خَلِّleave clear الطَّريقَthe way تَعِشْyou will live فيin ظِلِّthe shade of عافِيَةٍwell-being
خَلِّ الطَّريقَ تَعِشْ في ظِلِّ عافِيَةٍ
ياO بنَson of اللَّبونِthe milk-bearing she-camel إذاwhen استَنَّgallop القَناعِيسُthe mighty camels
يا بنَ اللَّبونِ إذا استَنَّ القَناعِيسُ
Make way, and you will live in the shade of well-being,
Make way, live in good health's shade,
O two-year-old camel, when the mighty camels gallop.
O Lebanese son, when the cups are passed around,
ولاand do not تُزاحِمْjostle بنَحرِwith the throat of العَيشِlife صَدرَقَناthe breast of spears
ولا تُزاحِمْ بنَحرِ العَيشِ صَدرَقَنا
فلنْfor … will not يقاوِمَwithstand أطرافَthe tips of القَناthe spears عِيسُwhite camels
فلنْ يقاوِمَ أطرافَ القَنا عِيسُ
And do not press life's throat against the breast of spears,
Do not trouble the bosom of life with your chest,
for white camels will not withstand the tips of spears.
For Jesus cannot resist the ends of spears.