قَدْindeed كَانَwas يَوْمًاonce ذِيthis الْبِلَادُthe land بِلَادِيmy homeland
قَدْ كَانَ يَوْمًا ذِي الْبِلَادُ بِلَادِي
فِيin أَرْضِهَاits soil نَبَتَتْgrew قِلَاعُfortresses تِلَادِيmy ancestral heritage
فِي أَرْضِهَا نَبَتَتْ قِلَاعُ تِلَادِي
This land was indeed once my homeland.
There was a day when this land was my land
In its soil grew the fortresses of my ancestral heritage.
In its soil my castles were erected
كَانَتْwas بِلَادِيmy homeland أُمَّةًa nation شَمْسَsun الدُّنَىthe worlds
كَانَتْ بِلَادِي أُمَّةً شَمْسَ الدُّنَى
جِرْمًاa body عَظِيمًاmighty هَائِلَimmense in الْأَمْجَادِglories
جِرْمًا عَظِيمًا هَائِلَ الْأَمْجَادِ
My homeland was a nation, the sun of the worlds,
My land was once the shining sun of life
a mighty body, immense in glory.
An immense planet, gloriously splendid
فِيin كُلِّevery شِبْرٍhandspan مَعْلَمٌa monument مِنْof عِزَّةٍhonor
فِي كُلِّ شِبْرٍ مَعْلَمٌ مِنْ عِزَّةٍ
أَرْسَاهُfounded it بَحْرٌa sea مِنْof دَمٍblood وَمِدَادِand ink
أَرْسَاهُ بَحْرٌ مِنْ دَمٍ وَمِدَادِ
In every handspan stood a monument of honor,
In every inch a monument of pride
founded by a sea of blood and ink.
Erected by an ocean of blood and ink
فِيin أَرْضِهَاits soil يَحْكِيrecounts الْحَصَىthe pebbles مُتَرَنِّمًاsinging
فِي أَرْضِهَا يَحْكِي الْحَصَى مُتَرَنِّمًا
تَارِيخَhistory نُورِlight حَضَارَةٍcivilization وَجِهَادِand struggle
تَارِيخَ نُورِ حَضَارَةٍ وَجِهَادِ
On its soil, the pebbles recount in song
In its soil even pebbles chant in rhyme
the history of the light of civilization and struggle.
The history of civilization’s light and jihad
كَانَتْwere بُحُورُseas الْعِلْمِknowledge رِيًّاquenching of thirst لِلْوَرَىfor humankind
كَانَتْ بُحُورُ الْعِلْمِ رِيًّا لِلْوَرَى
وَصَدَىand the echo نِدَاهَاtheir call الدَّرُّflowing milk: هَلْis there مِنْany صَادِa thirsty person؟!
وَصَدَى نِدَاهَا الدَّرُّ: هَلْ مِنْ صَادِ؟!
The seas of knowledge once quenched humankind's thirst,
The oceans of knowledge once satisfied all
and the echo of their call was flowing milk: 'Is anyone thirsty?'
And their call echoed: Is there one who responds?
كَانَused to الظَّلَامُdarkness يَجُولُroam فِيin كُلِّall الدُّنَىthe worlds
كَانَ الظَّلَامُ يَجُولُ فِي كُلِّ الدُّنَى
فَإِذَاand whenever أَتَاهَاcame to it صَارَbecame فِيin الْأَصْفَادِfetters
فَإِذَا أَتَاهَا صَارَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ
Darkness once roamed through all the worlds,
Darkness roamed all corners of the world
and whenever it reached this land, it ended up in fetters.
But in her lands it was put in chains
كَانَتْwere سُيُوفswords الْحَقِّtruth عِزًّاglory لِلْإِبَاfor proud defiance
كَانَتْ سُيُوف الْحَقِّ عِزًّا لِلْإِبَا
تَرْوِيwaters الثَّرَىthe soil بِدِمَاءِwith the blood of الِاسْتِبْدَادِtyranny
تَرْوِي الثَّرَى بِدِمَاءِ الِاسْتِبْدَادِ
The swords of truth lent glory to proud defiance,
The swords of truth were the honor of the brave
watering the soil with the blood of tyranny.
Watering the land with the blood of oppression
كَانَwas الضِّيَاءُlight يَشِعُّshining فِيin أَرْضِيmy land هُنَاhere
كَانَ الضِّيَاءُ يَشِعُّ فِي أَرْضِي هُنَا
فَيُبِيدُthus eradicates ظُلْمَoppression الْجَهْلِignorance وَالْأَحْقَادِand hatreds
فَيُبِيدُ ظُلْمَ الْجَهْلِ وَالْأَحْقَادِ
Light once shone here in my land,
The light shone on my land here
and so destroyed the oppression of ignorance and hatred.
Destroying the injustice of ignorance and hatred
صَارَتْhas become مُمَزَّقَةًtorn apart بِلَادِيmy homeland لَاnot تَرَىyou see
صَارَتْ مُمَزَّقَةً بِلَادِي لَا تَرَى
شِلْوًاa severed limb يُعَانِقُembraces آخَرًاanother بِوِدَادِwith affection
شِلْوًا يُعَانِقُ آخَرًا بِوِدَادِ
My homeland has become torn apart; you cannot see
My land became torn, no longer a scene
one severed limb embracing another with affection.
Of comrades embracing in affection
فَلَكُلُّso indeed every حَدٍّborder خَنْجَرٌa dagger فِيin جِرْمِهَاits body
فَلَكُلُّ حَدٍّ خَنْجَرٌ فِي جِرْمِهَا
فَتَقَطَّعَتْand so were torn apart أَوْصَالُهَاits limbs وَفُؤَادِيand my heart
فَتَقَطَّعَتْ أَوْصَالُهَا وَفُؤَادِي
For every border is indeed a dagger in its body,
Each border has a dagger in its side
and so its limbs and my heart were torn apart.
Severing its limbs and my heart inside
صِرْتُI became الْغَرِيبَthe stranger بِقَعْرِin the depths of دَارِيmy home هَائِمًاadrift
صِرْتُ الْغَرِيبَ بِقَعْرِ دَارِي هَائِمًا
بِمَشَاعِرِيwith my feelings كَالنَّارِlike fire دُونَwithout رَمَادِash
بِمَشَاعِرِي كَالنَّارِ دُونَ رَمَادِ
I became a stranger in the depths of my home, adrift,
I became a stranger in the depths of my home
with my feelings like fire without ash.
With feelings burning, without respite
قُطِعَتْwere severed أَوَاصِرُنَاour bonds فَصَارَand so became نُوَاحُنَاour wailing
قُطِعَتْ أَوَاصِرُنَا فَصَارَ نُوَاحُنَا
كَأَجِيرَةٍlike a hired woman تَبْكِيweeps for رَدَىdeath الْحُسَّادِthe envious
كَأَجِيرَةٍ تَبْكِي رَدَى الْحُسَّادِ
Our bonds were severed, and so our wailing became
Our bonds are severed, our wailing is now
like that of a hired woman mourning the death of the envious.
Like that of a hireling weeping for the envious
تَجْرِيflows دِمَانَاour blood كَالْبُحُورِlike seas وَإِنَّنَاand indeed we
تَجْرِي دِمَانَا كَالْبُحُورِ وَإِنَّنَا
غَرْقَىdrowning بُحُورِseas الضَّيْمِoppression دُونَwithout أَيَادِيhelping hands
غَرْقَى بُحُورِ الضَّيْمِ دُونَ أَيَادِي
Our blood flows like seas, and indeed we are
Our blood flows like rivers, and we
drowning in seas of oppression, without helping hands.
Are drowned in oceans of injustice, helpless
لَكِنْyet يَقِينِيmy certainty أَنْthat سَيَصْحُوwill awaken مَجْدُنَاour glory
لَكِنْ يَقِينِي أَنْ سَيَصْحُو مَجْدُنَا
لِيَسُودَto rule هَذِيthis الْأَرْضَthe land كَالْأَجْدَادِlike the forefathers
لِيَسُودَ هَذِي الْأَرْضَ كَالْأَجْدَادِ
Yet I am certain that our glory will awaken
But my faith is that our glory will wake
to rule this land as the forefathers did.
To rule this land like our forefathers before
وَيَظَلُّand remains حُلْمِيmy dream أَنْto أَرَىI see إِشْرَاقَهَاits dawn
وَيَظَلُّ حُلْمِي أَنْ أَرَى إِشْرَاقَهَا
فَتَمُدَّso it may supply هَذَاthis الْكَوْنَthe universe بِالْإِسْعَادِwith happiness
فَتَمُدَّ هَذَا الْكَوْنَ بِالْإِسْعَادِ
And my dream remains to see its dawn,
And my dream remains to see its sunrise
so it may bring happiness to this universe,
Share this universe in bliss evermore
فَتُعِيدَso it may restore لِلْإِنْسَانِto humankind كُلَّall كَرَامَةٍdignity
فَتُعِيدَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ كُلَّ كَرَامَةٍ
وَتَعُودَand become again لِلْأَحْرَارِfor the free خَيْرَthe best سِنَادِsupport
وَتَعُودَ لِلْأَحْرَارِ خَيْرَ سِنَادِ
and thus restore all dignity to humankind,
To give back to man all his dignity
and once more be the best support for the free.
And return to the free their greatest support
سَتَعُودُwill become again هَذِيthis الْأَرْضُthe land جِرْمًاa body وَاحِدًاsingle
سَتَعُودُ هَذِي الْأَرْضُ جِرْمًا وَاحِدًا
وَتُنِيرُand illuminate هَذَاthis الْكَوْنَthe universe بِالْأَمْجَادِwith glories
وَتُنِيرُ هَذَا الْكَوْنَ بِالْأَمْجَادِ
This land will once more become a single body
This land will be one body again
and illuminate this universe with its glories.
And light up the cosmos in splendor
Sol 6.1