اليومَtoday رَبُّكَyour Lord أعطَىgave القوسَthe bow باريهاits carver
اليومَ رَبُّكَ أعطَى القوسَ باريها
وأسكَنَand lodged الدَّارَthe house بعدَafter الهِجرةِthe exile بانيهاits builder
وأسكَنَ الدَّارَ بعدَ الهِجرةِ بانيها
Today your Lord has given the bow to its maker,
Today your Lord has given the rain its fullness
and lodged the house’s builder within it after exile.
And inhabited the house after the emigration of its builder
وجَدَّدَand renewed الدَولةَthe dynasty الشَّهْباءَthe gray-white مُرتِجعاًbringing back
وجَدَّدَ الدَولةَ الشَّهْباءَ مُرتِجعاً
ماwhat غابَvanished بالأمسِyesterday عَنَّاfrom us منof دَراريهاits brilliant stars
ما غابَ بالأمسِ عَنَّا من دَراريها
and renewed the gray-white dynasty, restoring
And renewed the august state, returning
those of its brilliant stars that vanished from us yesterday.
What was absent from us yesterday of its homes
لاnot يَترُكُleaves الدَّهرُtime عيناًan eye لاno دُموعَtears بهاin it
لا يَترُكُ الدَّهرُ عيناً لا دُموعَ بها
ولاnor دُمُوعاًtears بلاwithout مَسحٍwiping يُؤاتيهاattends them
ولا دُمُوعاً بلا مَسحٍ يُؤاتيها
Time leaves no eye without tears,
Time does not leave an eye without tears in it
nor tears without a wiping to attend them.
Nor tears without a wipe that comes to it
يَنامُit sleeps حِيناًawhile ولكنْand yet بعدَafter نَومَتِهِits slumber
يَنامُ حِيناً ولكنْ بعدَ نَومَتِهِ
لابُدَّthere must be منof يَقظَةٍan awakening يصحوit wakes لَناfor us فيهاin it
لابُدَّ من يَقظَةٍ يصحو لَنا فيها
It sleeps awhile, but after its slumber
It sleeps for a while but after its slumber
there must be an awakening in which it wakes for us.
There must be an awakening in which it is alert for us
ياO طُورَMount لُبنانَLebanon لاdo not تَشْكُcomplain of الظَماءَthirst فقدfor indeed
يا طُورَ لُبنانَ لا تَشْكُ الظَماءَ فقد
عادَتْhave returned مِياهُكَyour waters تَجريflow فيin مَجاريهاtheir channels
عادَتْ مِياهُكَ تَجري في مَجاريها
O Mount Lebanon, do not complain of thirst, for
O Mount Lebanon, do not doubt the thirst for your waters have returned
your waters have returned to flow in their channels.
Flowing in their channels again
عادَhas returned الشِّهابُShihab (meteor) إلىto الأَنوارِthe lights طَلْعتِهِhis countenance
عادَ الشِّهابُ إلى الأَنوارِ طَلْعتِهِ
فيin أَرضِكَyour land اليومَtoday فابيَّضتْso became white لياليهاits nights
في أَرضِكَ اليومَ فابيَّضتْ لياليها
Shihab has returned with the radiance of his countenance
The comet has returned to its luminous rising
in your land today, so its nights have turned white.
In your land today, so its nights turned white
هُوَhe المَجيدُthe glorious one الشِّهابُShihab (meteor) اسماًas a name علىupon لَقَبٍa title
هُوَ المَجيدُ الشِّهابُ اسماً على لَقَبٍ
يَجريcirculates وأَلفاظُهُand its words تَحكيreflect مَعانيهاtheir meanings
يَجري وأَلفاظُهُ تَحكي مَعانيها
He is the glorious Shihab, a name joined to a title
It is the glorious comet, a name for a title
that circulates, its words reflecting their meanings.
That flows and its words tell its meanings
رأسُhead العَشائِرِthe clans فيin لُبنانَLebanon قاطِبةًall of them
رأسُ العَشائِرِ في لُبنانَ قاطِبةً
إليهِtoward him تَبسُطُextend عنout of طوعٍwillingness أَياديهاtheir hands
إليهِ تَبسُطُ عن طوعٍ أَياديها
Head of all the clans in Lebanon,
The head of all the clans in Lebanon
to him they willingly stretch out their hands.
Stretch out to it willingly their hands
لاnot يَستحيis ashamed أَحَدٌanyone منof لَثمِkissing راحَتِهِhis palm
لا يَستحي أَحَدٌ من لَثمِ راحَتِهِ
فيin أرضِthe land of لُبنانَLebanon منamong أَعلىthe loftiest نَواصيهاits forelocks (chiefs)
في أرضِ لُبنانَ من أَعلى نَواصيها
No one is ashamed to kiss his palm
No one in Lebanon feels shy to kiss its palm
in the land of Lebanon, even among its loftiest heads.
From its highest place
ولاnor يَرَىsees أَحدٌanyone عَيباًa fault بِطاعَتِهِin obeying him
ولا يَرَى أَحدٌ عَيباً بِطاعَتِهِ
فيهاthere وتدعوهُand call him مَولاناour lord مَواليهاits lords
فيها وتدعوهُ مَولانا مَواليها
Nor does anyone see a fault in obeying him
Nor does anyone see fault in obeying it
there, and its lords call him ‘our lord.’
There they call it "our master" its loyalists
نَسْلُscion البشيرِBashir الذيwho الدُّنياthe world بهِabout him لَهِجَتْspoke incessantly
نَسْلُ البشيرِ الذي الدُّنيا بهِ لَهِجَتْ
وذِكرُهُand his renown شاعَspread دَهراًfor ages فيthrough أَقاصيهاits farthest reaches
وذِكرُهُ شاعَ دَهراً في أَقاصيها
Scion of Bashir, of whom the world spoke incessantly,
The offspring of Bashir whom the world spoke of
and whose renown spread for ages to its farthest reaches.
And whose mention spread for ages across its horizons
يَفنىwill perish الزَّمانُtime ويَبقَىand will remain ذِكرُthe memory of دَولَتِهِhis reign
يَفنى الزَّمانُ ويَبقَى ذِكرُ دَولَتِهِ
فيon الأرضthe earth يَنشُرُunfolds أَجيالاًgenerations ويَطويهاand folds them away
في الأرض يَنشُرُ أَجيالاً ويَطويها
Time will perish, yet the memory of his reign will endure
Time passes but the mention of its state remains
on earth, while time unfolds generations and folds them away.
In the land, spreading generations and folding them
ياO أَيُّهاyou القائمُthe officeholder المرفوعُexalted مَنصِبُهُhis station
يا أَيُّها القائمُ المرفوعُ مَنصِبُهُ
منfrom دَولَةٍa state نَظَرُthe gaze of الرَّحمنِthe All-Merciful راعيهاits guardian
من دَولَةٍ نَظَرُ الرَّحمنِ راعيها
O you who hold office, whose station is exalted
O you who has an elevated position
by a state guarded by the All-Merciful’s gaze:
Of a state the Merciful's regard was its shepherd
بُشرىglad tidings البِلادِthe land التيwhich أصبَحتَyou have become حاكِمَهاits ruler
بُشرى البِلادِ التي أصبَحتَ حاكِمَها
بُشرَىglad tidings مَنازِلِهاits homes بُشرَىglad tidings أَهاليهاits people
بُشرَى مَنازِلِها بُشرَى أَهاليها
Glad tidings for the land whose ruler you have become!
Good tidings to the countries you became their ruler
Glad tidings for its homes, glad tidings for its people!
Good tidings to its homes, good tidings to its inhabitants
أَنتَyou الأَميرُthe prince الذيwho مازالَhas never ceased يأْمرُenjoins بالwith the
أَنتَ الأَميرُ الذي مازالَ يأْمرُ بال
معروفِgood نفساًa soul عَنِfrom الأَوزارِthe burdens of sin ناهيهاforbidding it
معروفِ نفساً عَنِ الأَوزارِ ناهيها
You are the prince who has never ceased to enjoin
You are the prince who still commands
good upon a soul, restraining it from burdens of sin;
Souls to good and forbids evil
رُكنُpillar البِلادِthe land الذيwho اعتادَتْhas grown accustomed to سَيادتَهُhis sovereignty
رُكنُ البِلادِ الذي اعتادَتْ سَيادتَهُ
دَهراًfor ages فكانَتso it became كبعضٍlike some منof رَواسيهاits firm-set mountains
دَهراً فكانَت كبعضٍ من رَواسيها
the land’s pillar, whose rule it has grown accustomed to
The pillar of the countries which its rule
for ages, so that rule became like one of its firm-set mountains.
Is accustomed for ages, so it was like some of its bedrocks
فَتحٌa victory قريبٌnear at hand منfrom اللهِGod الكريمِthe Generous أَتىhas come
فَتحٌ قريبٌ من اللهِ الكريمِ أَتى
لِبابِto the gate of دولةِa state of مجدٍglory صِرتَyou have become واليهاits governor
لِبابِ دولةِ مجدٍ صِرتَ واليها
A victory near at hand has come from God, the Generous,
A near opening from Generous God has come
to the gate of a glorious state whose governor you have become.
To the door of the state of glory you became its governor
نَشَرتُI published صُحْفاًpages منَof التأْريخِhistory شائِعةًwidely circulated
نَشَرتُ صُحْفاً منَ التأْريخِ شائِعةً
فيin نَظمِthe verse of تأْريخهِits chronogram ضاءَتshone لآليهاtheir pearls
في نَظمِ تأْريخهِ ضاءَت لآليها
I have published pages of history far and wide;
I have published widely circulated pages
their pearls shone in the verse of its chronogram.
In prosody recording its history, radiant in its wonders
Sol 6.1