لقدindeed ناحَتwailed رُبَىhills لُبنانَLebanon حُزناًin sorrow
لقد ناحَت رُبَى لُبنانَ حُزناً
علىfor مَنthe one who كانَwas فيin يدِهِhis hand الزِّمامُthe reins
على مَن كانَ في يدِهِ الزِّمامُ
The heights of Lebanon have indeed wailed in sorrow
Indeed, the hills of Lebanon wailed in sorrow
over him who held the reins of power.
for the one who held the reins in his hand.
أميرٌan emir مِنfrom بنيthe sons of رَسلانَRaslan كانتْused to
أميرٌ مِن بني رَسلانَ كانتْ
تَذِلُّsubmit لهُto him الجَبابِرةُthe tyrants العِظامُthe mighty
تَذِلُّ لهُ الجَبابِرةُ العِظامُ
A prince of the house of Raslan—before him
An emir of the sons of Raslan, before whom
even mighty potentates would abase themselves.
the mighty tyrants would humble themselves.
كريمٌa generous man قدindeed تَوارَىvanished from sight فيin ضريحٍa tomb
كريمٌ قد تَوارَى في ضريحٍ
تُحيطُsurround بهِaround him الملائِكةُthe angels الكِرامُthe noble
تُحيطُ بهِ الملائِكةُ الكِرامُ
A noble man, now hidden within a tomb,
A generous man who has vanished within a tomb,
with noble angels encircling him.
with the noble angels surrounding him.
فصادَفَand so he found أرِّخوهُrecord its date مَقَرَّan abode of مجدٍglory
فصادَفَ أرِّخوهُ مَقَرَّ مجدٍ
تَجاوَرَbecame neighbors فيهِin it أحمَدُAhmad والإمامُand the Imam
تَجاوَرَ فيهِ أحمَدُ والإمامُ
And so he found—reckon the date—an abode of glory,
So he found—record its date—an abode of glory,
where Ahmad and the Imam dwell side by side.
where Ahmad and the Imam became neighbors.
