَ ولا قَتامُ
and in Beirut a sun at every moment
shines, so there is neither sunset nor dust-haze.
تَولَّىtook charge of ثَغْرَهاits port خُرشيدُKhurshid (sun) سَعدٍof good fortune
تَولَّى ثَغْرَها خُرشيدُ سَعدٍ
فلاحَso appeared منfrom الضِّياءِthe radiance لهُfor it ابتِسامُa smile
فلاحَ من الضِّياءِ لهُ ابتِسامُ
Khurshid of good fortune took charge of its port,
so a smile of radiance appeared upon it.
فليسَso there is no سِوَىother than السَّحائبِthe clouds فيهِin it باكٍone who weeps
فليسَ سِوَى السَّحائبِ فيهِ باكٍ
وليسَand there is no بنائِحٍmourner إلاَّexcept الحَمامُthe doves
وليسَ بنائِحٍ إلاَّ الحَمامُ
So none weeps there but the clouds,
and none laments but the doves.
لناfor us منهُfrom him سَلامٌpeace مُستَمِرُّunceasing
لنا منهُ سَلامٌ مُستَمِرُّ
نَعَمْyes وَلَهُand for him منfrom اللهِGod السَّلامُpeace
نَعَمْ وَلَهُ من اللهِ السَّلامُ
From him we have unceasing peace;
yes, and for him is peace from God.
مَدائِحُهُpraises of him افتِتاحُthe opening مورِّخِيهِof his chroniclers
مَدائِحُهُ افتِتاحُ مورِّخِيهِ
وإيفاؤُand the full offering الدُّعاءِof prayers لهُfor him خِتامُthe close
وإيفاؤُ الدُّعاءِ لهُ خِتامُ
His chroniclers begin with praises of him,
and their close is the full offering of prayers for him.
Sol 6.1