حيِّ الكنانةَ واَنْظُرْ كيف تَدَّكِرُ

حيِّ الكنانةَ واَنْظُرْ كيف تَدَّكِرُ

وَاذْكُرْ لها الصُّنعَ بعد الصّنعِ يَبْتَدِرُ

وَاذْكُرْ لها الصُّنعَ بعد الصّنعِ يَبْتَدِرُ

Salute al-Kinana, and see how she remembers;

Awaken the hidden talents and see how they blossom

and recall her deeds, one after another, rushing forth.

And remember to add grace upon grace as it pours forth

خَفَّتْ تُظلِّلُها الأعلامُ خافقةً

خَفَّتْ تُظلِّلُها الأعلامُ خافقةً

يمشي الشّبابُ بها حَرَّانَ يَستعرُ

يمشي الشّبابُ بها حَرَّانَ يَستعرُ

The fluttering flags hastened to shade her;

The banners flutter providing shade as the youth

the young march through her, ardent and aflame.

Walk under them, passionate and alight

يمشي إلى المجدِ ما بَادتْ مَعالمُه

يمشي إلى المجدِ ما بَادتْ مَعالمُه

ولا عفا السَّنَنُ الوضّاحُ والأَثَرُ

ولا عفا السَّنَنُ الوضّاحُ والأَثَرُ

They march toward glory: its landmarks have not vanished,

They walk toward glory, its features never fading

nor have its radiant path and its traces faded.

As time passes gently by without erasing its traces

مَن كان ذا وَلَعٍ بالمجدِ يَطلبُهُ

مَن كان ذا وَلَعٍ بالمجدِ يَطلبُهُ

فالسُّبلُ واسعةٌ والنُّورُ مُنْتَشرُ

فالسُّبلُ واسعةٌ والنُّورُ مُنْتَشرُ

For whoever has a passion for glory and seeks it,

Whoever desires glory pursues it

the paths are wide, and the light is spread abroad.

The paths are wide and the light is spread

إنّا لَنَحِمي تُراثَ الأوّلين فما

إنّا لَنَحِمي تُراثَ الأوّلين فما

تشكو العظامُ ولا تَستصرخُ الحُفَرُ

تشكو العظامُ ولا تَستصرخُ الحُفَرُ

We shall surely guard the forefathers' legacy, so

We will surely protect the heritage of our forebears

the bones do not lament, nor the graves cry out for help.

So the bones need not cry out nor the graves complain

قُلْ للشّبابِ اذكروا مَن كانَ يذكركم

قُلْ للشّبابِ اذكروا مَن كانَ يذكركم

أجِنَّةً في ثنايا الغيبِ تَنتظِرُ

أجِنَّةً في ثنايا الغيبِ تَنتظِرُ

Tell the young: remember him who kept you in mind,

Say to the youth: remember those who remembered you

when you were embryos waiting in the folds of the unseen;

As embryos in the folds of the unknown awaiting their turn

الباذلَ النّفسَ ما يَخْشَى فَيُمسكها

الباذلَ النّفسَ ما يَخْشَى فَيُمسكها

عِندَ الفداءِ ولا يأبَى فيعتذرُ

عِندَ الفداءِ ولا يأبَى فيعتذرُ

the giver of his life, who knows no fear and does not withhold it

The one who gives his soul without fear of sacrifice

at sacrifice, nor does he refuse and offer excuses;

Never refusing at the moment of redemption

والصّادقَ البأسَ يحمِي الوادِيَيْن إذا

والصّادقَ البأسَ يحمِي الوادِيَيْن إذا

صَدَّ الحُماةُ ونَامَ الذّادةُ الغُيرُ

صَدَّ الحُماةُ ونَامَ الذّادةُ الغُيرُ

and the man of true valor, who guards the two valleys when

And the steadfast hero who protects both valleys when

the protectors turn away and the zealous defenders sleep.

The zealous defenders slumber and the watchman sleeps

لا تنكروا ما شَهِدنا قبل مولدِكم

لا تنكروا ما شَهِدنا قبل مولدِكم

لقد دعاكم فلبَّت مِنكمُ الصُّوَرُ

لقد دعاكم فلبَّت مِنكمُ الصُّوَرُ

Do not deny what we witnessed before your birth:

Do not forget what we witnessed before your birth

indeed, he called you, and your forms answered.

It called out to you and you came in multitudes

لو لاَنَ للغاصبِ العادي لأَوْرثكم

لو لاَنَ للغاصبِ العادي لأَوْرثكم

ذُلَّ الحياةِ فلا عزٌّ ولا خَطرُ

ذُلَّ الحياةِ فلا عزٌّ ولا خَطرُ

Had he yielded to the usurping aggressor, he would have bequeathed you

If not for us, the tyrant invader would have left you

a life of humiliation, with neither honor nor standing—

The humiliation of life, no honor or glory

مَن حارب اليأسَ حتّى ارتدَّ يدفعه

مَن حارب اليأسَ حتّى ارتدَّ يدفعه

جندٌ من الأملِ المقدامِ مُنتَصِرُ

جندٌ من الأملِ المقدامِ مُنتَصِرُ

he who fought despair until it retreated, driven back by

Whoever battles despair until it retreats

a victorious army of intrepid hope.

Will be victorious, with hope's army attacking head on