قَصْرُpalace الجَزِيرَةِAl-Jazira يَاO دِيَارَكِyour dwellings مُزْدَهٍresplendent
قَصْرُ الجَزِيرَةِ يَا دِيَارَكِ مُزْدَهٍ
يَاO نَائِباًdeputy عَنْon behalf of حِبْرِreligious sage أَحْبَارِreligious sages الهُدَىguidance
يَا نَائِباً عَنْ حِبْرِ أَحْبَارِ الهُدَى
Al-Jazira Palace—O, your dwellings!—is resplendent.
O deputy of the sage of sages of guidance,
يَاO سَيِّداًleader فِيin أُمَّةٍa nation أَنْهَضْتَهَاyou uplifted it
يَا سَيِّداً فِي أُمَّةٍ أَنْهَضْتَهَا
فَعَرِفْتَso you knew كَيْفَhow تَكُونُyou are فِيهَاwithin it سَيِّدَاa leader
فَعَرِفْتَ كَيْفَ تَكُونُ فِيهَا سَيِّدَا
O leader in a nation you have uplifted,
You thus knew how to be a leader within it.
أُنْظُرْlook فَمَاfor … are not هَذِيthese الْمَفَاخِرُglories وَالْحُلَىand adornments
أُنْظُرْ فَمَا هَذِي الْمَفَاخِرُ وَالْحُلَى
إِلاَّexcept مَظَاهِرَoutward signs لِلْمَآثِرِof noble deeds وَالنَّدَىand generosity
إِلاَّ مَظَاهِرَ لِلْمَآثِرِ وَالنَّدَى
Look, for these glories and adornments are nothing
But outward signs of noble deeds and generosity.
إِبْدَاعُcreation فَنٍّart فِيهِin it فُوْتٌsurpassing لِلْنُّهَىfor intellects
إِبْدَاعُ فَنٍّ فِيهِ فُوْتٌ لِلْنُّهَى
يُحْيِيrevives النُّفُوسَsouls وَفِيهِand in it رِيُّquenching لِلْصَّدَىfor thirst
يُحْيِي النُّفُوسَ وَفِيهِ رِيُّ لِلْصَّدَى
An artistic creation beyond the reach of reason
Revives souls, and in it lies the quenching of thirst.
وَإِمَارَةُand lordship الأَسْمَاءِnames; titles إِنْif هِيit أُيِّدَتْwas upheld
وَإِمَارَةُ الأَسْمَاءِ إِنْ هِي أُيِّدَتْ
بِإِمَارَةِby lordship الأَفْعَالِdeeds كَانَتْbecame أَمْجَدَاmore glorious
بِإِمَارَةِ الأَفْعَالِ كَانَتْ أَمْجَدَا
And lordship in name, if it is upheld
By lordship in deeds, becomes more glorious.
شَرَفاًhonor مُمَثِّلِrepresentative شَمْسَthe sun لُبْنَانَLebanon الَّتِيwhich
شَرَفاً مُمَثِّلِ شَمْسَ لُبْنَانَ الَّتِي
أَهْدَتْbestowed إِلَيْنَاupon us مِنْfrom سَنَاهَاits radiance فَرْقَدَاa Farqad star
أَهْدَتْ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ سَنَاهَا فَرْقَدَا
Honor to you, representative of Lebanon's sun, which
Bestowed upon us, from its radiance, a Farqad star.
إِرْفَعْraise تَجَلَّتِنَاour homage إِلىto عَلْيَائِهَاits lofty heights
إِرْفَعْ تَجَلَّتِنَا إِلى عَلْيَائِهَا
وَاسْلَمْand be safe وَيَسْلَمُand may be safe دَاعِيانَاour two hosts سَرْمَدَاforever
وَاسْلَمْ وَيَسْلَمُ دَاعِيانَا سَرْمَدَا
Raise our homage to its lofty heights,
And may you be safe, and may our two hosts be safe forever.