ياO لهاfor it منof بلدةٍa town طِّيبةٍgoodly أرضًاland وآلاand people
يا لها من بلدةٍ طِّيبةٍ أرضًا وآلا
وغراسُand the plantings الخيرgoodness زادتهاincreased it بهاءًsplendor وجمالاand beauty
وغراسُ الخير زادتها بهاءً وجمالا
What a goodly town, in land and people alike!
Oh what a blessed land of fertile soil
And the plantings of goodness added to its splendor and beauty.
Where kindness grows, increasing its beauty and grace
وهمَىand poured down الغيثُthe rain عميمًاfar-reaching فرَبَاso grew الغرسُthe plantings وطالاand grew tall
وهمَى الغيثُ عميمًا فرَبَا الغرسُ وطالا
بغصونٍwith branches تتثنّىsway تفرِشcarpet الروضَthe garden ظِلالاshade
بغصونٍ تتثنّى تفرِش الروضَ ظِلالا
And rain poured down far and wide, so the plantings grew and rose tall,
The rain poured generously, nurturing the plants to stand tall
With swaying branches that carpet the garden with shade.
With branches spreading shade across the meadow
فانتشىso rejoiced زيتونolive trees أجداديmy forefathers يمينًاto the right وشمالاand to the left
فانتشى زيتون أجدادي يمينًا وشمالا
والعناقيدُand the clusters تدلّتhung down فقطفناهاso we picked them سِلالاbasketfuls
والعناقيدُ تدلّت فقطفناها سِلالا
So my forefathers' olive trees rejoiced, to right and left.
My ancestors' olive trees flourished on both sides
And the clusters hung down, so we picked them by the basketful.
As grape clusters hung, ripe for the picking
ومروجُand the meadows الخيرgoodness منfrom سُنبُلةٍan ear of grain فاضتoverflowed غِلالاharvests
ومروجُ الخير من سُنبُلةٍ فاضت غِلالا
ودِنانُand jars الشهدhoney منهاfrom them قدindeed جنيناهاwe gathered them زُلاَلاpure and clear
ودِنانُ الشهد منها قد جنيناها زُلاَلا
And the meadows of goodness, from an ear of grain, overflowed with harvests.
Pastures overflowed with goodness from each stalk of grain
And from them we have gathered jars of honey, pure and clear.
And from them we harvested honey, dripping sweet
شعَّshone نورٌa light غامرٌall-encompassing عمَّcovered سهولاًplains وجبالاand mountains
شعَّ نورٌ غامرٌ عمَّ سهولاً وجبالا
فمتىso when يصبحwill become بدرًاa full moon؟ هوit ماnot زالceased هلالاa crescent
فمتى يصبح بدرًا؟ هو ما زال هلالا
An all-encompassing light shone forth, spreading across plains and mountains.
A luminous light spread, blanketing plains and hills
When, then, will it become a full moon? It is still a crescent.
When will it become a full moon? For now, it is still a crescent
ياO رفيفَflutter النورthe light، نورٌlight إثْرafter نورٍlight يتوالىcomes in succession
يا رفيفَ النور، نورٌ إثْر نورٍ يتوالى
فيin نفوسٍsouls مطمئنّاتٍtranquil قدindeed ازدانتbecame adorned خصالاvirtues
في نفوسٍ مطمئنّاتٍ قد ازدانت خصالا
O flutter of light, light after light comes in succession,
Oh gentle light, light kindled from light unending
In tranquil souls that have become adorned with virtues.
In serene souls adorned with virtues
تدفعُcounter الفكرةَthe idea بالفكرةِwith the idea رأيًاan opinion لاnot جدالاwrangling
تدفعُ الفكرةَ بالفكرةِ رأيًا لا جدالا
فأحَلْتَso you made العقلَthe mind بالحُجّةِthrough argument ساحًاan arena ونزِالاand combat
فأحَلْتَ العقلَ بالحُجّةِ ساحًا ونزِالا
They counter an idea with an idea—opinion, not wrangling.
Thought kindles thought with wisdom, not contention
So, through argument, you made the mind an arena and a contest.
So you enlightened minds with convincing proofs
سيفُكyour sword الحكمةُwisdom، واقرأْand 'Read!' كانwas رمحًاa spear ونِبالاand arrows
سيفُك الحكمةُ، واقرأْ كان رمحًا ونِبالا
فهنيئًاso congratulations لكto you نصرٌa victory لمdid not تخضْengage in فيهin it قتالاcombat
فهنيئًا لك نصرٌ لم تخضْ فيه قتالا
Your sword is wisdom, and 'Read!' was a spear and arrows.
Your sword is wisdom - read on it was a spear and arrows
So congratulations to you on a victory won without battle.
Congratulations on a victory won without bloodshed
ياO شبابًاyouths تركواleft فيin المنتدىthe forum قِيلاًtalk وقالاand chatter
يا شبابًا تركوا في المنتدى قِيلاً وقالا
وأَحالُوهاand they turned it وهمwhile they فيin زهرةthe flower العمرlife فِعالاdeeds
وأَحالُوها وهم في زهرة العمر فِعالا
O youths who left talk and chatter in the forum,
Oh youth who engaged in discourse and debate
And turned it into deeds while in the flower of their youth.
And turned words into actions in life's prime
فترىso you see فيهمamong them «صُهيبًاSuhayb» ، وترىand you see فيهمamong them «بلالاBilal»
فترى فيهم «صُهيبًا» ، وترى فيهم «بلالا»
كلماwhenever قيلit was said خَبَواthey died down، هبّواthey sprang up فزادوهاso they intensified it اشتعالاblazing
كلما قيل خَبَوا، هبّوا فزادوها اشتعالا
So you see Suhayb among them, and you see Bilal among them.
In them you see a "Suhayb," in them a "Bilal"
Whenever it was said they had died down, they sprang up and made it blaze all the more.
Whenever challenged, they blazed with greater passion
نضَّرَmay brighten اللهُGod وجوهًاfaces وجباهًاand foreheads تَتَلاَلاgleam
نضَّرَ اللهُ وجوهًا وجباهًا تَتَلاَلا
قدindeed رأيناهاwe saw them عنabove الزُّخرفِfinery تسموrise، تتعالىsoar higher
قد رأيناها عن الزُّخرفِ تسمو، تتعالى
May God lend radiance to faces and foreheads that gleam.
May God refresh faces and brows beaming with light
We have seen them rise above finery and soar higher.
We've seen them transcend vanity, rising above
فهنيئًاso congratulations لبلادٍto a land أنجبتْbrought forth منهمfrom among them رجالاmen
فهنيئًا لبلادٍ أنجبتْ منهم رجالا
So congratulations to a land that has brought forth such men.
Congratulations to a land that nurtured such men