1. This raging sea foams up
In the wake of its successive waves

2. It beats the rock arrogantly and violently
Then recoils to the shores defeated

3. With a clamor as if it were screaming shepherds
And rumbling earthquakes

4. It has not given up its struggle over time
But the gentleness of dawn disliked it and the struggle

5. And it resumes the struggle with determination
Every day when daylight comes

6. By those shores a piece of land
God has destined its independence

7. It is the border of Syria in the north
And in the south it takes no territory

8. You will not find two Syrias but
They say this out of mischief and misguidance

9. They seek division in the one body
Those devils have failed so they lost

10. Leave me and remember those who liberated the slaves
And tightened reason's reins

11. By those shores a piece of land
God protected its plains and mountains

12. You will not see a human in its glory
As it houses partridges and quail

13. Our sun shines under its sun
Our moon gleams under its moon

14. And the stillness of nighttime undoes
The heart's shackles and inspires hopes

15. The morning breeze brings to life
From the flowers slopes

16. Adorned by dewy coronets
It glows beautifully and overflows with beauty

17. So when you pass that land traveling
Dew wears its anklets like anklets

18. And you see the birds flying lightly
And heavily to the right and left

19. And morning gleams color after color
Each time the sun draws nearer changing

20. And so does the submissive, humble sea
Draping itself in shawls of every color

21. What sights to possess one's senses
And inspire imagination in its beholders

22. O you who walk with glory, go slowly
And lower your gaze there with reverence

23. That is the refuge of freedom they took
From us long ago and today it is hard to attain

24. Oh temptation of nations, oh landmarks
Of the universe, you have split our generations

25. You have an angelic, handsome face
Whose light inspires hearts with reverence

26. And a hellish, stubborn temper
That cracks oppression and melts chains

27. May God protect you, how you were ransomed
And how much fortitude you have shown, O men!

28. I ask forgiveness for being remiss, they have not perished
When their deeds immortalized them after death

29. In your Maysalun soil lies buried
One who was an example to defenders against you

30. He died in the bloom of youth a martyr
That's how the free man dies, fully spent

31. His blood flowed in the path of homelands
The Most High, so they will know who has risen!

32. Peace be upon him the day
A weary homeland called him to charge and fight

33. Peace be upon him the day his blood was shed
Drenching the mountains

34. His soul overlooked Damascus
Visiting its meadows and covering them in shade

35. And rousing its men to sacrifice themselves
Never humiliated by occupation

36. When our hearts were burning
And the enemy expanded the lands with endurance

37. With filth when they shamelessly came
Their coming was ruinous to them

38. He did not spend but one night in which
He saw death around him in every form

39. As if anxieties pulled him back and forth in fear
So he remained sleepless

40. Restless, watching for the dawn. When
It broke, he marched on saying:

41. "Flee, flee! In Damascus I faced
A terrible fate and brave youths."

42. Had he stayed longer in Beirut
The outcome would have been worse

43. Such is the character of honorable Arabs
Their resolve is strong and their deeds are pure

44. Arab, your ancestors are Umayyad
Time does not erase those virtues

45. Every wound that befell you settled
In our core that refuses to heal

46. God protect our glory for what we have spent
Of soul and wealth for the homelands