Sol 6.1

  1. دَوامُكَ في عَلى لُبنا

    ن فيهِ دَوامُ نعمَتِهِ

    Your abiding in Lebanon’s heights—

    therein lies the continuance of its blessing.

  2. وَعُزُّكَ في مَحاصِنِهِ

    بِهِ تَثبيتُ عِزَّتَهِ

    And your might within its strongholds—

    by it, its honor is made secure.

  3. أَلَستَ طَبيبهُ السامي ال

    لَذي أَحييتَ مُهجَتَهُ

    Are you not its exalted physician,

    who brought its heart to life?

  4. وَقُمتَ بِلُطفِكَ اِلهامي

    تَحلُّ بِوَسَطِ مُهجَتِهِ

    And you arose with your overflowing kindness

    to dwell within its heart.

  5. جَعَلتَ جِبالَهُ بِالجد

    دِ سَهلاً لِلأَمانِ كَما

    Through diligence you made its mountains

    level ground for safety, just as

  6. أَقَمتَ شَوامِخاً لِلمَج

    دِ تَعلو فَوقَ قِمَّتِهِ

    you raised lofty edifices to glory

    that rise above its summit.

  7. أَثيرٌ فَوقَهُ لَمَعَت

    صِفاتَكَ مِثلَما سَطَعت

    In the ether above it gleamed

    your qualities, just as there shone

  8. أَشعتكَ الَّتي طَلَعَت

    تَزيلُ غَشا دُجنَّتِهِ

    your rays, which rose

    to lift the veil of its darkness.

  9. تَعوَّدَ منظَرَ الأَنوا

    ر مِن آفاق مَشرَقها

    It grew accustomed to the sight of lights

    from the horizons where they rise.

  10. وَلَولا ذاكَ دُكَّ وَقَد

    رَاكَ لِعَظم دَهشَتِهِ

    But for that, it would have crumbled when

    it saw you, so great was its astonishment.

  11. رَأَى دَاودَ عادَ لَهُ

    بِعودٍ لِلصَفاءِ جَلا

    It saw David return to it

    with a lute, unveiling serenity,

  12. يُخبّر عَن سُليمانٍ

    بِحكمَتِهِ وَصَولَتِهِ

    telling of Solomon

    in his wisdom and his might.

  13. مَلَأتَ هِضابُهُ فَرَحاً

    بِما قَد حازَ مِن نَعمٍ

    You filled its hills with joy

    at the blessings it had gained.

  14. ولَولا رَهبَةٌ شَملَت

    هُ مال لِفَرط بُهجَتِهِ

    And had awe not enfolded

    it, it would have swayed from sheer delight.

  15. طَفيتَ لِهيبهُ كَرَماً

    فَأَصبَحَ لِلسلامِ حِماً

    You quenched its blaze through generosity,

    so it became a sanctuary for peace.

  16. نَخال كُهوفُهُ حَرَماً

    وَأُسعدَ بَعد نَكبَتِهِ

    We deem its caves a sacred refuge,

    and it was gladdened after its calamity.

  17. وَسُرُّ مَليكنا العالي

    بِكَونِكَ في وِلايَتِهِ

    And our exalted king was delighted

    by your presence within his dominion,

  18. تُساوي في عَدالَتِهِ

    صُنوفاً مِن رعيتهِ

    treating equally, through his justice,

    the various groups among his subjects.

  19. فَأَجمَعَ مَجمَعُ الدُنيا

    بانك خَير مُنتَخِبٍ

    So the world’s assembly agreed

    that you are the best of those chosen.

  20. لَهُ تَبدو مِن العَليا

    نَظير أَبٍ بِرَحمَتِهِ

    To it you appear from the heights,

    like a father in his mercy.

  21. وَثَبَّتكَ المَليكُ بِهِ

    تَزيدُ نَجاحَهُ كَرَماً

    And the king confirmed you there.

    You generously further its prosperity

  22. وَتَردَعُ كُلَّ مُعتَرِضٍ

    وَأَنتَ حُسامُ سَطوَتِه

    and restrain every opponent,

    being the keen sword of his might.

  23. فَيا أَبناءَ لُبنانٍ

    ظَفَرتُم في مَعالِمِهِ

    So, O sons of Lebanon,

    you have gained, amid its landmarks,

  24. بِأَلطافٍ مِن العَليا

    ء تَزهو مثلَ نَضرَتِهِ

    gracious favors from on high

    that flourish like its verdure.

  25. لِواء المُلكِ مُرتَفِعٌ

    عَلَيكُم باسِطٌ أَبَداً

    The banner of sovereignty is raised

    over you, forever outspread.

  26. تَدوم لَكُم حِمايَتُهُ

    فَدوموا تَحتَ نِعمَتِهِ

    Its protection endures for you,

    so remain beneath its blessing.

  27. وَفا لَكُم الزَمانُ فَكا

    نَ مُسعدَكم نُؤرخهُ

    Time kept faith with you, and so

    became your source of joy; we mark its date:

  28. ْصَفا تَجديدُ دَولَتِهِ

    “Serene was the renewal of his rule.”