لا بدع إن كان أُعطي القوسَ باريها

لا بدع إن كان أُعطي القوسَ باريها

ممَّن تعوَّدَ يُعطاها وَيُعطيها

ممَّن تعوَّدَ يُعطاها وَيُعطيها

No wonder if the bow has been given to its maker,

No wonder if the bow is given to its shooter

by one accustomed to being given it and giving it.

By one accustomed to give it and shoot with it

فَلا نهنئهُ لكن نهنئُها

فَلا نهنئهُ لكن نهنئُها

بِهِ فتلك الَّتي نالَت امانيها

بِهِ فتلك الَّتي نالَت امانيها

So we congratulate not him, but it,

So we do not congratulate him, but congratulate it

on having him, for it is the one that has attained its wishes.

For it has attained its wishes through him

رئاسَةٌ نالها مَن لم يزد شرفاً

رئاسَةٌ نالها مَن لم يزد شرفاً

بها فَفي نَفسِهِ قد كان حاويها

بها فَفي نَفسِهِ قد كان حاويها

An office of leadership attained by one who gained no further honor

A leadership which was attained by one who did not increase in honor through it

through it, for he had already possessed it within himself.

So in himself he already contained it

اجَلُّ منزلةً من ان يقال لَهُ

اجَلُّ منزلةً من ان يقال لَهُ

تَهنيك من رُتَب العليا معاليها

تَهنيك من رُتَب العليا معاليها

Too exalted in station for it to be said to him:

More sublime than to be told:

“May the loftiest of high ranks bring you joy.”

"Congratulations from the highest ranks and its glories"

مولىً لَهُ قدمٌ في الفَضلِ راسخةٌ

مولىً لَهُ قدمٌ في الفَضلِ راسخةٌ

وَفي الندى يَدُهُ البيضا تلاقيها

وَفي الندى يَدُهُ البيضا تلاقيها

A lord with a firm footing in virtue,

A master who has a foot firmly rooted in virtue

And in generosity his white hand matches it.

And a hand as white as lilies greeting it

رادَ الفضائِلَ حتىّ حازَ افضلها

رادَ الفضائِلَ حتىّ حازَ افضلها

فَلَم يَكُن من جديدٍ عندهُ فيها

فَلَم يَكُن من جديدٍ عندهُ فيها

He sought out virtues until he attained the best of them,

He sought virtues until he attained the best of them

So there was nothing new to him in them.

So to him there was nothing new in it

مبارك الوجه وضّاح الجَبين اذا

مبارك الوجه وضّاح الجَبين اذا

دَجَت صروفُ اللَيالي فهو جاليها

دَجَت صروفُ اللَيالي فهو جاليها

Blessed of face and radiant of brow, whenever

Blessed of face and bright of forehead when

the vicissitudes of the nights grow dark, he dispels their gloom.

The nights' vicissitudes darkened, he illuminated them

في قَلبِهِ لاحَ نور الحقِّ تبعثُهُ

في قَلبِهِ لاحَ نور الحقِّ تبعثُهُ

نيرانُ غَيرتِهِ والعزم يُذكيها

نيرانُ غَيرتِهِ والعزم يُذكيها

In his heart shone the light of truth, sent forth

In his heart shone the light of truth ignited

by the fires of his zeal, which resolve fans.

By the fires of his zeal and determination enflaming them

تَهنا طرابُلُس الشأم الَّتي ظفرت

تَهنا طرابُلُس الشأم الَّتي ظفرت

منهُ بِفَخرٍ بِهِ ازدانت نواحيها

منهُ بِفَخرٍ بِهِ ازدانت نواحيها

May Tripoli of al-Sham rejoice, for it has gained

Tripoli of Syria congratulates itself for attaining

from him a glory with which its districts are adorned.

Through him a pride with which its regions are adorned

وَنال جِلَّقَ حظٌّ مِنهُ حيث ثَوى

وَنال جِلَّقَ حظٌّ مِنهُ حيث ثَوى

بها فكلتاهما لاقَت تهانيها

بها فكلتاهما لاقَت تهانيها

And Jillaq received a share of him, since he dwelt

And Jilq attained a share of him when he dwelt

there; so both have received their congratulations.

In it, so both attained their congratulations

تعوَّد العدلَ والانصافَ مشرَبهُ

تعوَّد العدلَ والانصافَ مشرَبهُ

وعادة المرءِ لا تعدو مَجاريها

وعادة المرءِ لا تعدو مَجاريها

His disposition has grown accustomed to justice and fairness,

Justice and fairness became his habit

And a person's habit does not stray beyond its channels.

And a person's habits do not transgress their courses