دِارُ السَلامِ وَأَرضُ الهَنا

دِارُ السَلامِ وَأَرضُ الهَنا

يَشُقُّ عَلى الُلِّ أَن تَحزَنا

يَشُقُّ عَلى الُلِّ أَن تَحزَنا

Abode of peace and land of bliss,

The land of peace and the country of bliss

Abode of Peace and land of bliss,

It pains everyone that you should grieve.

It is hard for God that we grieve

It weighs upon all that you should grieve.

فَخَطبُ فِلِسطينَ خَطبُ العُلى

فَخَطبُ فِلِسطينَ خَطبُ العُلى

وَما كانَ رِزءُ العُلى هَيِّنا

وَما كانَ رِزءُ العُلى هَيِّنا

For Palestine's calamity is the calamity of glory,

So the cause of Palestine is a supreme cause

The affliction of Palestine is the affliction of the high,

And glory's loss has never been slight.

And the provision of the Supreme was not easy

And the calamity of the noble was never slight.

سَهِرنا لَهُ فَكَأَنَّ السُيوفَ

سَهِرنا لَهُ فَكَأَنَّ السُيوفَ

تَحُزُّ بِأَكبادِنا هَهُنا

تَحُزُّ بِأَكبادِنا هَهُنا

We kept vigil for it, as though swords

We stayed up night for it as if swords

We kept vigil for it, as though swords

Were cutting into our livers here.

Were slicing through our livers here

Were slicing through our vitals right here.

وَكَيفَ يَزورُ الكَرى أَعيُناً

وَكَيفَ يَزورُ الكَرى أَعيُناً

تَرى حَولَها لِلرَدى أَعيُنا

تَرى حَولَها لِلرَدى أَعيُنا

And how can sleep visit eyes

And how can the planets please eyes

How can slumber visit eyes

That see death's eyes all around them?

That see around it eyes of misfortune?

That see the eyes of death staring all around?

وَكَيفَ تَطيبُ الحَياةُ لِقومٍ

وَكَيفَ تَطيبُ الحَياةُ لِقومٍ

تُسَدُّ عَلَيهِم دُروبُ المُنى

تُسَدُّ عَلَيهِم دُروبُ المُنى

And how can life be sweet for a people

And how can life be pleasant for people

How can life be sweet for a people

For whom the paths to hope are barred?

Whose paths to wishes are blocked?

Against whom the paths of hope are barred?

بِلادَهُم عُرضَةً لِلضَياعِ

بِلادَهُم عُرضَةً لِلضَياعِ

وَأُمَّتُهُم عُرضَةً لِلفَنا

وَأُمَّتُهُم عُرضَةً لِلفَنا

Their country exposed to ruin,

Their country exposed to loss

Their lands are exposed to loss,

And their nation exposed to extinction.

And their nation exposed to oblivion

And their nation exposed to annihilation.

يُريدُ اليَهودُ بِأَن يَصلُبوها

يُريدُ اليَهودُ بِأَن يَصلُبوها

وَتَأبى فِلِسطينُ أَن تَذعُنا

وَتَأبى فِلِسطينُ أَن تَذعُنا

The Jews wish to crucify her,

The Jews want to crucify it

The Jews desire to crucify her,

And Palestine refuses to submit.

Yet Palestine refuses to surrender

But Palestine refuses to submit.

وَتَأبى المُروأَةُ في أَهلِها

وَتَأبى المُروأَةُ في أَهلِها

وَتَأبى السُيوفُ وَتَأبى القنا

وَتَأبى السُيوفُ وَتَأبى القنا

And the chivalry of her people refuses,

The woman refuses among her folk

The honor within her people refuses,

And swords refuse, and spears refuse.

The swords refuse and the spears refuse

As do the swords and the spears.

أَأَرضُ الخَيالِ وَآياتِهِ

أَأَرضُ الخَيالِ وَآياتِهِ

وَذاتُ الجَلالِ وَذاتُ السَنا

وَذاتُ الجَلالِ وَذاتُ السَنا

Shall the land of imagination and its wonders,

The land of imagination and its signs

O land of imagination and its miracles,

Endowed with majesty and radiance,

And the owner of majesty and glory

Possessor of majesty and possessor of light.

تَصيرُ لِغَوغائِهِم مَسرَحاً

تَصيرُ لِغَوغائِهِم مَسرَحاً

وَتَغدو لِشُذّاهِم مَكمَنا

وَتَغدو لِشُذّاهِم مَكمَنا

Become a stage for their rabble,

Does it become for their riffraff a theater

Do you become a stage for their mobs,

And become a hiding place for their outcasts?

And get for their rabble an ambush?

And turn into a hideout for their outcasts?

بِنَفسِيَ أُردُنِّها السَلسَبيلُ

بِنَفسِيَ أُردُنِّها السَلسَبيلُ

وَمَن جاوَروا ذَلِكَ الأُردُنا

وَمَن جاوَروا ذَلِكَ الأُردُنا

My life for her sweet-flowing Jordan,

By my soul, its Jordan and those who dwelt

My soul be ransomed for her fresh Jordan waters,

And for those who dwelt beside that Jordan.

That Jordan yesterday defended the sanctuary

And for those who neighbor that Jordan.

لَقَد دافَعوا أَمسِ دونَ الحِمى

لَقَد دافَعوا أَمسِ دونَ الحِمى

فَكانَت حُروبُهُمُ هَربَنا

فَكانَت حُروبُهُمُ هَربَنا

Indeed, they defended the homeland yesterday,

So their wars were a fleeing refuge

They defended the sanctuary yesterday,

So their wars became our flight.

And they gave all they had

And their wars were truly our wars.

وَجادوا بِكُلِّ الَّذي عِندَهُم

وَجادوا بِكُلِّ الَّذي عِندَهُم

وَنَحنُ سَنَبذُلُ ما عِندَنا

وَنَحنُ سَنَبذُلُ ما عِندَنا

And they gave generously all they had,

And we will give all we have

They gave generously of all they possessed,

And we shall give what we have.

So say to the Jews and their dispersal

And we shall sacrifice what we possess.

فَقُل لِليَهودِ وَأَشيَعَهُم

فَقُل لِليَهودِ وَأَشيَعَهُم

لَقَد خَدَعَتكُم بُروقُ السَنا

لَقَد خَدَعَتكُم بُروقُ السَنا

So tell the Jews and their partisans:

Verily the flares of glory have fooled you

So say to the Jews and their partisans:

Indeed, flashes of radiance have deceived you.

If only Balfour gave you a country that is not ours

The flashes of false lightning have deceived you.

أَلا لَيتَ بِلفورَ أَعطاكُم

أَلا لَيتَ بِلفورَ أَعطاكُم

بِلاداً لَهُ لا بِلاداً لَنا

بِلاداً لَهُ لا بِلاداً لَنا

Ah, if only Balfour had given you

We are more spacious than our Jerusalem

Would that Balfour had given you

A land of his, not a land of ours.

And you are more beloved to London

A land of his own, not a land of ours.

فَلُندُنُ أَرحَبُ مِن قُدسِنا

فَلُندُنُ أَرحَبُ مِن قُدسِنا

وَأَنتُم أَحَبُّ إِلى لُندُنا

وَأَنتُم أَحَبُّ إِلى لُندُنا

For London is more spacious than our Jerusalem,

And gave you a homeland in the stars

For London is more spacious than our Jerusalem,

And you are dearer to London.

No Arab wishes those abodes

And you are more beloved to London.

وَمَنّاكُمُ وَطَناً في النُجومِ

وَمَنّاكُمُ وَطَناً في النُجومِ

فَلا عَرَبِيَّ بِتِلكَ الدُنى

فَلا عَرَبِيَّ بِتِلكَ الدُنى

And had promised you a homeland among the stars,

Does your nation rob them of their rationality

He tantalized you with a homeland in the stars,

For there is no Arab in those worlds.

And calls them benevolent?

For there is no Arab in those worlds.

أَيَسلُبُ قَومَكُم رُشدَهُم

أَيَسلُبُ قَومَكُم رُشدَهُم

وَيَدعوهُ قَومِكُم مُحسِنا

وَيَدعوهُ قَومِكُم مُحسِنا

Does he rob your people of their good sense,

And delivers the innocent to death

Does he rob your people of their reason,

While your people call him a benefactor,

And a group counts it as religious?

That your people call him a benefactor?

وَيَدفَعُ لِلمَوتِ بِالأَبرِياءِ

وَيَدفَعُ لِلمَوتِ بِالأَبرِياءِ

وَيَحسَبُهُ مَعشَرٌ دَيِّنا

وَيَحسَبُهُ مَعشَرٌ دَيِّنا

And drive the innocent to death,

And wonder at you, charging

He pushes the innocent toward death,

While a group deems him devout?

The Arabs with inability and stupidity

Yet a faction considers him righteous?

وَيا عَجَباً لَكُم توغِرونَ

وَيا عَجَباً لَكُم توغِرونَ

عَلى العَرَبِ التامِزَ وَالهَدسَنا

عَلى العَرَبِ التامِزَ وَالهَدسَنا

And how astonishing that you inflame

Insulting them with ugly speech

How strange of you to incite against the Arabs

The Thames and the Hudson against the Arabs!

When they deserved friendly praise

The Thames and the Hudson.

تَرمونَهُم بِقَبيحِ الكَلامِ

تَرمونَهُم بِقَبيحِ الكَلامِ

وَكانوا أَحَقَّ بِضافي الثَنا

وَكانوا أَحَقَّ بِضافي الثَنا

You pelt them with foul words,

And all their sins are that they

You cast ugly words upon them,

Though they were more deserving of lavish praise.

Say "Do not violate our home"

When they were more deserving of abundant praise.

وَكُلُّ خَطيآتِهِم أَنَّهُم

وَكُلُّ خَطيآتِهِم أَنَّهُم

يَقولونَ لا تُسرِفوا بَيتَنا

يَقولونَ لا تُسرِفوا بَيتَنا

And all their sins are that they

For Palestine is not common land

And all their sins are that they say:

Say, 'Do not squander our home.'

To be given to whoever wants to reside

Do not violate our home.

فَلَيسَت فِلِسطينُ أَرضاً مَشاعاً

فَلَيسَت فِلِسطينُ أَرضاً مَشاعاً

فَتُعطى لِمَن شاءَ أَن يَسكُنا

فَتُعطى لِمَن شاءَ أَن يَسكُنا

For Palestine is not land held in common,

So if you want it with the flames of spears

For Palestine is not a common pasture,

To be given to whoever wishes to settle there.

We will repel you with the lengths of spears

To be given to whoever wishes to settle.

فَإِن تَطلُبوها بِسُمرِ القَنا

فَإِن تَطلُبوها بِسُمرِ القَنا

نَرُدُّكُم بِطِوالِ القَنا

نَرُدُّكُم بِطِوالِ القَنا

So if you seek her with dusky spears,

For in the Arab are human traits

If you seek her with tawny spears,

We shall repel you with long spears.

Other than fear and cowardice

We will repel you with long lances.

فَفي العَرَبِيِّ صِفاتُ الأَنامِ

فَفي العَرَبِيِّ صِفاتُ الأَنامِ

سِوى أَن يَخافَ وَأَن يَجبُنا

سِوى أَن يَخافَ وَأَن يَجبُنا

For in the Arab are the qualities of mankind,

And if you mix deceit between us

For in the Arab are the traits of all mankind,

Except fear and cowardice.

You will not deceive a believing man

Except for fear and cowardice.

وَإِن تَحجُلوا بَينَنا بِالخِداعِ

وَإِن تَحجُلوا بَينَنا بِالخِداعِ

فَلَن تَخدَعوا رَجُلاً مُؤمِنا

فَلَن تَخدَعوا رَجُلاً مُؤمِنا

And if you prance among us with deceit,

And if you boycott it, that is better

Though you dance among us with deceit,

You will never deceive a man of faith.

For Palestine is a possession of ours

You will not deceive a man of faith.

وَإِن تَهجُروها فَذَلِكَ أَولى

وَإِن تَهجُروها فَذَلِكَ أَولى

فَإِنَّ فِلِسطينَ مُلكٌ لَنا

فَإِنَّ فِلِسطينَ مُلكٌ لَنا

And if you abandon her, that is better,

It was for our ancestors before us

If you leave her, that is more fitting,

For Palestine belongs to us.

And remains for our descendants after us

For Palestine is a possession of ours.

وَكانَت لِأَجدادِنا قَبلَنا

وَكانَت لِأَجدادِنا قَبلَنا

وَتَبقى لِأَحفادِنا بَعدَنا

وَتَبقى لِأَحفادِنا بَعدَنا

And she belonged to our forefathers before us,

You have without it riches

It belonged to our ancestors before us,

And shall remain our grandchildren's after us.

While we have without it no riches

And shall remain for our grandchildren after us.

وَإِنَّ لَكُم بِسِواها غِنىً

وَإِنَّ لَكُم بِسِواها غِنىً

وَلَيسَ لَنا بِسِواها غِنى

وَلَيسَ لَنا بِسِواها غِنى

And you can find what you need elsewhere,

So do not account it as a homeland for you

You have sufficiency elsewhere,

But we cannot find what we need elsewhere.

For it was never a homeland for you

But we have no sufficiency but her.

فَلا تَحسَبوها لَكُم مَوطِناً

فَلا تَحسَبوها لَكُم مَوطِناً

فَلَم تَكُ يَوماً لَكُم مَوطِنا

فَلَم تَكُ يَوماً لَكُم مَوطِنا

So do not reckon her your homeland,

What we want is not impossible

So do not reckon it a homeland for you,

For she was never your homeland.

And what you attempted is not possible

For never one day was it a homeland for you.

وَلَيسَ الَّذي نَبتَغيهِ مُحالاً

وَلَيسَ الَّذي نَبتَغيهِ مُحالاً

وَلَيسَ الَّذي رُمتُمُ مُمكِنا

وَلَيسَ الَّذي رُمتُمُ مُمكِنا

And what we seek is not impossible,

We advised you, so be rational and renounce

What we seek is not impossible,

And what you sought is not possible.

Balfour, that pimp of yours

And what you desired is not possible.

نَصَحناكُمُ فاِرعَوُّا وَاِنبُذوا

نَصَحناكُمُ فاِرعَوُّا وَاِنبُذوا

بَليفورَ ذَيّالِكَ الأَرعَنا

بَليفورَ ذَيّالِكَ الأَرعَنا

We have counseled you: desist, and cast aside

Or else I advise you

We advised you, so desist and cast away

Balfour, that reckless fool.

To carry shrouds with you

That foolish man, Balfour.

وَإِمّا أَبَيتُم فَأوصيكُمُ

وَإِمّا أَبَيتُم فَأوصيكُمُ

بِأَن تَحمُلو مَعكُمُ الأَكفُنا

بِأَن تَحمُلو مَعكُمُ الأَكفُنا

And if you refuse, then I advise you

For we will make of its land

But if you refuse, then I advise you

To carry shrouds with you,

A homeland for us and a grave for you

To carry your shrouds with you.

فَإِنّا سَنَجعَلُ مِن أَرضِها

فَإِنّا سَنَجعَلُ مِن أَرضِها

لَنا وَطَناً وَلَكَم مَدفَنا

لَنا وَطَناً وَلَكَم مَدفَنا

For we shall make of her soil

For we shall make of its earth

A homeland for us and a burial ground for you.

A homeland for us, and a graveyard for you.