جاءَ الصِّيامُ قريرَ العين مُبتَهجاً

جاءَ الصِّيامُ قريرَ العين مُبتَهجاً

بمَن تنالُ بهِ زَوَّارُهُ شَرَفا

بمَن تنالُ بهِ زَوَّارُهُ شَرَفا

Fasting has come, serene of eye and rejoicing,

Fasting has come with delighted eyes

in him through whom his visitors gain honor.

Bringing honor to those visited by its guests

ويشتَهي العيدُ من شوقٍ لرؤيتِهِ

ويشتَهي العيدُ من شوقٍ لرؤيتِهِ

لو يُجعَلَ الصَّومُ يوماً واحداً وكَفَى

لو يُجعَلَ الصَّومُ يوماً واحداً وكَفَى

And Eid, longing to see him, wishes

And Eid longs with desire to see it

that fasting be but a single day, and that suffice.

If only fasting could be but one day, that's enough

هذا الوزيرُ الذي جلَّت مَهابَتُهُ

هذا الوزيرُ الذي جلَّت مَهابَتُهُ

فَقِفْ لديهِ كمَنْ في الكعبْةِ اعتَكَفا

فَقِفْ لديهِ كمَنْ في الكعبْةِ اعتَكَفا

This is the minister whose presence commands such awe;

This minister, whose majesty is great

so stand before him like one in devotional retreat within the Kaaba.

Stand before him as if secluded in Kaaba

وقُلْ لهُ عِشتَ أعواماً على عَدَدِ السْ

وقُلْ لهُ عِشتَ أعواماً على عَدَدِ السْ

سَاعات مِن شَهرِهِ بالعزِّ مُكْتَنَفا

سَاعات مِن شَهرِهِ بالعزِّ مُكْتَنَفا

And say to him, “May you live for years equal in number to the

And tell him you lived years numbering Ramadan's

hours of its month, encompassed by glory.”

Hours wrapped in glorious splendor

وحيِّ بيروتَ بالبُشرَى فقد حَصَلتْ

وحيِّ بيروتَ بالبُشرَى فقد حَصَلتْ

على الذي مِنهُ كانت تشتَهي سَلَفا

على الذي مِنهُ كانت تشتَهي سَلَفا

And greet Beirut with glad tidings, for she has obtained

Give Beirut the good news, for she has attained

what she had previously desired from him.

What she had longed for before

يا طالما صَبَرتْ حتَّى أتى فَرَجٌ

يا طالما صَبَرتْ حتَّى أتى فَرَجٌ

إذ كلُّ أمرٍ على ميقاتهِ وَقَفا

إذ كلُّ أمرٍ على ميقاتهِ وَقَفا

Ah, how long she endured until relief came!

After so much patience until relief came

For every matter depends upon its appointed time.

For everything has its appointed time

أعطَى دِمَشْقَ نصيباً من إقامتِهِ

أعطَى دِمَشْقَ نصيباً من إقامتِهِ

ومثلَ ذلكَ في بيروتَ فانتصَفا

ومثلَ ذلكَ في بيروتَ فانتصَفا

He gave Damascus a share of his stay,

He gave Damascus a share of his stay

and the same in Beirut, dividing it equally,

And likewise for Beirut sought fairness

كالشَّمسِ تَقسِمُ للأرضِ الزَّمانَ متَى

كالشَّمسِ تَقسِمُ للأرضِ الزَّمانَ متَى

ما فارقَت طَرَفاً مِنها تَزُرْ طَرَفا

ما فارقَت طَرَفاً مِنها تَزُرْ طَرَفا

like the sun, which apportions time to the earth: whenever

Like the sun dividing time between earth

it leaves one part of the earth, it visits another.

Never abandoning one side to favor another

قد سابقَ العيدَ عِيدٌ عِندنا طَرِبتْ

قد سابقَ العيدَ عِيدٌ عِندنا طَرِبتْ

بهِ نفوسٌ لها وِرْدُ الهناءِ صَفا

بهِ نفوسٌ لها وِرْدُ الهناءِ صَفا

A feast among us has already outstripped Eid; rejoicing

For us Eid has come before Eid, gladdening

in it are souls whose draught of happiness has grown clear.

Souls whose joy is pure

هذا تدومُ على الأيامِ بَهجتُهُ

هذا تدومُ على الأيامِ بَهجتُهُ

لنا وهذا بيومٍ مرَّ وانصرَفا

لنا وهذا بيومٍ مرَّ وانصرَفا

This one's joy endures through the days

This - its delight lasts days for us

for us; that one passes in a day and is gone.

While that passed in a day and was gone