النشيد الوطني اللبناني
كلنـا للوطـن للعـلى للعـلم
ملئ عين الزّمن سـيفنا والقـلم
سهلنا والجبـل منبت للرجـال
قولنا والعمـل في سبيل الكمال
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلّنا للوطن
شيخنـا والفتـى عنـد صـوت الوطن
أسـد غـاب متى سـاورتنا الفــتن
شــرقنـا قلبـه أبــداً لبـنان
صانه ربه لمدى الأزمان
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلنا للوطن
بحـره بــرّه درّة الشرقين
رِفـدُهّ بــرّهُ مالئ القطبين
إسمـه عـزّه منذ كان الجدود
مجــدُهُ أرزُهُ رمزُهُ للخلود
كلّنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلّنا للوطن
English:
All of us! For our Country, for our Flag and Glory!
Our valor and our writings are the envy of the ages.
Our mountains and our valleys, they bring forth stalwart men.
And to Perfection all our efforts we devote.
All of us! For our Country, for our Flag and Glory!
Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call,
And on the Day of Crisis they are as Lions of the Jungle.
The heart of our East is ever Lebanon,
May God preserve her until end of time!
All of us! For our Country, for our Flag and Glory!
The Gems of the East are her land and sea.
Throughout the world her good deeds flow from pole to pole.
And her name is her glory since time began.
Immortality's Symbol--the Cedar--is her Pride.
All of us! For our Country, for our Flag and Glory!
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I just passed by the English version, I must confess, I didn't take my time understanding it in Arabic, but the English translation teared me out... here are my favorite quotations from this amazing national anthem:
- And to Perfection all our efforts we devote.
- Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call,
- And on the Day of Crisis they are as Lions of the Jungle.
- May God preserve her until end of time!
- And her name is her glory since time began.
- Immortality's Symbol--the Cedar--is her Pride.
- All of us! For our Country, for our Flag and Glory!
this is really wonderful... and something to be proud of!!!
