أتدرينdo you know أنكthat you are أحلاميهmy dreams
أتدرين أنك أحلاميه
وأنكand that you are أعذبsweetest أنغاميهmy melodies
وأنك أعذب أنغاميه
Do you know that you are my dreams,
Do you know that you are my dreams
and that you are the sweetest of my melodies,
And you are the sweetest melodies
وأنand that خيالكyour image فيin خاطريmy mind
وأن خيالك في خاطري
يرفflutters كزنبقةlike a lily ناديهdewy
يرف كزنبقة ناديه
and that your image in my mind
And your imagination is in my mind
flutters like a dewy lily,
Fluttering like a called flower
وأنكand that you are أشعاريَmy poems الهاجساتwhispering
وأنك أشعاريَ الهاجسات
بنفسيَwithin my soul فيin العزلةsolitude القاسيهcruel
بنفسيَ في العزلة القاسيه
and that you are my poems, whispering
And you are my obsessions in poetry
within my soul in cruel solitude?
In my solitude that was so cruel
ذكرتكI remembered you والقلبand the heart نهبprey الفتونenchantment
ذكرتك والقلب نهب الفتون
رهينcaptive الرؤىthe visions الحلوةsweet الوافيهfull
رهين الرؤى الحلوة الوافيه
I remembered you, my heart prey to enchantment,
I remembered you while my heart was ravaged by passion
a captive of sweet, full visions,
Captive to sweet visions that came true
وwhile "لبنانLebanon" يسبحswims فيin نشوةrapture
و "لبنان" يسبح في نشوة
منof السحرenchantment والحبand love والعافيهand well-being
من السحر والحب والعافيه
while Lebanon swam in rapture
And Lebanon swims in rapture
of enchantment, love, and well-being.
Of magic, love, and wellbeing
توشحcloaked itself بالعبقin fragrance المستطابdelightful
توشح بالعبق المستطاب
وغلغلand penetrated deeply فيinto البهجةjoy الضافيهabundant
وغلغل في البهجة الضافيه
It cloaked itself in delightful fragrance,
Adorned with pleasant fragrance
and plunged into abundant joy,
And stirred in abundant joy
ونامand slept علىupon شرفاتbalconies الغمامthe clouds
ونام على شرفات الغمام
وطافتand circled بهaround it الخضرةthe greenery الحاليهlovely
وطافت به الخضرة الحاليه
and slept upon the balconies of clouds,
And slept on the terraces of clouds
and lovely greenery encircled it.
Surrounded by present greenery
تناثرscattered فوقover الروابيthe hills قراهits villages
تناثر فوق الروابي قراه
كماjust as تتناثرscatter آماليهmy hopes
كما تتناثر آماليه
Its villages lay scattered over the hills,
Villages scattered over the hills
just as my hopes scatter.
Like my scattered hopes
علىon كلevery مائسةswaying tree صادحa singing bird
على كل مائسة صادح
وفيand in كلevery وارفةshady tree شاديهa female songbird
وفي كل وارفة شاديه
On every swaying tree, a singing bird,
Every ruin calls out loud
and in every shady tree, a songstress.
And every creek sings happily
وتصغيand listen الوهادthe hollows إلىto قصةa tale
وتصغي الوهاد إلى قصة
منof الحبlove تسردهاrecounts it الساقيهthe stream
من الحب تسردها الساقيه
And the hollows listen to a tale
And the valleys listen to a love story
of love, recounted by the stream.
Told by the water-bearer
وقدand indeed أنصتfell silent الكونthe universe إلاexcept صدىًan echo
وقد أنصت الكون إلا صدىً
يرددrepeats أنشودةthe song الراعيهthe shepherdess
يردد أنشودة الراعيه
And the universe fell silent, save an echo
And the universe listened silently except for an echo
repeating the shepherdess's song.
Repeating the shepherd's chant
تطلعgaze out فيin زهوهاtheir pride الراسياتthe steadfast mountains
تطلع في زهوها الراسيات
حنيناًlonging إلىfor عودةthe return الثاغيهthe bleating sheep
حنيناً إلى عودة الثاغيه
The steadfast mountains gaze out in their pride,
The vineyards look with longing
longing for the bleating sheep's return.
For the return of the lost one
ونمَّand revealed itself علىalong الدربthe path سحرthe magic الغناءsong
ونمَّ على الدرب سحر الغناء
فأغفىso it dozed علىto النغمةthe melody الشاجيهplaintive
فأغفى على النغمة الشاجيه
And the magic of song revealed itself along the path,
The magic of singing slept on the road
so it dozed to the plaintive melody.
Lulled by the passionate tune
وظلand kept المساءthe evening يحومhovering عليهover it
وظل المساء يحوم عليه
ويرعاهand watches over it بالمقلةwith the eye الرانيهgazing intently
ويرعاه بالمقلة الرانيه
And evening kept hovering over it,
And the evening kept hovering over it
and watching over it with a gazing eye.
Caring for it with the loving lamp
وفيand in خلوةthe seclusion الحقلthe field نبعa spring حبيبbeloved
وفي خلوة الحقل نبع حبيب
يهدهدlulls أوجاعهits pains الباكيهweeping
يهدهد أوجاعه الباكيه
And in the field's seclusion, a beloved spring
And in the farm's solitude, a beloved spring
lulls its weeping pains.
That soothes its crying pains
كأنas though علىupon النبعthe spring قيثارةa lyre
كأن على النبع قيثارة
تنوحwails ملوعةanguished شاكيهlamenting
تنوح ملوعة شاكيه
As though a lyre upon the spring
As if on the spring there is a guitar
were wailing, anguished and lamenting.
Crying sadly, complaining
وand "بيروتBeirut" نائمةasleep فيamong السفوحthe slopes
و "بيروت" نائمة في السفوح
تتمcompletes أحلامهاher dreams الزاهيهradiant
تتم أحلامها الزاهيه
And Beirut lies asleep among the slopes,
And Beirut sleeps on the foothills
completing her radiant dreams.
Fulfilling her vivid dreams
ترامتshe stretched out علىupon البحرthe sea مأخوذةentranced
ترامت على البحر مأخوذة
تناجيهshe whispers to it حانيةtender صابيهyearning
تناجيه حانية صابيه
She stretched out upon the sea, entranced,
Sprawled on the sea, enchanted
whispering to it, tender and yearning.
Whispering to it affectionately
رأيتكI saw you "لبنانيَmy Lebanon" المشتهىlonged-for
رأيتك "لبنانيَ" المشتهى
وجنتهand its paradise اللذةsweet الشافيهhealing
وجنته اللذة الشافيه
I saw you as my longed-for Lebanon,
I saw you, my beloved Lebanon
and its sweet, healing paradise.
And its pleasure that heals
وأبصرتand I beheld وجهكyour face يطفوfloats عليهupon it
وأبصرت وجهك يطفو عليه
ويغمرand floods أرجاءهits reaches النائيهdistant
ويغمر أرجاءه النائيه
And I beheld your face floating upon it,
And I saw your face floating on it
and flooding its distant reaches.
And covering its distant expanses
فغابتthen vanished مسارحهits landscapes الغالياتcherished
فغابت مسارحه الغاليات
ولمand did not يبقremain غيركother than you ياO "غاليهGhaliya"
ولم يبق غيرك يا "غاليه"
Then its cherished landscapes vanished,
So its valuable theaters disappeared
and nothing remained but you, O Ghaliya.
And nothing remained but you, my "precious"