رثgrew threadbare ياO دهرTime ثوبناour garment فعريناso we went naked
رث يا دهر ثوبنا فعرينا
ولبسناand we put on القميصthe shirt صبراًpatience جميلاnoble
ولبسنا القميص صبراً جميلا
Our garment grew threadbare, O Time, and we went naked;
Time has worn our garment and left us naked
and we donned noble patience as our shirt.
We have worn the shirt of patience beautifully
وكتمناand we concealed آلامناour pains وسكتناand we kept silent
وكتمنا آلامنا وسكتنا
ومنعناand we prevented عيونناour eyes انfrom تسيلاflowing with tears
ومنعنا عيوننا ان تسيلا
And we concealed our pains and kept silent,
We have concealed our pains and kept silent
and kept our eyes from shedding tears.
And prevented our eyes from tearing
قدindeed قنعناwe have been content فيin أرضthe land of لبنانLebanon بالمwith the water (word begins)
قد قنعنا في أرض لبنان بالم
اء(completes 'water') زلالاًclear and pure وبالنسيمand with the breeze عليلاgentle
اء زلالاً وبالنسيم عليلا
We have been content in the land of Lebanon with
We have been content in the land of Lebanon with pain
clear water and a gentle breeze.
As fresh water and with gentle breeze
وتراناand you see us كأنناas though we ماnot حملناwe had borne الthe
وترانا كأننا ما حملنا ال
يأسdespair حياًalive ولاnor الرجاءhope قتيلاslain
يأس حياً ولا الرجاء قتيلا
And you see us as though we had not borne
And you see us as though we have not carried
despair alive, nor hope slain;
Despair alive, nor hope slain
وكأنand as though الليلthe night الذيwhich قدindeed سهرناwe stayed awake
وكأن الليل الذي قد سهرنا
هthrough it جياعاًhungry ماnot كانwas ليلاًa night طويلاlong
ه جياعاً ما كان ليلاً طويلا
and as though the night we spent awake,
And as though the night we have stayed up
hungry, had not been a long night;
Hungry was no long night
وكأنand as though البغيthe oppression الذيwhich قدindeed حملناwe had borne
وكأن البغي الذي قد حملنا
هit زماناًfor a long time ماnot كانwas حملاًa burden ثقيلاheavy
ه زماناً ما كان حملاً ثقيلا
and as though the oppression we had borne
And as though the injustice we have carried
so long had not been a heavy burden.
For a time was no heavy burden
قدindeed رضيناwe have been content بكلwith all ذاthis منكfrom you ياO دهTime (word begins)
قد رضينا بكل ذا منك يا ده
ر(completes 'Time') فحاذرso beware أنto تبتغيyou seek المستحيلاthe impossible
ر فحاذر أن تبتغي المستحيلا
We have accepted all this from you, O Time;
We have been content with all this from you, O time
so beware of seeking the impossible.
So beware not to seek the impossible
الفتىthe young man عندناamong us يموتdies ظليماًwronged
الفتى عندنا يموت ظليماً
وعديماًand destitute ولاbut not يموتdies ذليلاabased
وعديماً ولا يموت ذليلا
Among us, a young man dies wronged
The youth according to us dies wrongfully
and destitute, but does not die abased.
And deprived, and does not die disgraced
Sol 6.1