باهيvie الغزالةَthe sun (poetically) بالملاحةin loveliness باهيvie
باهي الغزالةَ بالملاحة باهي
ياO عرسَbride of بدرthe full moon التمfullness نصرNasr اللَهAllah
يا عرسَ بدر التم نصر اللَه
Vie with the sun in loveliness, vie,
Glorious gazelle with loveliness, glorious
O bride of the full moon, Nasr Allah.
O wedding, full moon completed, victory of Allah
وتَيَمَّنيand find blessing بغريرةٍin an innocent maiden قدindeed أقبلتshe has come
وتَيَمَّني بغريرةٍ قد أقبلت
إقبالthe coming of نوّارblossoms الربيعspring الزاهيradiant
إقبال نوّار الربيع الزاهي
And find blessing in an innocent maiden who has come
And blessed me with a cub that approached
As the blossoms of radiant spring come forth,
The coming of spring's brilliant light
لتبشرto bring glad tidings to الحمصيal-Himsi مَعْنَMa'n زمانهhis age
لتبشر الحمصي مَعْنَ زمانه
بقدومof the coming of نسلٍoffspring ليسis not بالمتناهيfinite
بقدوم نسلٍ ليس بالمتناهي
To bring al-Himsi, the Ma'n of his age, glad tidings
To give Al-Homsi news of his time
Of the coming of offspring without end,
With the arrival of endless offspring
منof كلevery ذيone possessing كرمٍgenerosity لمكرمةto the noble virtue of اُمِّهِhis mother
من كل ذي كرمٍ لمكرمة اُمِّهِ
وكمالand the perfection of والدهhis father الكريمnoble مضاهيmatching
وكمال والده الكريم مضاهي
Each generous soul matching his mother's noble virtue
Of every generous one, for his generous mother
And the perfection of his noble father.
And the perfection of his noble father competing
ياO أيهاyou الشهمnoble-hearted man البعيدfar away مكانهhis dwelling
يا أيها الشهم البعيد مكانه
عنيfrom me ومرآهand his image الجميلbeautiful تجاهيbefore me
عني ومرآه الجميل تجاهي
O noble-hearted man, whose dwelling is far
O you noble, far in his place
From me, yet whose lovely image stands before me,
From me, and its beautiful mirror competing
خلقcreated الإلهGod الشمسthe sun تشرقshines أولاًfirst
خلق الإله الشمس تشرق أولاً
والبدرand the full moon يتلوهاfollows her بلاwithout استكراهcompulsion
والبدر يتلوها بلا استكراه
God created the sun to shine first,
God created the sun to rise first
And the full moon follows her without compulsion.
And the moon follows it without reluctance
فاكرمthen how noble بهاshe is حلبيةan Aleppine girl لمdid not يعطهاgive her الthe
فاكرم بها حلبية لم يعطها ال
باريCreator لغيرto anyone other than البارعthe accomplished one الأوّاهthe prayerful, sighing one
باري لغير البارع الأوّاه
How noble, then, is this Aleppine girl, whom the
So honor Aleppo, whom the Creator gave nothing
Creator gave only to the accomplished, prayerful man!
Except the most talented restorer
واسلمand remain safe لروجيناfor Rojina وروزand Rose وجدهاand her grandfather الthe
واسلم لروجينا وروز وجدها ال
ساميlofty الذرىthe summits الشهمnoble-hearted الجليلexalted الجاهrank
سامي الذرى الشهم الجليل الجاه
And remain safe for Rojina and Rose and her grandfather,
And surrender to Rojina and her ancestor the
The man of lofty summits, noble-hearted and eminent in rank.
Sublime most noble glorious
واقبَلand accept هديةa gift قائلone who says أرختI dated it زهbravo!
واقبَل هدية قائل أرخت زه
ياO ثالثthird القمرينthe two moons نصرNasr اللَهAllah
يا ثالث القمرين نصر اللَه
And accept the gift of one who says, 'I dated it: Bravo,
And accept the gift of one who said "Relax
O third beside the two moons, Nasr Allah!'
O third of the two moons, victory of Allah