1. يا شبلُ ما هان العرين

    الارز عرض لا يهونُ

    O Shibl, the lion's den has not been humbled.

    The cedar is honor that cannot be debased.

  2. ذلّت لديه الناطحا

    تُ وقد تكسرت القرون

    Before it the butting beasts were humbled,

    and their horns were already shattered.

  3. من قبل موسى كان وه

    و كما ترى حصنٌ حصين

    It existed before Moses, and it

    remains, as you see, an impregnable fortress.

  4. تُحييه آسادٌ مقذ

    ذَفةٌ تدين لها المنون

    Powerfully built lions give it life,

    and Death submits to them.

  5. من كل ليثٍ في بشر

    ري لا يُضارعه قرين

    Among them is every lion in Bsharri

    whom no peer can match,

  6. وغضنفر في أرضِ كو

    لمبٍ يعزُّ به عرين

    and a mighty lion in the land of Columbus,

    through whom a lion's den gains glory.

  7. تعنو الجباه له فمن

    فوق الجبين له جبين

    Brows bow before him; above

    every brow stands his own.

  8. وله على لبنان خي

    ر يدٍ تقرُّ بها العيون

    And to Lebanon he has offered the

    finest helping hand, bringing delight to the eyes.

  9. وهو المقيم على الوفاء

    له وحارسه الأَمين

    He remains steadfast in loyalty

    to it, and is its faithful guardian.

  10. أيامه غررٌ بها

    تاريخ لبنان مَزين

    His days are shining glories, with which

    Lebanon's history is adorned.

  11. وأعزُّها يومٌ علينا

    من مفاخره ديون

    And most cherished is a day that leaves us

    in debt for its glorious deeds.

  12. لم تشهد الفيحا له

    مثلاً ولا طوت القرون

    Al-Fayha has never witnessed

    its equal, nor have the centuries encompassed one.

  13. برزت به تلك الاسو

    دُ يقودها الشبل الرصين

    Those lions came forth that day,

    led by steadfast Shibl.

  14. فإذا أشار لها تغي

    بُ وحين يدعوها تبين

    When he signals to them, they vanish,

    and when he calls them, they appear.

  15. ومتى تحف به رأي

    ت الروح حفتها حصون

    Whenever they surround him, you see

    the soul surrounded by fortresses.

  16. وقد استلان ببأسها

    صلباء كانت لا تلين

    And with their might he has softened

    what was hard and would not yield.

  17. ولو أنه ممن يهو

    ن عليهم شرف ودين

    And had he been among those who slight

    honor and faith,

  18. لاقى بها صدر المجا

    لس وهو مفديٌّ مصون

    he would, through them, have gained pride of place

    in assemblies, with others ready to die for him, protected.

  19. يا من زعامته يقي

    دونه كبت الظنون

    O you whose leadership is certain,

    before which doubts have stumbled.

  20. فداك منا المستقر

    كما يفديك الظعين

    Those of us who stay would sacrifice themselves for you,

    as would those who journey.

  21. وصبا إليك النازحو

    ن فكل بثهم حنين

    The emigrants have yearned for you;

    all their laments are longing.

  22. نفحوك بالدر الثمين

    لأنك الغالي الثمين

    They have gifted you precious pearls,

    because you are dear and precious.

  23. يا شبل لا تعتب على

    زمن يسود به الخؤون

    O Shibl, do not reproach

    an age in which the treacherous hold sway.

  24. الدهر جن وهل تعا

    تب من ألم به جنون

    Time has gone mad; would you reproach

    one whom madness has afflicted?

  25. صبراً فسوف تقهقه الثك

    لى ويبتسم الحزين

    Be patient: the bereaved mother will yet laugh aloud,

    and the sorrowful will smile.

  26. ويغيب شؤم بارز

    ويضحضح السعد الكمين

    Manifest ill fortune will disappear,

    and hidden good fortune will shine forth.

  27. قد حان تُلقى الليا

    لي حملها ويرى الجنين

    The time has come for the nights to cast off

    their burden, and for the unborn child to come into view.

  28. من لم تعنه زنده

    يشقى وليس له معين

    Whoever finds no help in his own forearm

    suffers, and has no helper.