الملكُsovereignty للعربْfor the Arabs
الملكُ للعربْ
والفَضلُand the credit للنَّبيfor the Prophet
والفَضلُ للنَّبي
Sovereignty belongs to the Arabs,
The kingdom belongs to the Arabs
And the credit to the Prophet;
And virtue to the Prophet
فهوَfor he الذيthe one who كَتَبْwrote
فهوَ الذي كَتَبْ
ياO أمّتيmy nation اركبيmount up
يا أمّتي اركبي
For he is the one who wrote:
For he is the one who wrote
O my nation, mount up,
O my nation mount
وعرِّبيand Arabize الأممْthe nations
وعرِّبي الأممْ
بالفَتحِthrough conquest والظَّفَرand victory
بالفَتحِ والظَّفَر
And Arabize the nations
And Arabize the nations
Through conquest and victory;
With conquest and victory
فأنتِfor you منsince قِدَمْantiquity
فأنتِ من قِدَمْ
سيِّدَةُmistress البَشَرhumankind
سيِّدَةُ البَشَر
For you, since ancient times,
For you are from the beginning
Have been the mistress of humankind.
The master of mankind
الأرضُthe earth ملكٌa possession للعربْfor the Arabs
الأرضُ ملكٌ للعربْ
واللهُand God يُعطيgives مَنwhomever يَشاءْHe wills
واللهُ يُعطي مَن يَشاءْ
The earth is the Arabs' possession,
The land is an Arab kingdom
And God gives to whomever He wills.
And God gives whoever He wills
جيشُthe army الأعاديthe enemies قدhas هَرَبfled
جيشُ الأعادي قد هَرَب
وافترَّand smiled عهدُthe age الخُلفاءthe caliphs
وافترَّ عهدُ الخُلفاء
The army of the enemies has fled,
The enemy army has fled
And the age of the caliphs smiled.
And the covenant of the caliphs was broken
فهيso it إليهمto them ترجعُreturns
فهي إليهم ترجعُ
والحقُّand truth أعلىloftier أعظَمْgreater
والحقُّ أعلى أعظَمْ
So it returns to them,
So it returns to them
And truth is loftier and greater.
And truth is higher and greater
بينَamong ذويهاits people يَجمَعُunites
بينَ ذويها يَجمَعُ
نطقٌlanguage ودينٌand religion ودَمُand blood
نطقٌ ودينٌ ودَمُ
Its people are bound together by
It brings together among its people
Language, religion, and blood.
Language, religion, and blood
كمhow often أخرَجَتsent forth أرضُthe land الرسولthe Messenger
كم أخرَجَت أرضُ الرسول
فيon غَزوةٍa campaign أبطالَهاits heroes
في غَزوةٍ أبطالَها
How often the Messenger's land has sent forth
How much the land of the Messenger brought out
Its heroes on a campaign!
In raids its heroes
والأرضُand the earth منfrom عَدوِgalloping الخُيولthe horses
والأرضُ من عَدوِ الخُيول
قدhas زُلزِلتbeen shaken زلزَالَهاits quaking
قد زُلزِلت زلزَالَها
And the earth, from the horses' galloping,
And the land from the enemy of cavalry
Has been shaken with its own quake.
Was shaken by its earthquakes
مِنَfrom الحِجازِthe Hijaz الفتحُconquest كانْwas
مِنَ الحِجازِ الفتحُ كانْ
ومِنهُand from it يوماًone day سَيَكونْwill be
ومِنهُ يوماً سَيَكونْ
From the Hijaz came conquest,
Victory began from Hejaz
And from it, one day, it will come.
And from it one day it will come
وإنَّand indeed فيin صَدرِthe breast الزَّمانtime
وإنَّ في صَدرِ الزَّمان
زَوبَعةًa whirlwind بعدَafter السّكُونstillness
زَوبَعةً بعدَ السّكُون
And indeed, in the breast of time,
And in the bosom of time
There is a whirlwind after stillness.
There is a storm after tranquility
القَفرُthe desert فيin طيَّاتِهِits folds
القَفرُ في طيَّاتِهِ
خَيرَthe finest السُلالاتthe lineages حَفَظpreserved
خَيرَ السُلالات حَفَظ
The desert, within its folds,
The desert in its folds
Preserved the finest lineages.
Has preserved the best lineages
والدَّهرُand time عنconcerning نيّاتهِits intentions
والدَّهرُ عن نيّاتهِ
أعرَبَmade plain لمّاwhen أنthat لفَظspoke
أعرَبَ لمّا أن لفَظ
And time, concerning its intentions,
And time has expressed its intentions
Made them plain when it spoke.
When it articulated
فالرَّملُfor the sand بحرٌa sea يَزخرُsurges
فالرَّملُ بحرٌ يَزخرُ
وهيَand she لهُfor it جَزرٌebb ومَدّand flow
وهيَ لهُ جَزرٌ ومَدّ
For the sand is a surging sea,
So the sand is a sea that foams
And she is its ebb and flow.
And it has islands and ebbs
الخيرُgoodness فيهاin her يَزخُرُsurges
الخيرُ فيها يَزخُرُ
والبأسُand valor مِنهاfrom her يُستَمدّis drawn
والبأسُ مِنها يُستَمدّ
Goodness surges within her,
Goodness foams in it
And valor is drawn from her.
And might is derived from it
أمُّmother القرىthe towns مِنهاfrom her بَدَتemerged
أمُّ القرى مِنها بَدَت
كالشَّمسِlike the sun إِبَّانَat the time of الطلوعrising
كالشَّمسِ إِبَّانَ الطلوع
Umm al-Qura emerged from her,
The mother of cities appeared from it
Like the sun at its rising.
Like the sun at sunrise
رايةُa banner حقٍّtruth وحَّدَتunited
رايةُ حقٍّ وحَّدَت
فيin ظِلِّهاits shade كلَّall الجموعthe multitudes
في ظِلِّها كلَّ الجموع
A banner of truth united
The banner of truth united
Beneath its shade all the multitudes.
In its shadow all the crowds
بَعدَafter احمِرارٍreddening فيin الحروبwars
بَعدَ احمِرارٍ في الحروب
مِنهاfrom her اخضِرارُgreening المربعِthe spring pasture
مِنها اخضِرارُ المربعِ
After reddening in wars,
After the redness in wars
From her comes the greening of the spring pasture.
From it is the greenery of the square
فهيso she لناfor us بينamid الخطوبcalamities
فهي لنا بين الخطوب
إرثُan inheritance دَمٍblood أوor مَدمعِtears
إرثُ دَمٍ أو مَدمعِ
So, for us amid calamities, she is
So it is for us between adversities
An inheritance of blood or tears.
The inheritance of blood or tear
أعداؤناour enemies سَلُّواunsheathed الشِّفارthe blades
أعداؤنا سَلُّوا الشِّفار
كيso that يَقلعواthey may uproot أدواحَناour great trees
كي يَقلعوا أدواحَنا
Our enemies unsheathed their blades
Our enemies have bared the teeth
To uproot our great trees.
To uproot our minarets
إنif يَفصِلواthey sever منّاfrom us الديارthe lands
إن يَفصِلوا منّا الديار
لنwill not يَفصلواthey sever أَرواحَناour souls
لن يَفصلوا أَرواحَنا
If they sever the lands from us,
If they separate us from the homelands
They will not sever our souls.
They will not separate our souls
جمعُgathering القوىthe forces بالاتِّحادthrough unity
جمعُ القوى بالاتِّحاد
عزَّتgrew mighty بهthrough it كلُّall الدولthe states
عزَّت به كلُّ الدول
The gathering of forces through unity—
The unity of forces with unity
Through it all states have grown mighty.
Has empowered all the states
مملكةٌa kingdom هذيthese البلادthe lands
مملكةٌ هذي البلاد
ونحنand we أهلُوهاtheir inhabitants الأُوَلthe first
ونحن أهلُوها الأُوَل
These lands are a kingdom,
This country is a kingdom
And we are their original inhabitants.
And we are its first people
نجدٌNajd حِجازٌHijaz ويمنand Yemen
نجدٌ حِجازٌ ويمن
مصرٌEgypt شآمٌSham وعِراقand Iraq
مصرٌ شآمٌ وعِراق
Najd, Hijaz, and Yemen,
Najd, Hejaz, and Yemen
Egypt, Sham, and Iraq:
Egypt, Levant, and Iraq
ملكٌa domain وميراثٌand an inheritance لمنfor those who
ملكٌ وميراثٌ لمن
تعدُوgallop بهمwith them خَيلٌhorses عِتاقnoble-bred
تعدُو بهم خَيلٌ عِتاق
A domain and an inheritance for those
A kingdom and inheritance for those
Whom noble-bred horses bear at a gallop.
Whose noble steeds leap
وكلُّand all أرضِthe land المغربِthe Maghreb
وكلُّ أرضِ المغربِ
للدَّولةِfor the state الكُبرىthe great جناحa wing
للدَّولةِ الكُبرى جناح
And all the land of the Maghreb
And all the land of the Maghreb
Is a wing of the great state.
Is a wing for the great state
منfrom فاسَFez حتىto يَثربِYathrib
من فاسَ حتى يَثربِ
توحيدُunification حكمٍrule وسِلاحand arms
توحيدُ حكمٍ وسِلاح
From Fez to Yathrib:
From Fez to Yathrib
Unification of rule and arms.
The unity of rule and weaponry
العربُthe Arabs فيin أوطانِهاtheir homelands
العربُ في أوطانِها
تصبُوyearn إلىfor العهدِthe age القديمancient
تصبُو إلى العهدِ القديم
The Arabs in their homelands
The Arabs in their homelands
Yearn for the ancient age.
Yearn for the ancient covenant
عدنانُAdnan معwith قَحطانِهاtheir Qahtan
عدنانُ مع قَحطانِها
يَسترجعُreclaims الملكthe kingdom الفخيمmajestic
يَسترجعُ الملك الفخيم
Adnan, with their Qahtan,
Adnan with Qahtan
Reclaims the majestic kingdom.
Regain the magnificent kingdom
إنَّindeed الدماءَthe blood الطاهرةpure
إنَّ الدماءَ الطاهرة
أثمانُprices هاتيكَthose الفتوحthe conquests
أثمانُ هاتيكَ الفتوح
Indeed, the pure blood
Verily the pure blood
Is the price of those conquests.
Is the price of those conquests
وفيand in الربوعِthe abodes الداثِرةruined
وفي الربوعِ الداثِرة
آثارُtraces سلطانdominion تلوحshine forth
آثارُ سلطان تلوح
And in the ruined abodes
And in the ruins
Traces of dominion shine forth.
Traces of power loom
كلُّevery فتىyouth يَتلوrecites السُّورthe surahs
كلُّ فتى يَتلو السُّور
يُرجىis looked to لأيّامِfor days الأزَمhardships
يُرجى لأيّامِ الأزَم
Every youth who recites the surahs
Every young man reciting the Surahs
Is looked to in days of hardship.
Is hoped in days of crisis
لاno خيرَgood فيin حسنِbeauty الصُّوَرappearances
لا خيرَ في حسنِ الصُّوَر
إنif لمnot توافقهاmatch them الشِّيمvirtues
إن لم توافقها الشِّيم
There is no good in fair appearances
There is no good in beauty of forms
If virtues do not match them.
If they are not matched by morals
عنwith كلِّevery شَهمٍnoble-hearted man باسلِvaliant
عن كلِّ شَهمٍ باسلِ
يَرضىis pleased الرسولُthe Messenger المُصطفىthe chosen
يَرضى الرسولُ المُصطفى
With every noble-hearted, valiant man
The Messenger Mustafa would be pleased
The chosen Messenger is pleased,
With every valiant angry man
إنif دَكَّhe demolishes صرحَthe edifice الباطلِfalsehood
إن دَكَّ صرحَ الباطلِ
والحقُّand truth بالسيفِthrough the sword اشتفَىfound healing
والحقُّ بالسيفِ اشتفَى
If he demolishes the edifice of falsehood
If he destroys the palace of falsehood
And truth finds healing through the sword.
And truth is quenched by the sword
ياO عربُArabs معwith قوادِكمyour commanders
يا عربُ مع قوادِكم
سيرواmarch جميعاall together فيin النَّفيرthe call to arms
سيروا جميعا في النَّفير
O Arabs, with your commanders,
O Arabs with your leaders
March all together at the call to arms;
March all together in mobilization
فالبيضُfor the bright swords فيin أغمادِكمyour scabbards
فالبيضُ في أغمادِكم
تهتَزُّquiver للثأرِfor vengeance الكبيرgreat
تهتَزُّ للثأرِ الكبير
For the bright blades in your scabbards
For the swords in your sheaths
Quiver for the great vengeance.
Tremble for the great revenge
وفيand in صفوفِthe ranks العَسكرِthe army
وفي صفوفِ العَسكرِ
يمشيmarches وَضيعٌa lowly man ورفيعand an exalted man
يمشي وَضيعٌ ورفيع
And in the ranks of the army
And in the ranks of the army
The lowly and the exalted march.
Walks the lowly and the eminent
الفَوزُvictory فَوزُvictory العُنصرِthe race
الفَوزُ فَوزُ العُنصرِ
والنَّفعُand the benefit منهُfrom it للجميعfor all
والنَّفعُ منهُ للجميع
Victory is the race's victory,
The victory is the victory of the element
And its benefit is for all.
And the benefit is for all
خَيلُthe horses العلوجِthe barbarians الفَجَرَهwicked
خَيلُ العلوجِ الفَجَرَه
أطهَرَthe purest أرضٍland دنَّستdefiled
أطهَرَ أرضٍ دنَّست
The horses of the wicked barbarians
The horses of dawn have purified
Defiled the purest land;
The most sacred soil that was desecrated
داستtrampled قلوبَthe hearts البررهthe righteous
داست قلوبَ البرره
بعدَafter عرابٍArabian steeds حبستwere confined
بعدَ عرابٍ حبست
They trampled the hearts of the righteous
They trampled the hearts of the wicked
After Arabian steeds had been confined.
After Arabs who were detained
لبّواanswer دعاءًa call مِنfrom عَلِon high
لبّوا دعاءً مِن عَلِ
وامشواand walk علىon أثرِthe footsteps الجدودthe ancestors
وامشوا على أثرِ الجدود
Answer a call from on high,
They responded to a call from the Most High
And walk in the footsteps of the ancestors.
And walked in the footsteps of ancestors
الملكُsovereignty وَسطَamid الجَحفلِthe mighty host
الملكُ وَسطَ الجَحفلِ
والعزُّand glory فيin ظلِّthe shade البنودthe banners
والعزُّ في ظلِّ البنود
Sovereignty lies amid the mighty host,
The kingdom in the midst of the hordes
And glory in the shade of the banners.
And glory in the shadow of standards
اللهُGod أكبرُgreatest اركبواmount up
اللهُ أكبرُ اركبوا
للخَيرِfor the good منof دُنياworldly life ودينand religion
للخَيرِ من دُنيا ودين
God is greatest—mount up!
God is the Greatest, ride
For the good of worldly life and religion.
For the good of life and religion
واستَبسِلواand be valiant واستَعذبواand find sweet
واستَبسِلوا واستَعذبوا
مَوتاًdeath لتَحيَواso that you may live خالدينimmortal
مَوتاً لتَحيَوا خالدين
And be valiant, and relish
And be steadfast and grow accustomed
Death, so that you may live immortal.
To death so you may live forever
ماnot الموتُdeath فيin حبّlove الوطنthe homeland
ما الموتُ في حبّ الوطن
إلاbut حياةُthe life المُفتديthe self-sacrificing one
إلا حياةُ المُفتدي
Death for love of the homeland is nothing
Death in love of the homeland
But the life of one who sacrifices himself.
Is but the life of the ransomed
والعَلَمُand the flag الهاديguiding كفَنa shroud
والعَلَمُ الهادي كفَن
للباسلِfor the valiant one المُستَشهدthe martyred
للباسلِ المُستَشهد
And the guiding flag is a shroud
And the guiding flag is a shroud
For the valiant martyr.
For the martyred hero
لكنbut أعِدُّواprepare للعِدَىfor the enemies
لكن أعِدُّوا للعِدَى
ماwhat همthey مُعِدُّونَare preparing لكمfor you
ما هم مُعِدُّونَ لكم
But prepare for the enemies
But prepare for the enemies
What they are preparing for you.
What they are preparing for you
إنّindeed اختراعاتِthe inventions الرّدىdeath
إنّ اختراعاتِ الرّدى
لاdo not تعرفُrecognize استبسالكمyour valor
لا تعرفُ استبسالكم
Indeed, the inventions of death
Verily the inventions of evil
Do not recognize your valor.
Do not know your determination
يومَthe day of قَصيفِthundering المدفعهthe cannon
يومَ قَصيفِ المدفعه
يخفتُfades فيin الجيشِthe army الصليلthe clang
يخفتُ في الجيشِ الصليل
On the day of the cannon's thunder,
The day of bombardment
The clang fades within the army.
The clanging in the army will fade
لاno ظفرٌvictory فيin المعمَعَهthe fray
لا ظفرٌ في المعمَعَه
حتىuntil بماwith what كالواthey meted out تكيلyou mete out
حتى بما كالوا تكيل
There is no victory in the fray
No victory in the melee
Until you mete out what they have meted out.
Until you reciprocate what they did
اليومَtoday قدhas أخزىput to shame السيوفthe swords
اليومَ قد أخزى السيوف
قذّافُa hurler نارٍfire وحديدand iron
قذّافُ نارٍ وحديد
Today the swords have been put to shame
Today the swords have been disgraced
By a hurler of fire and iron;
By a missile and iron launcher
يحصدُreaps حصداًa reaping فيin الصفوفthe ranks
يحصدُ حصداً في الصفوف
والأرضُand the earth حَوليهِaround it تميدsways
والأرضُ حَوليهِ تميد
It reaps a harvest in the ranks,
It reaps a harvest in the ranks
And the earth around it sways.
And the earth around it quakes
فأكثِرواso gather plenty منهُof it إذاwhen
فأكثِروا منهُ إذا
سرتمyou march إلىto يومِthe day الحسابreckoning
سرتم إلى يومِ الحساب
So gather plenty of it when
So increase it when
You march to the day of reckoning.
You march to the day of judgement
فيin جَوفِهِits belly دَفعُwarding off الأذىharm
في جَوفِهِ دَفعُ الأذى
وهوand it المرجّىthe hoped-for والمجابand the answered
وهو المرجّى والمجاب
Within its belly lies the warding off of harm,
In its interior is repelling harm
And it is what is hoped for and granted.
It is the hoped for and the answerer
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