وعزand grew scarce الرغيفthe loaf وضاقتand narrowed سبيلpath الthe
وعز الرغيف وضاقت سبيل ال
حياةlife علىfor أمةa nation كاملهentire
حياة على أمة كامله
And the loaf grew scarce, and narrow grew the path of
Bread became dear and the path of life narrowed
life for an entire nation.
For an entire nation
فانيfor wherever التفتI turned رأيتI saw بنيهاits children
فاني التفت رأيت بنيها
جياعاًhungry يموتونthey die فيin السابلهthe thoroughfare
جياعاً يموتون في السابله
For wherever I turned, I saw its children
So I turned and saw its children
hungry, dying in the thoroughfare.
Hungry, dying in the cornfields
وفيand at كلevery بابdoor ترىyou see سارقاًa thief
وفي كل باب ترى سارقاً
وفيand at كلevery بابdoor ترىyou see سائلهa woman begging
وفي كل باب ترى سائله
And at every door you see a thief,
And at every door you see a thief
and at every door you see a woman begging.
And at every door you see a beggar
ألبنانO Lebanon لستyou are not ببيتa home الأُباةthe unbowed
ألبنان لست ببيت الأُباة
ولاnor وطنhomeland الأمةthe nation الباسلهvaliant
ولا وطن الأمة الباسله
O Lebanon, you are no home to the unbowed,
Lebanon, you are not the home of nobility
nor the homeland of the valiant nation.
Nor the nation of the valiant
ظلمتyou were wronged وبتand you remained صبوراًpatient ذليلاًabased
ظلمت وبت صبوراً ذليلاً
قتلتyou were slain وبستand you kissed اليدthe hand القاتلهmurderous
قتلت وبست اليد القاتله
You were wronged, and remained patient and abased;
You were wronged and became patiently humiliated
you were slain, and kissed the murderous hand.
You were killed but clothed the murderous hand
وقدand indeed غالtreacherously slew فيكwithin you الأثيمthe guilty البريءthe innocent
وقد غال فيك الأثيم البريء
وماand not اغتالassassinated فيكwithin you فتىa young man غائلهa scourge
وما اغتال فيك فتى غائله
And indeed, within you the guilty treacherously slew the innocent,
The wicked and the innocent have become confused in you
yet no young man within you struck down a scourge.
And no courageous youth has been killed in you unjustly
اتاكcame to you جمالJamal يجرdragging عليكupon you الthe
اتاك جمال يجر عليك ال
رزاياcalamities بأثقالهاwith their burdens نازلهdescending
رزايا بأثقالها نازله
Jamal came to you, dragging upon you the
Jamal came to you dragging
calamities, descending with their burdens.
Misfortunes with their heavy burdens
وعادand he returned سليماًunharmed وذيand this وصمةٌa stain
وعاد سليماً وذي وصمةٌ
بعرضكupon your honor ماnot هيit بالزائلهfading away
بعرضك ما هي بالزائله
And he returned unharmed—and this is a stain
And Salim returned unharmed, though branded
upon your honor that will not fade.
With a stain on your honor that will not fade