Star of poetry is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English. Introduction by Dr. Mostapha Helwe
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Sultan Pasha Al-Atrash

 

At the moment of victory, 

Chant the name of the great one and sing

O nation that delights in the sound 

Of death and dispersal

Hail with your poetry a knight

Who drove away the enemy with his sword

The highest mountains embrace him

Sing and chant for the earth

France bowed its head

When it met the unifier

No, I will not forget a cry

In which is the flame of my glorification:

No invader will remain among us

O land of my ancestors, bear witness

Sultan Pasha, his glory

Entered time with majesty

Who is like him, 

Who protected the sanctuary

So, that the sun may shine in my tomorrow

O most beautiful of names, tell me

Who paralyzed the nerves of the hand?

Who displaced the people 

Whom you brought to the stars?

I call out to the deaf

So that my temples may respond

For disbelief has become master

And God alone is my master

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