ياO رُبَىhills of لبنانLebanon حيَّاكِmay it greet you الحَياthe rain
يا رُبَى لبنان حيَّاكِ الحَيا
وسَقَىand may it water تُربكِyour soil هتانُthe downpour of الغمَامthe clouds
وسَقَى تُربكِ هتانُ الغمَام
O hills of Lebanon, may the rain greet you,
O Lebanon's beloved, may you live long
And may the clouds’ downpour water your soil.
And may the clouds water your soil
ياO ربوعَabodes of الأنسjoy ياO دارَhome of الصَفَاserenity
يا ربوعَ الأنس يا دارَ الصَفَا
ياO جنانَgardens of الخلدِeternity ياO أَهنَاmost blissful مقامabode
يا جنانَ الخلدِ يا أَهنَا مقام
O abodes of joy, O home of serenity,
O abode of intimacy, O land of serenity
O gardens of eternity, O most blissful abode!
O gardens of immortality, what a sublime place
حبَّذاhow lovely لبنانLebanon معwith غاباتهِits forests
حبَّذا لبنان مع غاباتهِ
حبَّذاhow lovely تلكthose الصَحَارىthe deserts والأَكامand the hills
حبَّذا تلك الصَحَارى والأَكام
How lovely is Lebanon with its forests,
How great is Lebanon with its forests
How lovely are those deserts and hills.
How great are those plains and summits
حبَّذاhow lovely منهُfrom it نسيمٌa breeze عاطرٌfragrant
حبَّذا منهُ نسيمٌ عاطرٌ
يُنعِشُrevives الأرواحَsouls بلindeed يشفيheals السقامsickness
يُنعِشُ الأرواحَ بل يشفي السقام
How lovely is its fragrant breeze,
How great is its fragrant breeze
It revives souls—indeed, it heals sickness.
That revives souls and even heals illness
وخريرُand the murmur of المآءِthe water فيin تلكthose الرُبَىthe hills
وخريرُ المآءِ في تلك الرُبَى
كحنينٍlike yearning منfrom محبٍّa lover مُستَهامlove-stricken
كحنينٍ من محبٍّ مُستَهام
And the murmur of water in those hills
And the murmur of water in those hills
Is like the yearning of a love-stricken lover.
Is like the yearning of an enamored lover
حبَّذاhow lovely منهُfrom it ربيعٌa spring قدindeed حكىresembled
حبَّذا منهُ ربيعٌ قد حكى
مَعرَضa display of الأزهارflowers يزهوglows بابتسامwith a smile
مَعرَض الأزهار يزهو بابتسام
How lovely is its spring, which mirrors
How great is its spring that has depicted
A display of flowers, radiant with a smile.
An exhibition of flowers beaming with smiles
بَسطspread الزهرflowers علىover أرجائِهits expanses
بَسط الزهر على أرجائِه
بينamong وردٍroses وَبهارٍand daisies وخزَامand lavender
بين وردٍ وَبهارٍ وخزَام
It spread flowers across its expanses,
Having spread flowers in its expanse
Among roses, daisies, and lavender.
Among roses, blossoms, and oleander
وزلالand the freshness of المآءِthe water فيin تلكthose العيونthe springs
وزلال المآءِ في تلك العيون
يُعيدُrestores الكهلَthe middle-aged man أَصبَىmore youthful منthan غُلاَمa boy
يُعيدُ الكهلَ أَصبَى من غُلاَم
And the fresh, clear water in those springs
And the freshness of water in those eyes
Makes the middle-aged man younger than a boy.
Makes an old man seem younger than a lad
وتَرىand you see الأَطيارthe birds فيin تلكthose الرُبَىthe hills
وتَرى الأَطيار في تلك الرُبَى
بينَamong شحرورٍa blackbird وبازٍand a hawk ويمامand a dove
بينَ شحرورٍ وبازٍ ويمام
And you see the birds in those hills,
And you see the birds in those hills
Among them blackbirds, hawks, and doves,
Among sparrows, falcons, and doves
سابحاتٍsailing through the air فَوقabove أَغَصانbranches النقاthe dunes
سابحاتٍ فَوق أَغَصان النقا
بينَamid تَسجيعٍwarbling وتغريدِand the song of الحَمَامdoves
بينَ تَسجيعٍ وتغريدِ الحَمَام
Sailing above the branches on the dunes,
Swimming above branches of saplings
Amid warbling and the song of doves.
Among the rhythm of turtledoves' coos
ياoh لَهُfor it منof منظَرٍa sight زاهٍradiant حَوىَencompassed
يا لَهُ من منظَرٍ زاهٍ حَوىَ
كلَّماall that راقdelighted علىin أَبهىthe most splendid نَظَامarrangement
كلَّما راق على أَبهى نَظَام
Oh, what a radiant sight, encompassing
What a delightful scene it encompassed
All that delights, in the loveliest arrangement!
However it pleased, in the finest array
ياO نسيمَbreeze of الصبحmorning أَقرأهُconvey to it السلامgreetings
يا نسيمَ الصبح أَقرأهُ السلام
منfrom محبٍّa lover فيin هَوَىlove of الأَوطَانِnative lands هامbecame enraptured
من محبٍّ في هَوَى الأَوطَانِ هام
O morning breeze, convey greetings to it
O morning breeze, convey my greetings
From a lover enraptured by love of native lands.
From a lover enthralled with homelands
أَنتَyou ليto me ياO خيرfinest أَرضٍland جنَّةٌa paradise
أَنتَ لي يا خير أَرضٍ جنَّةٌ
جَمَعَتgathered كلَّevery سرورٍjoy وسلاَمand peace
جَمَعَت كلَّ سرورٍ وسلاَم
You are a paradise to me, O finest land,
You are to me, O best of lands, a paradise
Gathering all joy and peace.
That gathered all joy and peace
حبَّذاhow lovely أَيامdays of إنسٍjoy فيكَin you ياO
حبَّذا أَيام إنسٍ فيكَ يا
وَطَنيmy homeland المحبُوبbeloved زالَتvanished كالمَنامlike a dream
وَطَني المحبُوب زالَت كالمَنام
How lovely were the days of joy in you, O
How great were the days of intimacy in you, O
My beloved homeland—they vanished like a dream.
My beloved homeland, they have passed like a dream
طَالماhow often هيَّجstirred ليin me تذكارُهَاtheir memory
طَالما هيَّج لي تذكارُهَا
شَجناًsorrow يُشعِلُkindles فيin قلبيmy heart ضَرَامa blaze
شَجناً يُشعِلُ في قلبي ضَرَام
How often their memory has stirred in me
Remembering them has often stirred in me
A sorrow that kindles a blaze in my heart.
A yearning that kindles a blaze in my heart
ياoh سَقَىmay He water اللهُGod أُويقاتاًbrief moments مَضَتpassed
يا سَقَى اللهُ أُويقاتاً مَضَت
بينَamong أَهليكَyour people الأَجلاَّءِthe illustrious الكَرامthe generous
بينَ أَهليكَ الأَجلاَّءِ الكَرام
Oh, may God water those brief moments that passed
O may God water the bygone times
Among your illustrious, generous people.
Among your eminent and generous people
هُمُthey أَهلpeople of الفضلvirtue أَربابmasters of الحجَىwisdom
هُمُ أَهل الفضل أَرباب الحجَى
واؤُلوand possessors of الآدابliterary learning أَصحابpeople of المقامhigh standing
واؤُلو الآداب أَصحاب المقام
They are people of virtue, masters of wisdom,
They are the people of merit, lords of refuge
And people of letters, of high standing.
And foremost in morals, masters of glory
فلَكَso for you التذكارُremembrance منيfrom me دائماًalways
فلَكَ التذكارُ مني دائماً
ولهُمand for them منfrom ودّناour affection أَوفَىthe fullest ذمامpledge of loyalty
ولهُم من ودّنا أَوفَى ذمام
So my remembrance is always yours,
So my memory of you is eternal
And they have our affection’s fullest pledge of loyalty.
And my affection for them is everlasting
Sol 6.1