باريت في شوط الشجاعة رستما

باريت في شوط الشجاعة رستما

أكلاكما فنَّ الأسود درستما

أكلاكما فنَّ الأسود درستما

You rivaled Rustam in the race of courage.

You strode like Rostam in the field of bravery

Did you both study the art of lions?

Learning the art of lions, you were well-trained

زال ابن زال وعاد باسمك سالماً

زال ابن زال وعاد باسمك سالماً

فاستجهل الدرزيُّ فيك المسلما

فاستجهل الدرزيُّ فيك المسلما

The son of Zal vanished, and returned unharmed in your name.

Gone is the son of gone, and with your name intact you’ve returned

So the Druze deemed the Muslim ignorant concerning you.

The Druse wrongly judged the Muslim in you

بوركت من جبل تسلَّم مثله

بوركت من جبل تسلَّم مثله

جبلاً تباركه ملائكة السما

جبلاً تباركه ملائكة السما

Blessed are you, a mountain that took charge of its equal—

Blessed is the one from the mountain that submitted like it

A mountain blessed by the angels of heaven.

A mountain blessed by the angels of the sky

حاك الغمامُ له الثلوجَ سوابغاً

حاك الغمامُ له الثلوجَ سوابغاً

وحباه من قوس التقية مخذما

وحباه من قوس التقية مخذما

The clouds wove snow for it into ample coats of mail,

The clouds wove thick snow for it

And gave it a sharp sword from piety's bow.

And endowed it with the bow of piety and glory

وُلِّيتَه فسما بما أوليته

وُلِّيتَه فسما بما أوليته

ونما وصار الخير فيه عرمرما

ونما وصار الخير فيه عرمرما

You were appointed over it, and it rose through what you bestowed on it.

You were appointed and soared with what you were appointed

And it grew, and goodness within it became abundant.

And grew and goodness in you became abundant

وغدا بأي الخصب يحمد ساكتاً

وغدا بأي الخصب يحمد ساكتاً

فاودع نداك الساكت المتكلما

فاودع نداك الساكت المتكلما

And through signs of fertility it came to praise in silence;

With which prosperity does it silently praise in the morning

Thus your bounty lodged a speaker within the silent one.

Entrusting your call to the silent speaker

للَه درك من حليف سياسةٍ

للَه درك من حليف سياسةٍ

لو ساس عرجون الهلاك تقوما

لو ساس عرجون الهلاك تقوما

God bless you—what an ally of statecraft!

God bless you, what an ally of politics

Were he to rule ruin's curved palm-stalk, it would straighten.

If it ruled the lame, they would stand

كاد التوحش والفساد بعدله

كاد التوحش والفساد بعدله

وحبى البلاد تمدُّناً وتقدُّما

وحبى البلاد تمدُّناً وتقدُّما

He outmaneuvered savagery and corruption with his justice,

Savagery and corruption almost prevailed with its justice

And endowed the land with civilization and progress.

And the countries were adorned with civilization and progress

فجنى الثناء مجملاً ومفضلاً

فجنى الثناء مجملاً ومفضلاً

وحوى الهناء مكملاً ومتمما

وحوى الهناء مكملاً ومتمما

Thus he reaped praise, gracious and generous,

It reaped universal and preferential praise

And attained happiness, perfect and complete.

And contained perfect and complete glory