ياO أمةnation التوحيدmonotheism صمداًresolutely onward صمداresolutely onward
يا أمة التوحيد صمداً صمدا
قدindeed أحكمhas been firmly settled الأمرthe matter وعادand has become جداserious
قد أحكم الأمر وعاد جدا
O nation of monotheism, onward, onward!
O nation of monotheism, endure, endure
The matter has been firmly settled and has become serious.
The matter is decided and very serious
فجردواso unsheathe العزمresolve وأورواand strike fire الزنداthe fire-stick
فجردوا العزم وأوروا الزندا
وجددواand renew بالسالفينwith the forebears عهداa covenant
وجددوا بالسالفين عهدا
So unsheathe your resolve and strike fire from the fire-stick.
Gird your loins and sharpen your swords
And renew a covenant with those who came before.
And renew with the ancients a pact
إذاwhenever ألمbefell الضيمoppression هاجواthey rose fiercely أسداas lions
إذا ألم الضيم هاجوا أسدا
وازدحمواand they thronged علىtoward المناياdeaths حشداin a throng
وازدحموا على المنايا حشدا
Whenever oppression struck, they rose like lions,
When injustice hurts, roar like lions
And surged toward death in a throng.
And crowd upon death in multitudes
إنindeed العدىthe foes قدhave already سلبوناrobbed us المجداglory
إن العدى قد سلبونا المجدا
أيامin the days كانwas الحكمrule مستبداdespotic
أيام كان الحكم مستبدا
Indeed, the foes have robbed us of glory,
Indeed the enemy has robbed us of glory
In the days when rule was despotic.
In days when tyranny ruled
وقدand indeed أعادrestored اللهGod فيناamong us السعداgood fortune
وقد أعاد الله فينا السعدا
حينwhen رأىHe saw الإسلامIslam نالhad suffered جهداhardship
حين رأى الإسلام نال جهدا
And God has restored good fortune among us,
And God has returned good fortune to us
When He saw that Islam had suffered hardship.
When He saw Islam striving
فانتظمواso join together بالاتحادthrough unity عقداa necklace
فانتظموا بالاتحاد عقدا
واغتنمواand gain مكارماًnoble virtues وحمداand praise
واغتنموا مكارماً وحمدا
So join together through unity as a necklace.
So unite in covenant
And gain noble virtues and praise.
And seize noble deeds and praise
واقتبسواand acquire العلمknowledge تناولواattain الرشداright guidance
واقتبسوا العلم تناولوا الرشدا
واستننجزواand seek fulfillment منfrom الزبورthe Psalms الوعداthe promise
واستننجزوا من الزبور الوعدا
And acquire knowledge; attain right guidance.
And take knowledge, adopt righteousness
And seek fulfillment of the promise in the Psalms:
And take from the Psalms the promise
انindeed لكمfor you بالانتصارof victory عهداa pledge
ان لكم بالانتصار عهدا
انيindeed I رأيتhave seen الحرthe free man منhe who تصدىrose to the challenge
اني رأيت الحر من تصدى
Indeed, you have a pledge of victory.
That for you is the promise of victory
Indeed, I have seen that the free man is he who has risen to the challenge,
I saw the free man who strove
شوقاout of longing إلىto نيلattain العلىthe heights ووجداand ardent yearning
شوقا إلى نيل العلى ووجدا
وكابدand braved النحلthe bees ليجنىso he may gather الشهداthe honey
وكابد النحل ليجنى الشهدا
Longing to attain the heights, with ardent yearning,
Yearning to attain the most high, and found
And braved the bees to gather honey.
And toiled like bees to garner honey
Sol 6.1