للَهto God درexcellence الشامal-Sham (Damascus) يبرحdeparts سيدٌa lord
للَه در الشام يبرح سيدٌ
عنهاfrom her ويأتيهاand comes to her كريمٌgenerous سيدُa lord
عنها ويأتيها كريمٌ سيدُ
God bless al-Sham! One lord departs
For God, a master in Damascus departs
from her, and a generous lord comes to her.
And a generous master comes to her
ماnever سالflowed مدمعهاher tears لفرقةfor the departure of ماجدٍa noble man
ما سال مدمعها لفرقة ماجدٍ
إلاexcept وكفكفهand wiped it away همامٌa valiant man أمجدmore illustrious
إلا وكفكفه همامٌ أمجد
Never have her tears flowed at a noble man's departure
Her tears did not flow for the separation of Majid
without a still nobler, valiant man wiping them away.
Except they were dried by a more glorious protector
جادbestowed الإلهGod لهاupon her بأفضلwith the best عادلٍa just ruler
جاد الإله لها بأفضل عادلٍ
كانتused to تسودhold supremacy بهthrough him فروقFuruq (Constantinople) وتحسدand be envied
كانت تسود به فروق وتحسد
God has granted her the best of just rulers,
God granted her the best and most just ruler
through whom Furuq once stood supreme and was envied,
With whom superiority and envy once prevailed
منone of سادةٍlords غرradiant الوجوهfaces أكارمٍnoble and generous
من سادةٍ غر الوجوه أكارمٍ
فيin كلevery أرضland شأنهمtheir lot أنto يحمدواthey be praised
في كل أرض شأنهم أن يحمدوا
one of the noble, generous lords with radiant faces,
From masters unlike any other generous nobles
whose lot in every land is to be praised.
Whose deeds are praiseworthy in every land
كلall الولاياتthe provinces العظامgreat منازلٌabodes
كل الولايات العظام منازلٌ
لكfor you أيهاO القمرthe moon العظيمgreat المفردpeerless
لك أيها القمر العظيم المفرد
All the great provinces are abodes
All the greatest governorships are dwellings
for you, O great, peerless moon.
For you, O unique, magnificent moon
لكنbut جلقJilliq (Damascus) فيamong البلادthe lands فريدةٌunique
لكن جلق في البلاد فريدةٌ
حسناءa beauty يحسدهاenvies her عليكfor having you الفرقدFarqad (a star)
حسناء يحسدها عليك الفرقد
But Jilliq is unique among the lands,
But Damascus among the countries is uniquely
a beauty whom Farqad envies for having you.
A beautiful one, envied for your sake even by Virgo
أنتyou ابنson of ساميSami لوif يساميكrivals you in height السهىSuha (a star) الthe (continued on next line)
أنت ابن سامي لو يساميك السهى ال
ساميlofty لأخجلهwould put it to shame علاكyour eminence الأوحدpeerless
سامي لأخجله علاك الأوحد
You are Sami's son; should Suha rival you—the
You are the son of the sublime, and if worries were to sublimate you
lofty one—your peerless eminence would put it to shame.
The sublime one would be embarrassed by your unmatched sublimity
والصبحand the dawn صبحthe dawn of المجدglory والشرفand honor الذيwhich
والصبح صبح المجد والشرف الذي
كلall المحاسنbeauties حيثwherever يوجدit is found توجدare found
كل المحاسن حيث يوجد توجد
And you are the dawn, the dawn of glory and honor:
And the dawn is the dawn of glory and honor where
wherever it is found, all beauties are found.
All beauty exists wherever it is found
فاسلمso remain safe لناfor us ولكلand for every مجدٍglory باذخٍlofty
فاسلم لنا ولكل مجدٍ باذخٍ
ماas long as وحدaffirmed the oneness of اللَهGod العظيمthe Great موحدa monotheist
ما وحد اللَه العظيم موحد
So remain safe for us and for every lofty glory,
So welcome to us and to all prominent glory
as long as a monotheist affirms the oneness of God the Great.
That God the Great Unifier has unified