يا بِعْثَةًُ قَدْ شُرَّفَتْ بِرِسَالَةٍ

يا بِعْثَةًُ قَدْ شُرَّفَتْ بِرِسَالَةٍ

سَتَظَلُّ ذِكْرَاهَا حَدِيثَ الأَعْصُرِ

سَتَظَلُّ ذِكْرَاهَا حَدِيثَ الأَعْصُرِ

O delegation, honored with a mission

O mission dignified with a message

whose memory will remain the talk of the ages!

That will remain talked about through the ages

هيَ بَدْءُ عَهْدٍ لِلْعُرُوَبةِ مُقْبِلٌ

هيَ بَدْءُ عَهْدٍ لِلْعُرُوَبةِ مُقْبِلٌ

كَبَدِيلِ مِنْ عَهْدِ الشَّتَاتِ المُدْبِرِ

كَبَدِيلِ مِنْ عَهْدِ الشَّتَاتِ المُدْبِرِ

It is the beginning of a coming age for Arab nationhood,

It is the beginning of a new era for Arabism

replacing the departing age of dispersion.

As a substitute for the era of dispersion that has passed

في الشَّامِ فِي لُبْنَانَ جَاءَتْ آيَةٌ

في الشَّامِ فِي لُبْنَانَ جَاءَتْ آيَةٌ

غَرَّاءُ لِلْفَتْحِ الْجَدِيدِ الأَنْوَرِ

غَرَّاءُ لِلْفَتْحِ الْجَدِيدِ الأَنْوَرِ

In the Levant, in Lebanon, a sign appeared,

In Syria, in Lebanon, a sign came

radiant, heralding the new and brighter triumph.

Radiant for the new splendid victory

مَاذَا شَهدْتَ من التَّجَلَّةِ وَالْهَوَى

مَاذَا شَهدْتَ من التَّجَلَّةِ وَالْهَوَى

للعَبْقَريِّ ابْنِ المَليكِ الْعَبْقَري

للعَبْقَريِّ ابْنِ المَليكِ الْعَبْقَري

What reverence and love you witnessed

What did you witness of the grandeur and passion

for the brilliant son of the brilliant king,

For the genius son of the genius king

وَمِنَ الْحَفَاوَاتِ الَّتي لَوْ لَمْ تَكنْ

وَمِنَ الْحَفَاوَاتِ الَّتي لَوْ لَمْ تَكنْ

قَدْ صَوَّرَتْ بالحِسِّ لَمْ تَتَصَوَّرِ

قَدْ صَوَّرَتْ بالحِسِّ لَمْ تَتَصَوَّرِ

and what warm receptions—had they not

And from the welcomes, that had they not

been made tangible, they could not have been imagined!

Been pictured sensuously, they would not be pictured

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ جَبَرَ الْقُلُوبَ بجَابرِ

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ جَبَرَ الْقُلُوبَ بجَابرِ

عَثَرَاتِ قَوْمٍ قَبْلَهُ لَمْ تُجْبَرِ

عَثَرَاتِ قَوْمٍ قَبْلَهُ لَمْ تُجْبَرِ

Glory to Him who mended hearts through one who remedied

Glory to Him who mended the hearts with Jabir

a people's stumblings, never remedied before him!

Stumbling of a people before it un-mended

مَهْمَا نُبَالِغْ في جَليلِ صَنيعِهِ

مَهْمَا نُبَالِغْ في جَليلِ صَنيعِهِ

أَعْيَا الثَّناءَ وَقَدْرُهُ لَمْ يَقْدُرِ

أَعْيَا الثَّناءَ وَقَدْرُهُ لَمْ يَقْدُرِ

However far we go in praising his noble deed,

However much we exaggerate the glory of His making

he has baffled praise, and his worth remains unmeasured.

Praise grew tired, and His worth was not appreciated

عُمْرُ الصَّفيِّ وصَاحِبَاهُ حَسْبُهُمْ

عُمْرُ الصَّفيِّ وصَاحِبَاهُ حَسْبُهُمْ

إِنْ أَوْثَرُوا في رَأْي أَعْدَل مُؤْثِرِ

إِنْ أَوْثَرُوا في رَأْي أَعْدَل مُؤْثِرِ

Umar al-Safi and his two companions—it is enough for them

The lifetime of As-Safi and his two companions is enough for them

if they were favored in the judgment of the fairest chooser.

If they preferred the most equitable view

ظَهَرَتْ خِلاَلُ مَليكِهْم وَبِلاَدهمْ

ظَهَرَتْ خِلاَلُ مَليكِهْم وَبِلاَدهمْ

في الْمُوفدينَ الْغُرِّ أَرْوَع مَظْهَر

في الْمُوفدينَ الْغُرِّ أَرْوَع مَظْهَر

The qualities of their king and their country were displayed

During their reign and their countries

in the illustrious envoys, in the most splendid form.

The Western delegates saw the most wondrous sight

تِلْكَ الْمَسَاعي لَيْسَ يُوفَى حَقُّهَا

تِلْكَ الْمَسَاعي لَيْسَ يُوفَى حَقُّهَا

أَوْ بَعْضُهُ بالشُّكر مَهْمَا نَشْكُرِ

أَوْ بَعْضُهُ بالشُّكر مَهْمَا نَشْكُرِ

Those efforts cannot be given their due,

Those efforts cannot be, or even

or even part of it, through gratitude, however much we give thanks.

Partially, requited however much we express thanks