شهيد العلا لن يسمع اللوم نادبه

شهيد العلا لن يسمع اللوم نادبه

 و ليس يرى باكيه من قد يعاتبه

و ليس يرى باكيه من قد يعاتبه

The martyr of glory—his mourner will hear no reproach.

The martyr of glory will not hear blame from his mourner

The martyr of glory will not hear the mourner's blame, nor does his weeper see anyone to rebuke him.

Nor will one who weeps for him see anyone who might rebuke him.

Nor will he see his crier, whoever may reproach him

Death has enfolded him, so the universe is a funeral for glory; its easts are blackened, and so are its wests.

طواه الردى فالكون للمجد مأتم

طواه الردى فالكون للمجد مأتم

 مشارقه مسودة و مغاربه

مشارقه مسودة و مغاربه

Death enfolded him; the universe is glory's funeral,

Time has shrouded him, so the universe mourns for glory

A youth who led the sons of struggle to the heights, while his battalions shattered the enemy's might.

its eastern and western reaches blackened.

Its dawns are gloomy and its sunsets

A youth whose aim was that the homeland reach honor, a land which every tyrant assaults without fear.

فتى قاد أبناء الجهاد إلى العلا

فتى قاد أبناء الجهاد إلى العلا

 و قد حطمت بأس العدو كتائبه

و قد حطمت بأس العدو كتائبه

A youth who led the sons of struggle to glory,

A youth who led the children of jihad to glory

A youth whose sword-strike the enemies know well; its edges have carved out a clear victory.

and whose battalions had shattered the enemy's might.

And his battalions have crushed the might of the enemy

A youth who committed no sin save drawing a sword against injustice, unyielding in his stance.

فتى همه أن يبلغ العز موطن

فتى همه أن يبلغ العز موطن

 غدا كل باغ دون خوف يواثبه

غدا كل باغ دون خوف يواثبه

A youth whose care was that a homeland should attain honor,

A youth whose concern is to reach the abode of dignity

If they mention Yunus in the legions of war, death marches to the enemies with flowing red locks.

a land every aggressor had begun to assail without fear.

Tomorrow every garden frolics without fear

Three have sold their souls for the sake of the Arabs; they found rest, yet the waves of my tears find none.

فتى يعرف الأعداء فتكة سيفه

فتى يعرف الأعداء فتكة سيفه

 قد فتحت فتحا مبينا مضاربه

قد فتحت فتحا مبينا مضاربه

A youth whose sword's deadly stroke the enemies knew;

A youth who knows the lethal blow of his sword

Alas for him who bade friends farewell and departed; upon Yunus let the eye release its tears.

its cutting edges had won a manifest victory.

Its settlements have openly and clearly conquered

And alas for an eagle whose wing was broken, how often his bands filled the horizon of Iraq.

فتى ما جنى ذنبا سوى أنه انتضى

فتى ما جنى ذنبا سوى أنه انتضى

 حساما بوجه الظلم ما لان جانبه

حساما بوجه الظلم ما لان جانبه

A youth who committed no sin except that he unsheathed

A youth who committed no sin except that he unsheathed

If they have hidden Mahmud's body in the soil, they have not hidden the glory that he earned.

a sharp sword in oppression's face, his resolve never yielding.

A sword in the face of injustice, never turning from it

And my sorrow for Fahmi, whose tragedy was not slight, even if facing fate was easy for him.

إذا ذكروا في جحفل الحرب يونسا

إذا ذكروا في جحفل الحرب يونسا

 مشى الموت للأعداء حمرا سبائبه

مشى الموت للأعداء حمرا سبائبه

Whenever they named Yunus amid the host of war,

Whenever Yunus was mentioned in the throngs of war

A martyr who saw tyranny invading his land, so he rose, leading determination as an army to fight it.

death marched toward the enemies, its tresses red.

Death walked red-clawed for the enemies

Is he to be hanged who protects the homes with his sword, while his mounts ride out to gain high honors?

لقد باع للعرب النفوس ثلاثة

لقد باع للعرب النفوس ثلاثة

 فقروا و دمعي لا تقر غواربه

فقروا و دمعي لا تقر غواربه

Three men indeed sold their lives to the Arabs;

He has sold his soul three times for the Arabs

Proud men who pledged to God that they would sacrifice until the usurper returns the right.

so they came to rest, while the crests of my tears find no rest.

My tears do not rest for his departure

The slaves of the English have spilled their blood; woe to them from One whose retribution is feared.

فآة على من ودع الصحب و اغتدى

فآة على من ودع الصحب و اغتدى

 على يونس فليطلق الدمع حاجبه

على يونس فليطلق الدمع حاجبه

Ah, then, for him who bade his companions farewell and went forth at dawn!

Oh woe to him who bade farewell to his comrades and transgressed

The slaves of the English have spilled their blood, yet behind the vengeance stands one seeking it.

For Yunus—let the gatekeeper of tears set them free.

Against Yunus - so let him loose his tears

The protégé of the English spilled their blood, yet in Berlin lies a lion watching him.

و آه على نسر أهيض جناحه

و آه على نسر أهيض جناحه

 و كم ملأت أفق العراق عصائبه

و كم ملأت أفق العراق عصائبه

And ah, for an eagle whose wing was broken,

And oh for the eagle who folded his wings

Rashid, and what an excellent leader for a nation, wherein Abd al-Ilah and his companion wreak havoc.

and how often his troops filled Iraq's horizon!

How his bands filled the Iraqi horizon

You are the true leader; you awakened the sleepers, tossed about by a time of successive calamities.

لئن غيبوا جثمان محمود في الثرى

لئن غيبوا جثمان محمود في الثرى

 فما غيبوا المجد الذي هو كاسبه

فما غيبوا المجد الذي هو كاسبه

Though they buried Mahmoud's body in the earth,

If they have hidden Mahmoud's body in the earth

they did not bury the glory he had won.

They have not hidden the glory which he earned

و لهفي عى فهمي و ما كان خطبه

و لهفي عى فهمي و ما كان خطبه

 يهون و إن هانت لديه مشاربه

يهون و إن هانت لديه مشاربه

And my anguish for Fahmi! His ordeal was not

And my longing for Fahmi and whatever his concern was

a light matter, though his own desires meant little to him.

Matters little, even if his watering places were base to him

شهيد رأى الطغيان يغزو بلاده

شهيد رأى الطغيان يغزو بلاده

 فهب وقاد العزم جندا يحاربه

فهب وقاد العزم جندا يحاربه

A martyr who saw tyranny invading his country,

A martyr who saw tyranny invading his country

and rose, blazing with resolve, an army to fight it.

So he roused and led an army to fight it

أيشنق من يحمي الديار بسيفه

أيشنق من يحمي الديار بسيفه

 و تغدو على كسب المعالي ركائبه

و تغدو على كسب المعالي ركائبه

Is one who defends the land with his sword to be hanged,

Shall he be hanged who protects the home with his sword

while his mounts go forth to win lofty honors?

And whose mounts set out at dawn to gain glories?

رجال أباه عاهدوا الله أنهم

رجال أباه عاهدوا الله أنهم

 مضحون حتى يرجع الحق غاصبه

مضحون حتى يرجع الحق غاصبه

Unbowed men who pledged to God that they

Men who swore by God that they

would sacrifice themselves until the usurper gave back their rights.

Would be sacrificed until right returns from its usurper

أراق عبيد الإنكليز دماءهم

أراق عبيد الإنكليز دماءهم

 فيا ويلهم ممن تخاف جوالبه

فيا ويلهم ممن تخاف جوالبه

The slaves of the English spilled their blood;

The slaves of the English have shed their blood

so woe to them from one whose onslaughts are feared!

So woe to them from he who fears their aggression

أراق عبيد الإنكليز دماءهم

أراق عبيد الإنكليز دماءهم

 و لكن دون الثأر من هو طالبه

و لكن دون الثأر من هو طالبه

The slaves of the English spilled their blood;

The slaves of the English have shed their blood

yet before vengeance stands the one who seeks it.

But without vengeance, who can be its claimant?

أراق ربيب الأنجليز دماءهم

أراق ربيب الأنجليز دماءهم

 و لكن في برلين ليثا يراقبه

و لكن في برلين ليثا يراقبه

The Englishmen's fosterling spilled their blood;

The darling of the English shed their blood

yet in Berlin a lion keeps watch on him.

But in Berlin, a lion watches over him

رشيد و يا نعم الزعيم لأمة

رشيد و يا نعم الزعيم لأمة

 يعيث بها عبد الإله و صاحبه

يعيث بها عبد الإله و صاحبه

Rashid—what a splendid leader for a nation

Rashid - O the best leader of a nation

where Abd al-Ilah and his companion wreak havoc!

Where the slave of God and his companion corrupt

لأنت الزعيم الحق نبهت نوما

لأنت الزعيم الحق نبهت نوما

 تقاذفم دهر توالت نوائبه

تقاذفم دهر توالت نوائبه

You are indeed the true leader; you awakened sleepers

You are the true leader who awoke those asleep

whom time tossed about as its calamities came in succession.

Whom the days of fate and its calamities tossed about