فيin قُبَّةِthe dome الأَفلاكِof the heavens شمسٌa sun تَطلُعُrises
في قُبَّةِ الأَفلاكِ شمسٌ تَطلُعُ
وبأَرضِناand on our earth شَمسٌa sun أجَلُّmore august وأنفَعُand more beneficial
وبأَرضِنا شَمسٌ أجَلُّ وأنفَعُ
In the dome of the heavens, a sun rises,
In the dome of the heavens a sun rises
and on our earth is a sun more august and more beneficial.
Yet in our land a sun more glorious and beneficial
هاتيكَthat one تَطلُعُrises فيin النَّهارِthe daytime وشَمسُناand our sun
هاتيكَ تَطلُعُ في النَّهارِ وشَمسُنا
أَنوارُهاits rays فيat كلِّevery حينٍmoment تَسطَعُshine
أَنوارُها في كلِّ حينٍ تَسطَعُ
That one rises by day; as for our sun,
That one rises in the day while our sun
its rays shine at every moment.
Its light at all times shines forth
قَدِمَarrived الوزيرُthe minister فياso O عبادُservants استَبشِرواrejoice, all of you
قَدِمَ الوزيرُ فيا عبادُ استَبشِروا
بالصَّالحاتِin good things وبالسَّلامِand in peace تَمَتَّعواtake delight, all of you
بالصَّالحاتِ وبالسَّلامِ تَمَتَّعوا
The minister has arrived; O servants, rejoice
The minister has arrived so rejoice O servants
in good things, and take delight in peace.
In righteous deeds and in peace delight
جادَgave generously الزَّمانُtime بهِwith him فَكَذَّبَand so refuted مَنwhoever شكَاcomplained of
جادَ الزَّمانُ بهِ فَكَذَّبَ مَن شكَا
بُخلَthe stinginess الزَّمانِof time معُطِّلاًdismissing ماwhat يَصنَعُit produces
بُخلَ الزَّمانِ معُطِّلاً ما يَصنَعُ
Time was generous in giving him, refuting whoever complained
The days have been generous with him so whoever complained
of time's stinginess, dismissing what it produces.
Of the days being miserly has lied
ياO وَحشةَthe loneliness القُدسِof Jerusalem الشَّرِيفِthe noble فإِنَّهُfor indeed it
يا وَحشةَ القُدسِ الشَّرِيفِ فإِنَّهُ
لوif يَستطيعُit could لَسارَwould have gone مَعْهُwith him يُشيِّعُseeing off
لو يَستطيعُ لَسارَ مَعْهُ يُشيِّعُ
Oh, the loneliness of noble Jerusalem! For it,
O loneliness of holy Jerusalem if only
if it could, would have gone with him to see him off.
He could, he would walk with him to bid farewell
وسُرورَand the joy بيروتَof Beirut التِّيwhich أبراجُهاits towers
وسُرورَ بيروتَ التِّي أبراجُها
كادتْnearly تُصفِّقُclapped والحمائِمُand the doves تَسجَعُcooed
كادتْ تُصفِّقُ والحمائِمُ تَسجَعُ
And the joy of Beirut, whose towers
And the joy of Beirut whose minarets
nearly clapped, while the doves cooed!
Nearly clapped while doves cooed
هذاthis one المُقلَّدُthe one girded بالحسامِwith the sword وعَزْمُهُand his resolve
هذا المُقلَّدُ بالحسامِ وعَزْمُهُ
أمضىkeener منَthan السَّيفِthe sword الصَّقيلِpolished وأَقطَعُand more cutting
أمضى منَ السَّيفِ الصَّقيلِ وأَقطَعُ
This man is girded with the sword, and his resolve
This one girded with the sword, his resolve
is keener than the polished sword, and cuts more sharply.
Is sharper than the polished blade and more cutting
تَستَغرِقُencompasses الأَلفاظُthe words منهُfrom him كِلْمةٌa word
تَستَغرِقُ الأَلفاظُ منهُ كِلْمةٌ
ويُديرُand governs قُطرَthe region الشَّامِof al-Sham منهُof his إصبَعُa finger
ويُديرُ قُطرَ الشَّامِ منهُ إصبَعُ
A single word from him encompasses all words,
From him a word takes all eloquence
and one finger of his governs the region of al-Sham.
While with a finger he turns the lands of Syria
يَقْظانُvigilant فيهِin him لِكُلِّfor every عُضوٍlimb مُقلَةٌan eye
يَقْظانُ فيهِ لِكُلِّ عُضوٍ مُقلَةٌ
يَرْنوhe gazes بهاwith it ولِكُلِّand for every عُضوٍlimb مسمَعُan ear
يَرْنو بها ولِكُلِّ عُضوٍ مسمَعُ
He is vigilant: in him, every limb has an eye
In him for every limb is an ear awake
with which he gazes, and every limb has an ear.
It yearns and for every limb an ear attentive
رَحُبَتْwas vast وِلايتُهُhis domain ولكنْbut صَدرُهُhis breast
رَحُبَتْ وِلايتُهُ ولكنْ صَدرُهُ
أَفضَىmore open وأَرحَبُand more spacious فيin الأُمورِaffairs وأَوسَعُand broader
أَفضَى وأَرحَبُ في الأُمورِ وأَوسَعُ
His domain is vast, but his breast
His governance has expanded but his heart
is more open, more spacious in affairs, and broader still.
Is more spacious and broader in affairs
فصلُdecisiveness الخِطابِof speech علىfor سِواهُanyone besides him فرَاسِخٌleagues
فصلُ الخِطابِ على سِواهُ فرَاسِخٌ
لكنْbut عليهِfor him إذاwhen تَطاوَلَgrows long أّذرُعُcubits
لكنْ عليهِ إذا تَطاوَلَ أّذرُعُ
Decisive judgment spans leagues for others,
His speech surpasses all others by miles
but for him, even at its longest, mere cubits.
But to him if it gets lengthy then arms-lengths
يَرميhe targets البعيدَthe distant one بلَحْظِهِwith his glance فَيقُودُهُand so he leads him
يَرمي البعيدَ بلَحْظِهِ فَيقُودُهُ
وتَصُكُّand strikes هِمَّتُهُhis determination الحديدَiron فتَقطَعُand so cuts through
وتَصُكُّ هِمَّتُهُ الحديدَ فتَقطَعُ
He targets the distant one with his glance, then leads him,
He strikes the distant one with his glance so he leads him
and his determination strikes iron and cuts through it.
And his resolve melts iron so it cuts
شُكراًthanks لدَولتِناto our state التيwhich لمnot يَخْلُbe devoid مِنof
شُكراً لدَولتِنا التي لم يَخْلُ مِن
شُكرٍgratitude لهاtoward it فيin كلِّevery قُطرٍregion مَوضِعُa place
شُكرٍ لها في كلِّ قُطرٍ مَوضِعُ
Thanks to our state: no place is without
Thanks to our state which has never lacked
gratitude toward it, in any region.
Gratitude in every land a position
خافَتْit feared عليناfor us منfrom ظلامِthe darkness زَمانِناof our age
خافَتْ علينا من ظلامِ زَمانِنا
فجَلَتْso it unveiled عليناto us نُورَthe light شمسٍof a sun يَلمَعُgleams
فجَلَتْ علينا نُورَ شمسٍ يَلمَعُ
It feared for us because of our age's darkness,
It feared for us the darkness of our time
so it unveiled to us a sun's gleaming light.
So it revealed to us the light of a shining sun
Sol 6.1