لؤلؤةُpearl الشوفينِthe two Choufs دارُabode السناradiance
لؤلؤةُ الشوفينِ دارُ السنا
هلَّhas risen بأفقon the horizon عُلاهاits grandeur هلالْa crescent
هلَّ بأفق عُلاها هلالْ
The pearl of the two Choufs, the abode of radiance—
The pearl of Al-Shoufi is the home of glory,
A crescent has risen on the horizon of its grandeur:
It shone in its horizon like a crescent,
سليلُa scion مجدٍglory قدalready بناهbuilt it لهاfor it
سليلُ مجدٍ قد بناه لها
علىupon أساسthe foundation الفضلvirtue جيدُthe finest of الرجالmen
على أساس الفضل جيدُ الرجال
A scion of glory that had been built for it
An offspring of honor built it,
On virtue’s foundation by the finest of men.
On the foundation of the excellence of good men,
ياO حسنَهُhis beauty بوُرِكَmay he be blessed فيهاwithin it وَقَدْand indeed
يا حسنَهُ بوُرِكَ فيها وَقَدْ
تَنَسَّمتْهاhave breathed upon it طيّباتُnoble الخِلالqualities
تَنَسَّمتْها طيّباتُ الخِلال
How lovely he is! May he be blessed within it, for
How beautiful it is, may it be blessed,
Noble qualities have breathed upon it.
It was scented by the aromas of generosity,
فعاشَso may they live للمجدِfor glory بِهاin it أَهلُهاits people
فعاشَ للمجدِ بِها أَهلُها
وللعُفَاةand for supplicants البائِسِينthe destitute النوالْbounty
وللعُفَاة البائِسِين النوالْ
So may its people live there for glory,
For glory, its people have lived in it,
And bounty endure for destitute supplicants,
And for the wretched, destitute - sustenance,
وللمثانيand for praises الغُرّresplendent تاريخُهاits history
وللمثاني الغُرّ تاريخُها
وللمعاليand for lofty deeds فيupon ذُرَاهاits summits الكمالperfection
وللمعالي في ذُرَاها الكمال
And its history endure for resplendent praises,
And for virtues, its history tells,
And perfection endure for lofty deeds upon its summits.
And for the most high - perfection in its peaks.