دَعِleave الرَّشَّاشَthe machine gun خَلْفَكَbehind you ياO حبيـبُbeloved
دَعِ الرَّشَّاشَ خَلْفَكَ يا حبيـبُ
وصافِحْنِيand shake hands with me فأنـتَfor you أخٌa brother قريـبُclose
وصافِحْنِي فأنـتَ أخٌ قريـبُ
Leave the machine gun behind you, O beloved.
Leave the machine gun behind you, my beloved
And shake hands with me, for you are a close brother.
And shake my hand for you are a close brother
رصاصتُكَyour bullet التيwhich أطلقْتَyou fired نحويtoward me
رصاصتُكَ التي أطلقْتَ نحوي
تُصيبُكَstrikes you مثلماjust as قلبـيmy heart تُصيـبُstrikes
تُصيبُكَ مثلما قلبـي تُصيـبُ
The bullet you fired toward me
The bullet you fired towards me
Strikes you just as it strikes my heart.
Will strike you just as it strikes my heart
وقاتِلُناand our killer هـوhe المقتـولُthe slain one فينـاamong us
وقاتِلُنا هـو المقتـولُ فينـا
وأَسْعَدُناand the happiest of us هوhe الأشقىthe most wretched الكئيـبُsorrowful
وأَسْعَدُنا هو الأشقى الكئيـبُ
And our killer is himself the one slain among us,
Our killer is the one killed among us
And the happiest of us is the most wretched and sorrowful.
And the happiest of us is the most miserable
لماذاwhy ياO أخـيmy brother ترتـدُّyou turn back نحـويtoward me
لماذا يا أخـي ترتـدُّ نحـوي
ووجهُكَand your face فيin مقابلتيfacing me غَضُوبُwrathful؟!
ووجهُكَ في مقابلتي غَضُوبُ؟!
Why, my brother, do you turn back toward me,
Why, my brother, do you turn against me?
With your face wrathful as you face me?
While your face facing me is angry?!
ألمdid ... not? نَسْكُـنْwe dwell مُخيَّمَنـاour camp جميعـاًall together
ألم نَسْكُـنْ مُخيَّمَنـا جميعـاً
تُشارِكُناshare with us طُفُولَتَناour childhood الخُطُـوبُcalamities؟!
تُشارِكُنا طُفُولَتَنا الخُطُـوبُ؟!
Did we not all dwell in our camp,
Did we not all live in the same camp
With calamities sharing our childhood with us?
Where we shared our playful childhood?!
ألمdid ... not? نَشْرَبْwe drink مَوَاجِعَنـاour pains صِغَـاراًas children
ألم نَشْرَبْ مَوَاجِعَنـا صِغَـاراً
وَنَرْضَعْهَاand suck them in كماas رُضِعَwas sucked الحليبُmilk؟!
وَنَرْضَعْهَا كما رُضِعَ الحليبُ؟!
Did we not drink our pains as children,
Did we not drink from the same breasts when we were little
And suck them in as we sucked milk?
And suckle them just as milk is suckled?!
دَعِleave الأعداءَthe enemies لاdo not تَرْكَـنْrely إليهـمon them
دَعِ الأعداءَ لا تَرْكَـنْ إليهـم
فماfor ... not يُعطيكَgives you إلاَّexcept الغَـدْرَtreachery (ذِيـبُa wolf)
فما يُعطيكَ إلاَّ الغَـدْرَ (ذِيـبُ)
Leave the enemies; do not rely on them,
Leave the enemies, do not lean towards them
For a wolf gives you nothing but treachery.
For they give you nothing but betrayal (like wolves)
إذاif امتدَّتْstretched out يدُthe hand of الباغـيthe oppressor بمـالٍwith money
إذا امتدَّتْ يدُ الباغـي بمـالٍ
إليكَto you فَخَلْفَـهُthen behind it هـدفٌan aim مُرِيـبُdubious
إليكَ فَخَلْفَـهُ هـدفٌ مُرِيـبُ
If the oppressor's hand stretches out with money
If the hand of the unjust extends money
To you, a dubious aim lies behind it.
Towards you, behind it is a fearful goal
لنـاwe have أرضٌa land مُبارَكـةٌblessed دَهَـاهَـاbefell it
لنـا أرضٌ مُبارَكـةٌ دَهَـاهَـا
منَfrom الأعداءِthe enemies عُـدْوانٌaggression رَهِيـبُdreadful
منَ الأعداءِ عُـدْوانٌ رَهِيـبُ
Ours is a blessed land, struck
We have a blessed land that
By dreadful aggression from the enemies.
Enemies have subjected to terrible aggression
ألمwere ... not? يُدْفَنْburied أبـيmy father وأبـوكَand your father فيهـاin it
ألم يُدْفَنْ أبـي وأبـوكَ فيهـا
وفيand in عَيْنَيْهِمَاtheir eyes دمعٌtears صَبِيـبُstreaming؟!
وفي عَيْنَيْهِمَا دمعٌ صَبِيـبُ؟!
Were not my father and your father buried in it,
Were not your father and mine buried in it
With streaming tears in their eyes?
With tears flowing from their eyes?!
ستَشْقَىyou will suffer ثمthen تَشْقَىyou suffer حينَwhen تَنْـأَىgo far away
ستَشْقَى ثم تَشْقَى حينَ تَنْـأَى
بناwith us عنfrom طَرْدِexpelling غاصِبِهاits usurper الدُّروبُthe roads
بنا عن طَرْدِ غاصِبِها الدُّروبُ
You will suffer, then suffer, when the roads draw
You will suffer, then suffer again when we are
Us far from driving out its usurper.
Driven away from expelling its usurpers
أخيmy brother ورفيقَand companion of آلامـيmy pains وحُزْنـيand my sorrow
أخي ورفيقَ آلامـي وحُزْنـي
وأحلاميand my dreams، رَجَوْتُكَI implored you ياO حبيـبُbeloved
وأحلامي، رَجَوْتُكَ يا حبيـبُ
My brother, companion of my pains and sorrow
My brother, comrade of my sorrows and sadness
And my dreams—I have implored you, O beloved.
And dreams, I hoped, my beloved
رَجَوْتُكَI implored you أنْto تكونَbe أخـاa brother of وفـاءٍloyalty
رَجَوْتُكَ أنْ تكونَ أخـا وفـاءٍ
لِئَلاَّlest يَدْفِنَbury الشمـسَthe sun الغُـروبُsunset
لِئَلاَّ يَدْفِنَ الشمـسَ الغُـروبُ
I have implored you to be a loyal brother,
I hoped you would be a loyal brother
Lest sunset bury the sun.
So the sun would not be buried by sunset
كأنِّيas though I بالرَّصاصِwith the bullets يقـولُsays: كـلاَّno!
كأنِّي بالرَّصاصِ يقـولُ: كـلاَّ
ويَحْلِـفُand swears أنَّـهُthat it لاnot يستجيـبُcomplies
ويَحْلِـفُ أنَّـهُ لا يستجيـبُ
I seem to hear the bullets saying, 'No!'
It is as if I hear the bullet say: No!
And swearing that they will not comply.
And swear that it will not respond
يقولُsays لناto us: دَعُواleave هذاthis التَّجَافِـيestrangement
يقولُ لنا: دَعُوا هذا التَّجَافِـي
وكُفُّواand desist عنfrom تَنَاحُرِكُـمyour mutual slaughter وتُوبُـواand repent
وكُفُّوا عن تَنَاحُرِكُـم وتُوبُـوا
They tell us, 'Abandon this estrangement,
It says to us: Stop this aloofness
And cease killing one another, and repent.'
And cease your fighting and repent
أخيmy brother، إنِّيindeed I رأيْتُI have seen الحقَّtruth شمسـاًa sun
أخي، إنِّي رأيْتُ الحقَّ شمسـاً
يُلازِمُهاstays with it الشُّروقُsunrise فمـاso ... not تَغِيـبُit sets
يُلازِمُها الشُّروقُ فمـا تَغِيـبُ
My brother, I have seen truth as a sun,
My brother, I saw truth as a sun
Ever attended by sunrise, so it never sets.
Accompanied by dawn, never setting
فلاso do not تَتْرُكْlet يدَthe hand of الأحقـادِhatreds تُدْمِـيmake bleed
فلا تَتْرُكْ يدَ الأحقـادِ تُدْمِـي
جَبِيناًa brow لاnot يَلِيقُis fitting بـهِfor it الشُّحُـوبُpallor
جَبِيناً لا يَلِيقُ بـهِ الشُّحُـوبُ
So do not let the hand of hatred draw blood
So do not let the hand of grudges stain
From a brow that pallor does not befit.
A forehead unfit for gloom
سَمِعْتُI heard مآذنَthe minarets of الأقصىAl-Aqsa تُنـادِيcall
سَمِعْتُ مآذنَ الأقصى تُنـادِي
وفيand in البيتِthe House الحرامِSacred لهاto them مُجِيـبُone who answers
وفي البيتِ الحرامِ لها مُجِيـبُ
I heard the minarets of Al-Aqsa calling,
I heard the minarets of Al-Aqsa call out
And in the Sacred House is one who answers them.
And it has a respondent in the Sacred House
وصَوْتُand the voice of عجائبِthe wonders of الإسراءِthe Night Journey يَدْعُوcalls
وصَوْتُ عجائبِ الإسراءِ يَدْعُو
وفيand in أَصْدَائِـهِits echoes نَغَـمٌa melody عَجِيـبُwondrous:
وفي أَصْدَائِـهِ نَغَـمٌ عَجِيـبُ:
And the voice of the Night Journey's wonders calls,
The voice of the wonders of Al-Isra calls out
And in its echoes is a wondrous melody:
With a wondrous melody in its echoes:
إذاif دَعَـتِcall المـآذِنُthe minarets بالتَّآخِـيfor brotherhood
إذا دَعَـتِ المـآذِنُ بالتَّآخِـي
فحُكْمُthen the ruling on إجابَةِanswering الدَّاعِيthe caller الوُجُـوبُobligation
فحُكْمُ إجابَةِ الدَّاعِي الوُجُـوبُ
If the minarets call for brotherhood,
When the minarets call for harmony
Then answering the caller is obligatory.
Then answering the caller is imperative
أخيmy brother، بينيbetween me وبَيْنَكَand between you نهرُa river of حُـبlove
أخي، بيني وبَيْنَكَ نهرُ حُـب
وإخلاصٍand sincerity بهِby it تَـرْوَىare quenched القُلُـوبُthe hearts
وإخلاصٍ بهِ تَـرْوَى القُلُـوبُ
My brother, between me and you runs a river of love
My brother, between me and you is a river of love
And sincerity, by which hearts' thirst is quenched.
With which hearts are watered
لِقَلْبَيْنَاfor our two hearts مـنَfrom الإحسـاسِfeeling دِفْءٌwarmth
لِقَلْبَيْنَا مـنَ الإحسـاسِ دِفْءٌ
أرىI see جبلَthe mountain of الجليدِice بـهِthrough it يَـذُوبُmelts
أرى جبلَ الجليدِ بـهِ يَـذُوبُ
Our two hearts have a warmth of feeling;
Our two hearts have the warmth of feeling
I see the mountain of ice melt through it.
I see the ice mountain melting with it
كِلانَاboth of us لاnot يُريدُdesire سوىexcept انتصـارٍa victory
كِلانَا لا يُريدُ سوى انتصـارٍ
يعودُreturns لناto us بهِthrough it الوطـنُthe homeland السَّلِيـبُstolen
يعودُ لنا بهِ الوطـنُ السَّلِيـبُ
Both of us desire nothing but a victory
Both of us want only victory
Through which our stolen homeland returns to us.
With which our plundered homeland returns
كِلانَاboth of us فـيin فلسطيـنَPalestine الْتَقَيْنَـاwe met
كِلانَا فـي فلسطيـنَ الْتَقَيْنَـا
علىwith هَدَفٍan aim، لِيَنْهَـزِمَso that ... is defeated الغَريـبُthe stranger
على هَدَفٍ، لِيَنْهَـزِمَ الغَريـبُ
Both of us met in Palestine
Both of us met in Palestine
With one aim: that the stranger be defeated.
To defeat the foreigner
لِنَرْفَعَso that we may raise رايـةًa banner للحـقِّfor truth تُمْحَـىare erased
لِنَرْفَعَ رايـةً للحـقِّ تُمْحَـى
بهاby it منfrom صَدْرِthe breast of أُمَّتِنَاour nation الكُـرُوبُthe sorrows
بها من صَدْرِ أُمَّتِنَا الكُـرُوبُ
So that we may raise a banner for truth, erasing
To raise a banner for truth that will erase
With it the sorrows from our nation's breast.
The sorrows from our nation's chest
أخاbrother of الإسراءِthe Night Journey والمعراجِand the Ascension، بينـيbetween me
أخا الإسراءِ والمعراجِ، بينـي
وبَيْنَكَand between you حَقْـلُa field of أزهـارٍflowers وطِيـبُand fragrance
وبَيْنَكَ حَقْـلُ أزهـارٍ وطِيـبُ
Brother of the Night Journey and the Ascension, between me
Brother of Al-Isra and Al-Miraj, between me
And you lies a field of flowers and fragrance.
And you is a field of flowers and perfume
بِحَبْلِto the rope of العُرْوَةِthe handhold الوُثْقَىfirmest اعْتَصَمْنَاwe held fast
بِحَبْلِ العُرْوَةِ الوُثْقَى اعْتَصَمْنَا
فلاso may ... not عاشَlive المُخَالِفُthe dissenter والكَـذُوبُand the habitual liar
فلا عاشَ المُخَالِفُ والكَـذُوبُ
We have held fast to the rope of the firmest handhold,
With the bond of the firm handhold we clung
So may neither the dissenter nor the habitual liar live!
So neither the disagreeable nor the liar lived
Sol 6.1