حييتhail to you ياO يومday العلمthe flag
حييت يا يوم العلم
ياO منone who تألقshone بالشممwith lofty pride
يا من تألق بالشمم
Long live, O Flag Day!
Hail to you, O Flag Day!
O day that shines with lofty dignity,
O you who shone with lofty pride,
ياO مستعزاdrawing strength بالنجومfrom the stars
يا مستعزا بالنجوم
تبسمتsmiled لمنto whoever ابتسمsmiled
تبسمت لمن ابتسم
O day glorying among the stars,
O you who draw your strength from the stars
you smiled upon all who smiled.
that smiled upon whoever smiled;
ياO منone who تدفقsurged بالحياةwith life
يا من تدفق بالحياة
كأنهاas though it were السيلthe torrent العرمraging
كأنها السيل العرم
O day overflowing with life,
O you who surged with life,
as though it were an overwhelming torrent;
as though it were a raging torrent;
ياO منone who يذكرناreminds us بأنواعof kinds of
يا من يذكرنا بأنواع
البطولةheroism والكرمand generosity
البطولة والكرم
O day that recalls to us the many forms
O you who remind us of the forms
of heroism and generosity;
of heroism and generosity:
كيفhow الشجاعةcourage والنظامand order
كيف الشجاعة والنظام
تآلفاthe two united بأساstrength أتمmost complete
تآلفا بأسا أتم
how courage and discipline
how courage and order
unite in consummate strength;
united in consummate strength;
كيفhow السماحةgenerosity بالنفوسwith lives
كيف السماحة بالنفوس
أخصforemost ماwhat يبنيbuilds الأممnations
أخص ما يبني الأمم
how freely giving one’s life
how the generous giving of lives
is foremost among what builds nations;
is foremost among what builds nations;
كيفhow التحررliberation والإخاءand brotherhood
كيف التحرر والإخاء
هماboth of them ذراعاtwo arms of منwhoever حكمrules
هما ذراعا من حكم
how freedom and fraternity
how freedom and brotherhood
are the two arms of whoever governs.
are the two arms of whoever rules;
ياO منone who ترفرفflutter فيهwithin it آمالhopes
يا من ترفرف فيه آمال
تغذيnourish منwhoever حلمdreamed
تغذي من حلم
O day in which hopes flutter,
O you in whom hopes flutter,
nourished by a dream;
nourishing whoever has dreamed;
ياO منone who تسيرmarch بهwith it المواكبprocessions
يا من تسير به المواكب
كالقصائدlike poems والنغمand melodies
كالقصائد والنغم
O day with which the processions march,
O you with whom processions march,
like poems and melody;
like poems and melodies;
ياO منone who حديثspeech شعارهits emblem
يا من حديث شعاره
فوقabove المواعظsermons والقلمand the pen
فوق المواعظ والقلم
O day whose banner’s message
O you whose emblem's message
transcends admonition and the pen;
surpasses sermons and the pen;
ياO منone who تنالstrike رموزهits symbols منat
يا من تنال رموزه من
كلevery جبّارtyrant ظلمoppressed
كل جبّار ظلم
O day whose emblems strike at
O you whose symbols strike at
every tyrant who has oppressed;
every tyrant who has oppressed;
ياO منone who بهthrough it التاريخhistory يشمخrises proudly
يا من به التاريخ يشمخ
فوقabove مبناهits edifice الأشمlofty
فوق مبناه الأشم
O day through which history towers proudly
O you through whom history rises proudly
above its lofty edifice;
above its lofty edifice;
ياO منone who تضمخبwas anointed with الدموعtears
يا من تضمخب الدموع
وبالدماءand with blood بلاwithout ندمregret
وبالدماء بلا ندم
O day when tears were mingled
O you anointed with tears,
with blood, without regret;
and with blood, without regret;
ياO منone who حبتهendowed it التضحياتsacrifices
يا من حبته التضحيات
بكلwith every مجدglory يغتنمis won
بكل مجد يغتنم
O day that sacrifices endowed
O you whom sacrifices endowed
with every glory to be won;
with every glory to be won;
ياO منone who تساوتbecame equal فيهin it
يا من تساوت فيه
أفراحjoys البريةhumankind والألمand pain
أفراح البرية والألم
O day in which were made equal
O you in whom were equal
all creation’s joys and pain;
the joys of humankind and pain;
ياO منone who تقدسbecame sacred كلall ماthat which
يا من تقدس كل ما
فيهwithin it ونورand shone والتأمand came together
فيه ونور والتأم
O day when everything within you was hallowed,
O you, all things became sacred
illumined, and brought together;
within you, shone, and came together;
أشرقshine علىupon الدنياthe world
أشرق على الدنيا
شعارemblem غدtomorrow أبيproud لمhas not ينمslept
شعار غد أبي لم ينم
shine upon the world,
Shine upon the world,
emblem of a proud tomorrow that has never slept.
emblem of a proud tomorrow that has not slept!
يسموrises بهthrough it الإنسانhumankind فوقabove
يسمو به الإنسان فوق
صغارهits abasement فوقabove العدمnothingness
صغاره فوق العدم
Through you humankind rises above
Through it, humankind rises above
its abasement, above nonbeing;
its abasement, above nothingness,
ويرىand sees الحقيقةtruth كنزهits treasure
ويرى الحقيقة كنزه
والسلمand peace اشرفnoblest مغتنمprize
والسلم اشرف مغتنم
and sees truth as its treasure,
and sees truth as its treasure,
and peace as the noblest prize—
and peace as the noblest prize;
لاnot أنto ينالattain لترهاتfor idle fancies هنthey
لا أن ينال لترهات هن
نعمةa blessing منfrom وهمillusion
نعمة من وهم
not that it might attain mere trifles that
not to reach for idle fancies, which are
are a blessing born of delusion.
a blessing born of illusion.
ماhow اجدرworthy الإنسانhumankind باستعof eleva-
ما اجدر الإنسان باستع
لائه-tion of itself فوقabove الرممdecaying bones
لائه فوق الرمم
How worthy humankind is of rising
How worthy is humankind of rising
above the ruins!
above decaying bones!
إنindeed التنازعstrife والحروبand wars مماتهits death
إن التنازع والحروب مماته
مهماno matter how اعتصمseeks protection
مهما اعتصم
Indeed, strife and wars are its death,
Indeed, strife and wars are its death,
however firmly it may seek refuge.
no matter how it seeks protection.
والموتand death لاnot يحييgives life ولاnor يجديavails
والموت لا يحيي ولا يجدي
ولوand even if سكنdwells الهرمthe pyramid
ولو سكن الهرم
Death neither gives life nor avails,
And death neither gives life nor avails,
even if it dwells within the pyramid.
even if it dwells in the pyramid.
فدمso remain المذكرthe reminder للأممto nations وانشرand spread
فدم المذكر للأمم وانشر
عظاتكyour admonitions ياO علمflag
عظاتك يا علم
So remain a reminder to the nations, and spread
So remain the reminder to nations, and spread
your lessons, O flag!
your admonitions, O flag!
Sol 6.1