أَبْصَرَتْ مِنْ عُمْرِ الْمُخْتَارِ مَا أَثْرَوْا

أَبْصَرَتْ مِنْ عُمْرِ الْمُخْتَارِ مَا أَثْرَوْا

عَنْهُ وَأَحْفَادِهِ صَارُوْخُهُمْ حَجَرٍ

عَنْهُ وَأَحْفَادِهِ صَارُوْخُهُمْ حَجَرٍ

I beheld something of Umar al-Mukhtar in what they handed down

She witnessed all the glories

I saw from Al-Mukhtar’s age the legacy they bore,

from him—and his descendants, whose rocket is a stone.

Of Al-Mukhtar's age and progeny

From him and his heirs, whose rocket is a stone.

الْحَامِلُوْنَ عَلَيَّ أَكْتَافِهِمْ لَهَبَا

الْحَامِلُوْنَ عَلَيَّ أَكْتَافِهِمْ لَهَبَا

يُفْنِيَ الْغُزَاةَ وَمَنْ فِيْ بَغْيِهِمْ فَجَرَوْا

يُفْنِيَ الْغُزَاةَ وَمَنْ فِيْ بَغْيِهِمْ فَجَرَوْا

Those bearing upon their shoulders a flame

Their rockets upon the enemies

Bearing upon their shoulders a burning flame,

that annihilates the invaders and those who transgressed in their aggression.

Like burning stones cast in ferocity

To consume invaders and those who revel in tyranny.

رَأَيْتُ أَبْطَالِ (حِطِّيْنُ) امْتَطُوا شُهُبَا

رَأَيْتُ أَبْطَالِ (حِطِّيْنُ) امْتَطُوا شُهُبَا

طِفْلٌ الْحِجَارَةِ فِيْهَا الْضَّيْغَمُ الْحَذَرَ

طِفْلٌ الْحِجَارَةِ فِيْهَا الْضَّيْغَمُ الْحَذَرَ

I saw the heroes of Hittin mount meteors;

Bearing on their shoulders flames

I saw the heroes of Hittin riding the shooting stars,

there, the child of stones is the wary lion.

That destroy the invaders and those who rebelled

Where the child of the stone stands as a vigilant lion.

(فِيْ عَيْنٍ جَالُوْتَ )لِلْثُّوَّارِ وَثَبِّتْهُمْ

(فِيْ عَيْنٍ جَالُوْتَ )لِلْثُّوَّارِ وَثَبِّتْهُمْ

فِيْهَا الْكُمَاةُ لْجَيْشِ الْبَغْيُ قَدْ دَحَرُوْا

فِيْهَا الْكُمَاةُ لْجَيْشِ الْبَغْيُ قَدْ دَحَرُوْا

At Ayn Jalut, the rebels made their leap;

I saw the heroes of Hutayn mounted

At Ain Jalut, the revolutionaries held their ground,

there the armored warriors routed the army of oppression.

Their spears, a child to the rocks runs for cover

There, the armored knights drove back the army of wrong.

وَفِيْ مَعَارِكَ أُخْرَي أَشْبِل وَثَبِّتْ

وَفِيْ مَعَارِكَ أُخْرَي أَشْبِل وَثَبِّتْ

تَسْتَلْهِمُ الْغَيْبِ نَصْرا عَنْهُ مَا قَصَّرُوْا

تَسْتَلْهِمُ الْغَيْبِ نَصْرا عَنْهُ مَا قَصَّرُوْا

And in other battles, lion cubs leapt,

In the eyes of Goliath for the revolutionaries stand firm

In other battles, the lion cubs sprang forth,

drawing inspiration for victory from the unseen; they did not fall short of it.

In it the forces, the tyranny they repelled

Seeking victory from the Unseen, never failing in their quest.

رَأَيْتُ فِيْهِمْ شَبَابا ثَائِرِيْنَ فُدِيَ

رَأَيْتُ فِيْهِمْ شَبَابا ثَائِرِيْنَ فُدِيَ

لَهُمْ نِضَالٌ بِهِ الَّاجْيَالْ تَفْتَخِرُ

لَهُمْ نِضَالٌ بِهِ الَّاجْيَالْ تَفْتَخِرُ

I saw among them young rebels devoted to self-sacrifice;

Their heroes and steadfast victory unite them

I saw among them rebellious youth, ready to sacrifice,

theirs is a struggle in which generations take pride.

Thousands to me loyally triumphant

Engaged in a struggle that makes the generations proud.

وَفِيْ كَتَائِبَ جُنْدٌ الْعَرَبِ أَلْوِيَةٍ

وَفِيْ كَتَائِبَ جُنْدٌ الْعَرَبِ أَلْوِيَةٍ

مُدَرَّعَاتِ وَفِيْ اعْماقَهُمْ وَطَرَ

مُدَرَّعَاتِ وَفِيْ اعْماقَهُمْ وَطَرَ

And among the battalions of Arab troops are brigades

Or like eagles swooped down on their prey

Among the battalions of Arab hosts are brigades,

of armored vehicles, with a longing deep within them.

Destroying tyranny leaving nothing behind

Armored in steel, yet bearing deep desire in their souls.

كَأَنَّهُمْ أَسَدٍ غَابَ فِيْ حَمَائِمِهُمْ

كَأَنَّهُمْ أَسَدٍ غَابَ فِيْ حَمَائِمِهُمْ

( طَيْرٍ الَابَابِيلَ ) لِلْاعْدَاءِ قَدْ حَصَرُوْا

( طَيْرٍ الَابَابِيلَ ) لِلْاعْدَاءِ قَدْ حَصَرُوْا

As though they were forest lions; among their doves

They have positions they know

As if they are lions of the thicket within their sanctuaries,

are birds in flocks—they have hemmed the enemies in.

When their fire blazes no shame deters them

Like Birds of Ababil, they have encircled the foe.

أَبْطَالَهُمْ وَثَبَاتَ الْنَّصْرُ تَجْمَعُهُمْ

أَبْطَالَهُمْ وَثَبَاتَ الْنَّصْرُ تَجْمَعُهُمْ

(وَهُمْ أُلُوْفٌ) لَدَيَّ أَيْمَانُهُمْ ظُفُرٍ

(وَهُمْ أُلُوْفٌ) لَدَيَّ أَيْمَانُهُمْ ظُفُرٍ

Their heroes—the leaps of victory unite them,

Sacrificing their souls to defend their homelands

Heroes united by the steadfast promise of triumph,

and they are thousands, with triumph at their right hands.

Whether death comes from a usurper or a gang they ambushed

They represent thousands, with victory in their grasp.

أَوْ كَالَّنُّسُوْرِ قَدْ انْفَضَّتِ فِيالَّقَهَا

أَوْ كَالَّنُّسُوْرِ قَدْ انْفَضَّتِ فِيالَّقَهَا

تُدَمِّرُ الْبَغْيُ لَاتُبَقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

تُدَمِّرُ الْبَغْيُ لَاتُبَقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

Or like eagles whose legions have fanned out,

Their faces shine like the horizon at dawn

Or like eagles swooping down from the heights,

destroying oppression, sparing nothing and leaving nothing.

In them the pride for those who in my nation bowed

Destroying tyranny, leaving no trace behind.

لَهُمْ مَوَاقِعٌ بِاسْ يَعْرِفُوْنَ بِهَا

لَهُمْ مَوَاقِعٌ بِاسْ يَعْرِفُوْنَ بِهَا

إِنَّ زَمْجَرَتْ نَارُهُمْ لَمْ يُعُرُّهُمْ خَوْرَ

إِنَّ زَمْجَرَتْ نَارُهُمْ لَمْ يُعُرُّهُمْ خَوْرَ

They have battlefields of valor by which they are known;

Was not Omar Al-Mukhtar their mentor

They hold positions of valor for which they are renowned,

if their fire roars, no weakness besets them.

With the will even if the others were deluded?

When their fire roars, no weakness touches them.

يَفِدُوْنَ أَوْطَانِهِمْ بِالْرُّوْحِ فَجَرَهَا

يَفِدُوْنَ أَوْطَانِهِمْ بِالْرُّوْحِ فَجَرَهَا

مَوْتَا عَلَيَّ غَاصِبٌ أَوْ ثَلّةً غَدَرُوْا

مَوْتَا عَلَيَّ غَاصِبٌ أَوْ ثَلّةً غَدَرُوْا

They ransom their homelands with the soul, making it erupt

You saw them in Jericho then Ghassan overcame them

They ransom their homelands with souls set ablaze,

as death upon a usurper or a band that betrayed.

They refuse to be defeated for truth is victorious

Bringing death to the usurper and the treacherous band.

وُجُوْهِهِمْ كُسِرَاجِ الْأَفْقِ سَاطِعَةٌ

وُجُوْهِهِمْ كُسِرَاجِ الْأَفْقِ سَاطِعَةٌ

فِيْهَا الْفَخَارِ لِمَنْ فِيْ امَّتِيْ فَخَرُّوا

فِيْهَا الْفَخَارِ لِمَنْ فِيْ امَّتِيْ فَخَرُّوا

Their faces are radiant like the horizon's lamp;

And in Thoriyya Al-Quds cubs accustomed

Their faces shine like a lamp upon the horizon,

in them is glory for those in my nation who took pride.

Neither victory nor triumph will disappoint them

Bearing pride for all in my nation who seek honor.

أَلَمْ يَكُنْ عُمَرُ الْمُخْتَارُ عِلْمُهُمْ

أَلَمْ يَكُنْ عُمَرُ الْمُخْتَارُ عِلْمُهُمْ

بِاسْ الْإِرَادَةِ إِنْ حُفَّتْ بِهَا الْغِيَرُ؟

بِاسْ الْإِرَادَةِ إِنْ حُفَّتْ بِهَا الْغِيَرُ؟

Did Umar al-Mukhtar not teach them

Thoriyya rock supported them yesterday

Was not Omar al-Mukhtar their guiding banner,

the strength of will when reversals of fortune surround it?

For their souls to redeem they had vowed

With a will of iron, though calamities closed in?

رَأَيْتَهُمْ فِيْ (أَرِيْحَا) ثُمَّ غَزَتْهُمْ

رَأَيْتَهُمْ فِيْ (أَرِيْحَا) ثُمَّ غَزَتْهُمْ

يَأْبَوْنَ أَنْ يَقْهَرُوْا وَالْحَقُّ مُّنْتَصِرٌ

يَأْبَوْنَ أَنْ يَقْهَرُوْا وَالْحَقُّ مُّنْتَصِرٌ

I saw them in Jericho, then in their Gaza,

Warriors experienced in war

I saw them in Jericho, and when the invasion struck,

refusing to be subdued, while truth prevails.

The bullets and rockets suicidal they confronted

Refusing to be subdued, for the Truth shall prevail.

وَفِيْ (ثَرِيٌّ الْقُدُسِ ) أَشْبَالِ مُعَوَّدَةٍ

وَفِيْ (ثَرِيٌّ الْقُدُسِ ) أَشْبَالِ مُعَوَّدَةٍ

أَلَا يُخَلِّ بِهَا نُصِرَ وَلَا ظُفْرٌ

أَلَا يُخَلِّ بِهَا نُصِرَ وَلَا ظُفْرٌ

And on Jerusalem's soil are lion cubs, accustomed

Trained in knowledge and insight

On the soil of Jerusalem stand cubs, inured to the fight,

never to be deserted there by victory or triumph.

That from a wise sheikh vision they drew

Sworn never to forsake the path of victory.

كَانَ صَخْرٍ الْثَّرَيَّ أَمْسِيَ يُنَاصِرُهُمْ

كَانَ صَخْرٍ الْثَّرَيَّ أَمْسِيَ يُنَاصِرُهُمْ

إِذْ أَنَّهُمْ لِلفُديّ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ نَذَرَوَا

إِذْ أَنَّهُمْ لِلفُديّ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ نَذَرَوَا

The rocks of the soil had come to their aid,

He plans the great strike targeting

The very rocks of the earth rose yesterday to aid them,

for they had vowed their souls to self-sacrifice.

Fiery arrows upon the enemy unleashed

For they have vowed their souls to the sacred ransom.

مُنَاضِلُوْنَ لَهُمْ فِيْ الْحَرْبِ تَجْرِبَةٍ

مُنَاضِلُوْنَ لَهُمْ فِيْ الْحَرْبِ تَجْرِبَةٍ

تَعَنُوْا لَهَا الْبَيْضَ وَالَصَارُوخٍ يَنْتَحِرُ

تَعَنُوْا لَهَا الْبَيْضَ وَالَصَارُوخٍ يَنْتَحِرُ

Fighters with experience in war,

Maneuvering for battle or attack

Warriors possessing the wisdom of war’s trial,

before which white swords bow and the rocket self-destructs.

To avenge the enemies with faith they blasphemed

Before whom swords bow, and the rocket finds its mark.

مُدَرَّبُونَ عَلَيْ عِلْمٍ وَتَبْصِرَةً

مُدَرَّبُونَ عَلَيْ عِلْمٍ وَتَبْصِرَةً

تَسْتَلْهِمُ الْبَاسَ مِنْ شَيْخٍ لَهُ بَصَرُ

تَسْتَلْهِمُ الْبَاسَ مِنْ شَيْخٍ لَهُ بَصَرُ

Trained in knowledge and insight,

Storms of ferocious war swirled

Trained with knowledge and sharp insight,

drawing valor from a sheikh endowed with vision.

To avenge, their flare never calmed

Drawing valor from a Sheikh possessed of true vision.

يَحْتَالُ لِلْضَّرْبَةِ الْكُبْرَيَ يُّصَوِّبُهَا

يَحْتَالُ لِلْضَّرْبَةِ الْكُبْرَيَ يُّصَوِّبُهَا

( شُوَاظٌ نَارٍ)عَلَيَّ الْأَعْدَاءِ يَسْتَعِرُ

( شُوَاظٌ نَارٍ)عَلَيَّ الْأَعْدَاءِ يَسْتَعِرُ

He plans the great blow and aims it:

The brigades of Al-Quds from Haifa aiding

Planning the great strike, aiming it with care,

a flame of fire blazes against the enemies.

Tulkarm, they are the grandchildren triumphing

A smokeless flame of fire raging against the foe.

تُحَرَّفَا لْقِتَالِ أَوْ مُهَاجَمَةِ

تُحَرَّفَا لْقِتَالِ أَوْ مُهَاجَمَةِ

يَبْغِيَ اقْتِنَاصِ عُدَاةَ بِالْهَدْيِ كَفَرُوَا

يَبْغِيَ اقْتِنَاصِ عُدَاةَ بِالْهَدْيِ كَفَرُوَا

Maneuvering for combat or an assault,

How many enemies with what power he possessed

Maneuvering for battle or launching the assault,

he seeks to ensnare foes who rejected guidance.

And planes to the valleys with rocks he cast

Hunting down the aggressors who denied the Right.

هَبَّتْ أَعَاصِيْرِهَا حَرْبٍ مُزَمْجِرَةٌ

هَبَّتْ أَعَاصِيْرِهَا حَرْبٍ مُزَمْجِرَةٌ

تَؤُزُّ بِالْثَّأْرِ لَمْ يَخْمَدِ لَهُ شَرَرٌ

تَؤُزُّ بِالْثَّأْرِ لَمْ يَخْمَدِ لَهُ شَرَرٌ

Its hurricanes arose—a roaring war,

As for tomorrow, Al-Mukhtar their role model

The hurricanes of war have begun to roar,

seething with vengeance, whose sparks have not died out.

And the Arabs revolting, no shame in him rests?

Seething with vengeance, its sparks unquenched.

(كَتَائِبَ الْقُدُسِ) مِنْ حَيْفَا لِنَّاصِرَةِ

(كَتَائِبَ الْقُدُسِ) مِنْ حَيْفَا لِنَّاصِرَةِ

(لطُوَلْكْرّمْ)هُمْ الْأَحْفادُ تَنْتَصِرُ

(لطُوَلْكْرّمْ)هُمْ الْأَحْفادُ تَنْتَصِرُ

The battalions of Jerusalem, from Haifa to Nazareth,

Was he not resisting the Italians confidently

The Jerusalem Battalions, from Haifa to Nazareth,

to Tulkarm, triumph—they are the descendants.

For twenty years pearls on his chest shone?

To Tulkarm—these descendants shall prevail.

كَمْ دَمَّرُوُا مِنْ عَدُوٍّ بِاسْ قُوَّتِهِ

كَمْ دَمَّرُوُا مِنْ عَدُوٍّ بِاسْ قُوَّتِهِ

وَطَائِرَاتٌ لَهُ أَوَدِيْ بِهَا الْحَجَّر

وَطَائِرَاتٌ لَهُ أَوَدِيْ بِهَا الْحَجَّر

How many a foe of mighty strength they destroyed,

How many feats the hero Al-Mukhtar miraculous

How many mighty enemies have they destroyed?

and his aircraft, brought to ruin by the stone!

With which eras of history flourished?

Even their warplanes were brought low by the stone.

أَمَّا غَدا عُمَرَ الْمُخْتَارِ قُدْوَتِهِمْ

أَمَّا غَدا عُمَرَ الْمُخْتَارِ قُدْوَتِهِمْ

وْثَائِرْ الْعُرْبِ لَمْ يَحْلُلْ بِهِ خَوَرٌ؟

وْثَائِرْ الْعُرْبِ لَمْ يَحْلُلْ بِهِ خَوَرٌ؟

Has Umar al-Mukhtar not become their exemplar,

How many hands of God bolstered the resolute

Has not Omar al-Mukhtar become their guide?

the Arabs' rebel in whom no weakness ever dwelt?

Against the invaders and heroes of sacrifice they were victorious

The Arab rebel whom weakness could never taint?

أَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَاوِمْ الْطِّلْيَانُ فِيْ ثِقَةٍ

أَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَاوِمْ الْطِّلْيَانُ فِيْ ثِقَةٍ

عِشْرِيْنَ عَاما زَهَتْ فِيْ جِيْدِهَا الْدُّرَرُ؟

عِشْرِيْنَ عَاما زَهَتْ فِيْ جِيْدِهَا الْدُّرَرُ؟

Did he not resist the Italians with confidence

I say O nation its chosen

Did he not resist the Italian host with faith,

for twenty years, pearls gleaming upon their neck?

Led the regiments into the thickets submerged

For twenty years that shone like pearls upon a string?

كَمْ قَدَمٍ الْبَطَلُ الْمُخْتَارِ مُعْجِزَةً

كَمْ قَدَمٍ الْبَطَلُ الْمُخْتَارِ مُعْجِزَةً

ظَلَّتْ بِهَا حِقَبُ الْتَّارِيْخِ تَزْدَهِرُ؟

ظَلَّتْ بِهَا حِقَبُ الْتَّارِيْخِ تَزْدَهِرُ؟

How many miracles the hero al-Mukhtar wrought,

O our sheikh O father of the revolutionaries in a homeland

What miracles the hero Al-Mukhtar brought forth,

through which the ages of history continued to flourish!

In it the prophecies to guidance a trace

Making the eras of history bloom with pride!

كَمْ ايِّدْ الْلَّهِ عَزْمِ الْبَاسِلِيْنَ بِهَا

كَمْ ايِّدْ الْلَّهِ عَزْمِ الْبَاسِلِيْنَ بِهَا

ضِدَّ الْغُزَاةِ وَأَبْطَالِ الْفِدْيَ نَصَرُوْا

ضِدَّ الْغُزَاةِ وَأَبْطَالِ الْفِدْيَ نَصَرُوْا

How often God strengthened the resolve of the valiant through them

Were you not the leader of the rebels over

How Allah aided the resolve of the brave,

against the invaders, and the heroes of self-sacrifice were granted victory.

The tyranny of the oppressors and for animosity they vowed?

Against the invaders, till the heroes of ransom won!

أَقُوْلُ يَا أُمَّةَ مُخْتَارُهَا فَطِنِ

أَقُوْلُ يَا أُمَّةَ مُخْتَارُهَا فَطِنِ

قَادَ الْجَحَافِلُ فِيْ الِادْغَالَ تُغْتَمَرْ

قَادَ الْجَحَافِلُ فِيْ الِادْغَالَ تُغْتَمَرْ

I say: O nation whose Mukhtar was astute,

I wish we were the residents of caves and their crags

I call out: O Nation whose Chosen One was wise,

he led the legions as they plunged into the thickets.

Scattered on a verdant mountain they sprawled

Who led armies through the thickets deep and wild.

يَا شَيْخَنَا يَا أَبَا الْثُّوَّارِ فِيْ وَطَنٍ

يَا شَيْخَنَا يَا أَبَا الْثُّوَّارِ فِيْ وَطَنٍ

فِيْهِ الْنُّبُوَّاتِ مِنْهَا لِلْهَدْيِ أَثَرِ

فِيْهِ الْنُّبُوَّاتِ مِنْهَا لِلْهَدْيِ أَثَرِ

O our sheikh, O father of rebels in a homeland

O our Sheikh, O father of rebels in a land,

where prophetic missions have left a trace of guidance.

Where prophecies have left their guiding trace.

أَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَائِدَا لِلثَّائِرِينَ عَلَيَّ

أَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَائِدَا لِلثَّائِرِينَ عَلَيَّ

عَسَفَ الْطُّغَاةِ وَمِنْهُمْ لِلْعِدَا نَذَرَ؟

عَسَفَ الْطُّغَاةِ وَمِنْهُمْ لِلْعِدَا نَذَرَ؟

Were you not a leader of the rebels against

Were you not a commander for those who rose,

the tyranny of despots, and from them came warnings to the foe?

Against the tyrants’ oppression and their threats?

يَالَيْتَنَا الْسَّاكِنِ الاجَامِ وَشُحِّهَا

يَالَيْتَنَا الْسَّاكِنِ الاجَامِ وَشُحِّهَا

دَوْحَ عَلَيْ جَبَلٍ الْخَضْرَاءَ يَنْتَثِرُ

دَوْحَ عَلَيْ جَبَلٍ الْخَضْرَاءَ يَنْتَثِرُ

O, would that we dwelt in the thickets, draped

Would that we dwelt in the thickets, amidst the want,

with great trees scattered upon the Green Mountain.

Like a great tree spreading upon the Green Mountain.