أَنَا رُوحُ أُمَّتِي وَدِرْعُ الْكُمَاةِ

أَنَا رُوحُ أُمَّتِي وَدِرْعُ الْكُمَاةِ

أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ لَكِنِّ رُعْبُ عُدَاتِي

أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ لَكِنِّ رُعْبُ عُدَاتِي

I am the spirit of my nation and the shield of armored warriors.

I am the spirit of my nation and the shield of valor

I am a woman, yet I am the terror of my enemies.

I am a woman but terror to my foes

أَنَا أُمَّةٌ لا الأُمُّ تُنْجِبُ وُلْدَهَا

أَنَا أُمَّةٌ لا الأُمُّ تُنْجِبُ وُلْدَهَا

وَلا شَهْوَةٌ تَبْدُو لَدَى النَّظَرَاتِ

وَلا شَهْوَةٌ تَبْدُو لَدَى النَّظَرَاتِ

I am a nation, not merely a mother bearing her children,

I am a nation, not a mother who gives birth to her child

nor lust on display before gazing eyes.

Nor is desire evident in my glances

أَنَا الطُّهْرُ فِي هَذِي الْحَيَاةِ وَعِفَّتِي

أَنَا الطُّهْرُ فِي هَذِي الْحَيَاةِ وَعِفَّتِي

تَفُوحُ إِذَا مَا سِرْتُ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ

تَفُوحُ إِذَا مَا سِرْتُ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ

I am purity in this life, and my chastity

I am purity in this life and my chastity

spreads its fragrance whenever I walk the streets.

Exudes fragrance when I walk the paths

وَهَذَا حِجَابِي الْحِفْظُ مِنْ سَهْمِ غَادِرٍ

وَهَذَا حِجَابِي الْحِفْظُ مِنْ سَهْمِ غَادِرٍ

كَأَثْمَنِ دُرٍّ صِينَ فِي الصَّدَفَاتِ

كَأَثْمَنِ دُرٍّ صِينَ فِي الصَّدَفَاتِ

And this veil of mine is protection from a treacherous arrow,

And this is my veil, protecting me from the arrow of a treacherous foe

like the most precious pearls kept safe within shells.

Like a precious pearl in oyster shells

أَنَا مَثَلِي الْخَنْسَاءُ نَنْصُرُ دِينَنَا

أَنَا مَثَلِي الْخَنْسَاءُ نَنْصُرُ دِينَنَا

وَأُمْنِيَّةُ الأَعْدَاءِ أَخْسَرُ ذَاتِي

وَأُمْنِيَّةُ الأَعْدَاءِ أَخْسَرُ ذَاتِي

I take al-Khansa' as my model; we champion our faith.

My role model is Khansa, we defend our religion

And the enemies' wish is that I lose myself,

And the wish of enemies is to destroy myself

أَسِيرُ عَلَى دَرْبِ الْهَوَى أَمْقُتُ التُّقَى

أَسِيرُ عَلَى دَرْبِ الْهَوَى أَمْقُتُ التُّقَى

حَيَاةَ الْهَوَى وَالْفِسْقِ وَالْعَاهِرَاتِ

حَيَاةَ الْهَوَى وَالْفِسْقِ وَالْعَاهِرَاتِ

walk the path of desire and despise piety,

I walk the path of passion, detesting piety

living a life of desire, debauchery, and prostitutes.

The life of passion, debauchery and harlots

أَرَادُوا حَيَاتِي وَالْكُؤُوسَ لِيُغْرِقُوا

أَرَادُوا حَيَاتِي وَالْكُؤُوسَ لِيُغْرِقُوا

شَبَابَ الْهُدَى فِي الْفِسْقِ وَالْغَانِيَاتِ

شَبَابَ الْهُدَى فِي الْفِسْقِ وَالْغَانِيَاتِ

They wanted my life amid goblets, so they could drown

They wanted my life and cups to drown

the rightly guided youth in debauchery and among beautiful women.

The youth of guidance in vice and singers

أَرَادُوا مَصِيرِي بِئْسَ ذُلاًّ لأُمَّتِي

أَرَادُوا مَصِيرِي بِئْسَ ذُلاًّ لأُمَّتِي

وَبِئْسَ هَلاكُ الأُسْدِ فِي الشَّهَوَاتِ

وَبِئْسَ هَلاكُ الأُسْدِ فِي الشَّهَوَاتِ

They wanted such a fate for me—what wretched humiliation for my nation!

They wanted my fate, misery for my nation

And how wretched the lions' destruction amid lusts!

And misery, the death of a lion in lust

يَزِينُونَ لِي دَرْبَ الْغَوَايَةِ وَالرَّدَى

يَزِينُونَ لِي دَرْبَ الْغَوَايَةِ وَالرَّدَى

يَقُولُونَ: إِنِّي نِصْفُ مُجْتَمَعَاتِي

يَقُولُونَ: إِنِّي نِصْفُ مُجْتَمَعَاتِي

They make the path of temptation and ruin alluring to me;

They adorn for me the path of temptation and depravity

they say that I am half of my communities.

They say: I am half of my society

أَلَمْ يُدْرِكُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ

أَلَمْ يُدْرِكُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ

أَنَا رَحْمَةٌ تُهْدَى وَهَبْتُ حَيَاتِي

أَنَا رَحْمَةٌ تُهْدَى وَهَبْتُ حَيَاتِي

Have they not realized that I myself am the people in their entirety?

Did they not realize that I am the people entirely

I am mercy bestowed; I have given my life.

I am a mercy granted and I gave my life

أَنَا الرُّوحُ بَعْثِي لِلْحَيَاةِ لأُمَّتِي

أَنَا الرُّوحُ بَعْثِي لِلْحَيَاةِ لأُمَّتِي

وَقَدْ ظَنَّهَا الأَعْدَاءُ دُونَ الرُّفَاتِ

وَقَدْ ظَنَّهَا الأَعْدَاءُ دُونَ الرُّفَاتِ

I am the spirit; my revival gives life to my nation,

I am the soul, my resurrection is for the life of my nation

though the enemies had deemed it less than mortal remains.

And enemies thought it was under coffin lids

سَأُنْجِبُ أَبْطَالاً يُعِيدُونَ مَجْدَنَا

سَأُنْجِبُ أَبْطَالاً يُعِيدُونَ مَجْدَنَا

جُيُوشًا مِنَ الْقَعْقَاعِ عِزَّ الْكُمَاةِ

جُيُوشًا مِنَ الْقَعْقَاعِ عِزَّ الْكُمَاةِ

I shall bear heroes who restore our glory,

I will give birth to heroes who will restore our glory

armies of men like al-Qa'qa', the pride of armored warriors.

Armies of resolve, the glory of valor

سَأُرْضِعُهُمْ حُبَّ الشَّهَادَةِ وَالتُّقَى

سَأُرْضِعُهُمْ حُبَّ الشَّهَادَةِ وَالتُّقَى

وَنُصْرَةَ إِسْلامِي وَبَاسَ الأُبَاةِ

وَنُصْرَةَ إِسْلامِي وَبَاسَ الأُبَاةِ

I shall nurse them on love of martyrdom and piety,

I will nurture them with love of martyrdom and piety

and the defense of my Islam and the valor of the unbowed.

And the defense of my Islam and heroism

أَنَا النُّورُ بِي تَفْنَى دَيَاجِيرُ لَيْلِنَا

أَنَا النُّورُ بِي تَفْنَى دَيَاجِيرُ لَيْلِنَا

سَآتِي بِأَقْمَارٍ تُضِي الظُّلُمَاتِ

سَآتِي بِأَقْمَارٍ تُضِي الظُّلُمَاتِ

I am the light; through me our night's deep darkness vanishes.

I am the light, with me the lanterns of our night will perish

I shall bring moons that illuminate the darkness.

I will come with moons that illuminate the darkness

وَيَوْمًا سَآتِي بِالشُّمُوسِ لِتُنْهِيَ الْـ

وَيَوْمًا سَآتِي بِالشُّمُوسِ لِتُنْهِيَ الْـ

ـلَيَالِي الأَسَى وَالذُّلَّ وَالنِّقَمَاتِ

ـلَيَالِي الأَسَى وَالذُّلَّ وَالنِّقَمَاتِ

And one day I shall bring suns to end the

And one day I will come with suns to end the

nights of sorrow, humiliation, and afflictions.

Nights of sorrow, humiliation and grudges