مِنfrom مَطلَعِrising place العزِّhonor شَمسsun المَجدِof glory قَدindeed طَلَعتhas risen
مِن مَطلَعِ العزِّ شَمس المَجدِ قَد طَلَعت
وَفيand in سَماءِthe sky العُلىof loftiness أَنوارُهاher lights سَطَعَتshone
وَفي سَماءِ العُلى أَنوارُها سَطَعَت
From honor's horizon the sun of glory has risen,
And in the sky of eminence her lights have shone.
أَهلاًwelcome بِهاto her قَدمتshe arrived بَيروتَBeirut مُسفِرَةًradiant
أَهلاً بِها قَدمت بَيروتَ مُسفِرَةً
بُروقflashes أَنوارهاof her lights مِنfrom فَوقِهاabove her لَمَعَتgleamed
بُروق أَنوارها مِن فَوقِها لَمَعَت
Welcome to her, arriving radiant in Beirut!
Flashes of her light have gleamed above the city.
وَفَوقَand above أَرجائِهاher quarters وَاللَّهِby God مِنfrom فَرحٍjoy
وَفَوقَ أَرجائِها وَاللَّهِ مِن فَرحٍ
حَمائمdoves البِشرِof gladness قَدindeed غَنَّتsang وَقَدand indeed سَجَعَتcooed
حَمائم البِشرِ قَد غَنَّت وَقَد سَجَعَت
And above its quarters, by God, for joy,
The doves of gladness have sung and cooed.
عَمَّتpervaded أَشعّتهاher rays أَرجاءَهاher quarters فَغَدَتso she became
عَمَّت أَشعّتها أَرجاءَها فَغَدَت
ضَوءاًa light بِهِby which فاقَتِshe surpassed الأَقمارَthe moons وَاِرتَفَعَتand rose
ضَوءاً بِهِ فاقَتِ الأَقمارَ وَاِرتَفَعَت
Her rays filled its quarters, until it became
A light that outshone the moons and rose high.
وَزَاحَمَتand she jostled مَنكِباًwith a shoulder أَوجthe zenith السّهىof Suha وَعَلَتand rose high
وَزَاحَمَت مَنكِباً أَوج السّهى وَعَلَت
وَفيand in العُلوِّloftiness عَلىabove أَوجِthe zenith السّهىof Suha طَمعَتshe aspired
وَفي العُلوِّ عَلى أَوجِ السّهى طَمعَت
Shoulder to shoulder, it rivaled Suha's zenith and soared,
And in its ascent aspired above Suha's highest reach.
وَهَزَّتِand she swayed الكشحَthe waist بِالأَكمامِwith the sleeves راقِصَةًdancing
وَهَزَّتِ الكشحَ بِالأَكمامِ راقِصَةً
مِنَfrom السّرورِjoy وفيand in رَوضِthe garden الهَناof bliss رَتَعَتfrolicked
مِنَ السّرورِ وفي رَوضِ الهَنا رَتَعَت
It swayed its waist and sleeves in dance,
And frolicked for joy in the garden of bliss.
وَأَنشَدتand she sang to أَهلَهاher people قومواrise اِرقُصواdance فَرَحاًjoyfully
وَأَنشَدت أَهلَها قوموا اِرقُصوا فَرَحاً
وَساعِدونيand help me فَشَمسيfor my sun اليّومtoday قَدindeed رَجَعَتhas returned
وَساعِدوني فَشَمسي اليّوم قَد رَجَعَت
It sang to its people, “Rise, dance for joy,
And join me, for today my sun has returned.”
شَمسُsun المَعاليof lofty attainments بِنورِwith the light المَجدِof glory فيin شَرفٍexaltation
شَمسُ المَعالي بِنورِ المَجدِ في شَرفٍ
مِنَof السّعودِgood fortunes بِهاthrough her الآفاقُthe horizons قَدindeed تَرعَتhave brimmed
مِنَ السّعودِ بِها الآفاقُ قَد تَرعَت
The sun of high distinction, in glory's light, exalted
By good fortune, with which the horizons have brimmed.
ربّlord الضّياءِof radiance فَماso not الأَقمارُthe moons حاكِيَةmatching
ربّ الضّياءِ فَما الأَقمارُ حاكِيَة
أَنوارُthe lights عَليائِهِof his eminence فيin الكَونِthe universe إِذwhen طَلَعَتrose
أَنوارُ عَليائِهِ في الكَونِ إِذ طَلَعَت
Lord of radiance: the moons cannot match
The lights of his eminence when they rose in the universe.
خِدنُcompanion الكَمالِof perfection عَليّexalted القَدرِin rank مِنthrough شَرفٍhonor
خِدنُ الكَمالِ عَليّ القَدرِ مِن شَرفٍ
راياتُthe banners سُؤدُدهِof his lordship لِلمَجدِfor glory قَدindeed رَفَعَتwere raised
راياتُ سُؤدُدهِ لِلمَجدِ قَد رَفَعَت
Perfection's companion, exalted in rank through honor,
The banners of his lordship have been raised for glory.
أَسيافُهُhis swords البيضُthe white ones ماnot فُلَّتwere blunted وَلاnor اِنثَلَمتwere nicked
أَسيافُهُ البيضُ ما فُلَّت وَلا اِنثَلَمت
مِنfrom قَطعِsevering هامِthe heads الأَعاديof the foes كُلّماwhenever قطعَتthey cut
مِن قَطعِ هامِ الأَعادي كُلّما قطعَت
His white swords were neither blunted nor nicked
By cleaving foes' heads, however often they cleaved.
وَإِنّهاand indeed they مُنذever since كانَتthey existed لاno فِطامَweaning لهاfor them
وَإِنّها مُنذ كانَت لا فِطامَ لها
وَلَيسَand not غيرَother than دمِthe blood الأَعداءِof the enemies قَدindeed رَضَعَتhave suckled
وَلَيسَ غيرَ دمِ الأَعداءِ قَد رَضَعَت
Since first they came to be, they have known no weaning,
And have suckled nothing but their enemies' blood.
لَيثُlion العَرينِof the lair وَضِرغامُand lion الوَغىof battle بَطلٌa hero
لَيثُ العَرينِ وَضِرغامُ الوَغى بَطلٌ
كَمhow many بَينَbetween أَيديهِhis hands هامُheads الأُسدِof lions قَدindeed رَكَعَتhave bowed
كَم بَينَ أَيديهِ هامُ الأُسدِ قَد رَكَعَت
Lion of the lair, lion of battle, a hero—
How many lions' heads have bowed before him!
قَدindeed سارَhe journeyed فيin حِفظِthe protection مَولاهُof his lord وَسيّدهُand his master
قَد سارَ في حِفظِ مَولاهُ وَسيّدهُ
يَؤُمّheading for عَكّاAcre الّتيwhich لِلعِزِّfor honor قَدindeed وَضَعَتwas founded
يَؤُمّ عَكّا الّتي لِلعِزِّ قَد وَضَعَت
He journeyed under the protection of his lord and master,
Heading for Acre, which was founded for honor.
سَعىhe journeyed إِلَيهاto her بِيُمنwith the good fortune السّعيof endeavor فيin قَدمa foot
سَعى إِلَيها بِيُمن السّعي في قَدم
بِهاon it المَيامِنُgood fortunes حَلَّتalighted ماwhatever إِلَيهِtoward it سَعَتit journeyed
بِها المَيامِنُ حَلَّت ما إِلَيهِ سَعَت
He strode toward her, his endeavor blessed;
Blessings alighted on his foot, wherever it went.
وَنالَand he obtained فيهاin her مِنَof الإِكرامِhonor ماwhat قَصرتfell short
وَنالَ فيها مِنَ الإِكرامِ ما قَصرت
عَنهُof it العِبارَةُexpression إِنwhether ضاقَتwas brief أَوِor اِتّسَعتwas expansive
عَنهُ العِبارَةُ إِن ضاقَت أَوِ اِتّسَعت
There he received such honor that words fell short
Of expressing it, whether brief or expansive.
وَمِثلُand the like of ذَلكَthat لَمnot يَخطُرoccur بِخاطِرِهِto his mind
وَمِثلُ ذَلكَ لَم يَخطُر بِخاطِرِهِ
وَالعَينُand the eye لَمnot تَرهsee it وَالأذنُand the ear ماnot سَمِعَتheard
وَالعَينُ لَم تَره وَالأذنُ ما سَمِعَت
Nothing like it had ever crossed his mind;
No eye had seen it, nor had any ear heard.
وَعادَand he returned مِنهاfrom her إِلىto بَيروتَBeirut مُبتَهِجاًrejoicing
وَعادَ مِنها إِلى بَيروتَ مُبتَهِجاً
قَريرَgladdened عَينٍeye جَنَتgathered زَهرflowers المُنىof wishes وَرَعَتand grazed
قَريرَ عَينٍ جَنَت زَهر المُنى وَرَعَت
He returned from there to Beirut, rejoicing,
With gladdened eyes that plucked and grazed on wishes' flowers.
وَمِثلَماand just as راحَhe departed مِنهاfrom her عادَhe returned لَيثa lion شَرىof Shara
وَمِثلَما راحَ مِنها عادَ لَيث شَرى
مِنهُfrom him الأُسودُthe lions تَوَلَّتturned away حينَماwhen فَزَعَتtook fright
مِنهُ الأُسودُ تَوَلَّت حينَما فَزَعَت
Just as he had left her, he returned—a lion of Shara,
From whom the lions turned away in fright.
فيin مَوكِبِthe procession العزِّof honor وَالعلياءُand eminence تَحمِلُهُbears him
في مَوكِبِ العزِّ وَالعلياءُ تَحمِلُهُ
قَدindeed زُيّنَتwas adorned بِثيابِin the garments المَجدِof glory وَاِدَّرَعَتand donned armor
قَد زُيّنَت بِثيابِ المَجدِ وَاِدَّرَعَت
In honor's procession, with eminence bearing him,
Adorned in glory's garments and clad in them as armor.
ياO لَيثَlion غابٍof thickets لَهُto him الآسادُthe lions قَدindeed خَضَعَتhave bowed
يا لَيثَ غابٍ لَهُ الآسادُ قَد خَضَعَت
وَماand no one سِواهُbesides him لَهُto him الآسادُthe lions قَدindeed خَضَعَتhave bowed
وَما سِواهُ لَهُ الآسادُ قَد خَضَعَت
O lion of the thickets, to whom the lions have bowed!
To none but him have the lions ever bowed.
أَوحَشتَyou left desolate بَيروتَBeirut لمّاwhen غبتَyou were absent متّجهاًheading
أَوحَشتَ بَيروتَ لمّا غبتَ متّجهاً
لِنَحوِtoward عكّاAcre الّتيwhich لِلسّعدِfor good fortune قَدindeed جَمعَتgathered
لِنَحوِ عكّا الّتي لِلسّعدِ قَد جَمعَت
You left Beirut desolate when you went away,
Toward Acre, which had gathered good fortune.
لَكِنّماyet شبلَكyour cub المِصباحُthe lamp آنَسَهاcomforted her
لَكِنّما شبلَك المِصباحُ آنَسَها
لَولاهُwere it not for him كانَتshe would have مِنَfrom الإِيحاشِloneliness ماnot هَجَعَتslept
لَولاهُ كانَت مِنَ الإِيحاشِ ما هَجَعَت
Yet your cub, the lamp, brought her comfort;
Without him, loneliness would have kept her from sleep.
أَنارَhe illuminated أَكنافَهاher quarters فيin حُسنِthe beauty غُرّتِهِof his brow
أَنارَ أَكنافَها في حُسنِ غُرّتِهِ
ذاتpossessing الضّياءِradiance الّتيwhich أَنوارُهاher lights سَطَعَتshone
ذات الضّياءِ الّتي أَنوارُها سَطَعَت
He lit her quarters with the beauty of his brow,
That radiant brow whose lights shone forth.
كانَتshe used to تَشمّbreathe in بِهِthrough him مِنكُمfrom you رَوائِحكمyour scents
كانَت تَشمّ بِهِ مِنكُم رَوائِحكم
ياhow طيبَهاsweet it was نَفحةًa breath لِلقَلبِfor the heart قَدindeed نَفَعَتbenefited
يا طيبَها نَفحةً لِلقَلبِ قَد نَفَعَت
Through him she breathed your scents;
How sweet a breath, bringing benefit to the heart!
قَدمتyou arrived خَيرَthe best قُدومٍarrival قَدindeed سررتَyou gladdened بِهِby it
قَدمت خَيرَ قُدومٍ قَد سررتَ بِهِ
مِنّاamong us قُلوباًhearts لَدىwhen أَنْthat غبتyou departed قَدindeed جَزعَتwere distraught
مِنّا قُلوباً لَدى أَنْ غبت قَد جَزعَت
You have come with the best of arrivals, gladdening
Hearts among us that were distraught when you were gone.
وَالحَمدُand praise للَّهto God شاهَدناwe saw بِأَعيُنناwith our own eyes
وَالحَمدُ للَّه شاهَدنا بِأَعيُننا
أَنوارَthe lights وَجهِكof your face فيin بَيروتBeirut قَدindeed لَمَعَتshone
أَنوارَ وَجهِك في بَيروت قَد لَمَعَت
And praise be to God! With our own eyes we saw
The lights of your face shining in Beirut.
إِنّيindeed I أُهنّيكcongratulate you فيon هَذاthis القُدومِarrival كَماjust as
إِنّي أُهنّيك في هَذا القُدومِ كَما
هَنّأتI congratulated نَفسيmy soul الّتيwhich بِالبعدِby separation قَدindeed قمعَتwas crushed
هَنّأت نَفسي الّتي بِالبعدِ قَد قمعَت
I congratulate you on this arrival, just as
I congratulated my soul, which separation had crushed.
وَاِسلَمand remain safe وَدُمand endure مِنamong ذُرىthe summits العَلياءِof eminence فيin شَرَفhonor
وَاِسلَم وَدُم مِن ذُرى العَلياءِ في شَرَف
تَرقىyou ascend المَعالِيَthe lofty heights لاnot اِنحَطّتsank وَلاnor اِتّضَعَتfell low
تَرقى المَعالِيَ لا اِنحَطّت وَلا اِتّضَعَت
Be safe, and remain honored among eminence's peaks,
Ascending heights that never sink or fall low.
كَذلكَlikewise لاnever زِلتyou cease بِالمِصباحِin the lamp مُبتَهجاًrejoicing
كَذلكَ لا زِلت بِالمِصباحِ مُبتَهجاً
تَراهُyou see him جَدّاًa grandfather لَهُto him الأَحفادُthe grandchildren قَدindeed تَبعتhave followed
تَراهُ جَدّاً لَهُ الأَحفادُ قَد تَبعت
So may you never cease rejoicing in the lamp,
Seeing him a grandfather, with grandchildren following him.
سَليمُsound جِسمٍin body رَغيدcomfortable العَيشِin living ناعِمُهُat ease in it
سَليمُ جِسمٍ رَغيد العَيشِ ناعِمُهُ
فيin صَهوَةِthe saddle العِزِّof honor لاnever زَالَتceased وَلاnor اِنقَطَعَتended
في صَهوَةِ العِزِّ لا زَالَت وَلا اِنقَطَعَت
Sound in body, living amply and at ease,
In honor's saddle, which neither fades nor ends.
طَويلُlong عُمرٍin life وَمعand with طيبِthe sweetness الحَياةِof life بِهِthrough him
طَويلُ عُمرٍ وَمع طيبِ الحَياةِ بِهِ
بِلَذَّةِwith the delight العَيشِof living مِنfrom تَنغيصِهِits vexations منَعتyou were protected
بِلَذَّةِ العَيشِ مِن تَنغيصِهِ منَعت
Long-lived, with life made sweet through him,
Protected by life's delights from its vexations.
ماas long as قَدindeed غَداhas become الشّرقthe East عَيناًa spring لاno نَظيرَequal لَهاto it
ما قَد غَدا الشّرق عَيناً لا نَظيرَ لَها
نَضّاخَةgushing لِنُجومِfor the stars الأُفقِof the horizon قَدindeed نَبَعَتhas welled forth
نَضّاخَة لِنُجومِ الأُفقِ قَد نَبَعَت
As long as the East remains a spring without equal,
Welling up and gushing forth the horizon's stars;
ماas long as أَومَضَflashes البرقُthe lightning ماas long as غَنَّتsings مُطوَّقةa collared dove
ما أَومَضَ البرقُ ما غَنَّت مُطوَّقة
فيin الرّوضِthe garden ماas long as الأَرضthe earth دَرَّthe milk السّحبِof the clouds قَدindeed رضَعَتhas suckled
في الرّوضِ ما الأَرض دَرَّ السّحبِ قَد رضَعَت
As long as lightning flashes and a collared dove sings
In the garden, as long as earth suckles the clouds' milk;
ماas long as العَينُthe eye قَرَّتwas gladdened سُروراًwith joy كلَّماwhenever نَظَرَتbeheld
ما العَينُ قَرَّت سُروراً كلَّما نَظَرَت
مِنfrom مَطلعrising place العِزِّhonor شَمسsun المَجدِof glory قَدindeed طَلَعَتhas risen
مِن مَطلع العِزِّ شَمس المَجدِ قَد طَلَعَت
As long as the eye is gladdened whenever it beholds:
From honor's horizon the sun of glory has risen.