بالطائراتwith aircraft المرسلاتsending forth عويلاa wail
بالطائرات المرسلات عويلا
ترميthey hurl بأطنانwith tons of الردىdeath تنكيلاin brutal punishment
ترمي بأطنان الردى تنكيلا
With aircraft sending forth a wail,
With bombers sending missiles as wails,
Hurling tons of death in brutal punishment;
Dropping tons of rubble as torment,
بالراجماتwith rocket launchers القاذفاتhurling قنابلاbombs
بالراجمات القاذفات قنابلا
فوقabove الرؤوسthe heads تدفقاin a torrent موصولاunbroken
فوق الرؤوس تدفقا موصولا
With rocket launchers hurling bombs
With launchers firing bombs
Over heads in an unbroken torrent;
Incessantly overhead,
بقذائفwith shells of (النابالمnapalm) تحرقburning أرضناour land
بقذائف (النابالم) تحرق أرضنا
وand تحيلturning أرضthe land of الرافدينthe two rivers طلولاinto ruins
و تحيل أرض الرافدين طلولا
With napalm shells that burn our land
With napalm shells incinerating our land
And turn the land of the two rivers into ruins;
And turning Iraq's soil into hills,
(بأبيwith Abu رغالRighal) اليعربيthe Arab أمامهمahead of them
(بأبي رغال) اليعربي أمامهم
مستوجبdeserving اللعناتcurses سارhe marched دليلاas a guide
مستوجب اللعنات سار دليلا
With Abu Righal the Arab ahead of them,
With Abu Ghraib, the Arab guide before them
Deserving of curses, he marched as a guide;
Deserving curses, leading the way,
بالكاذبينwith liars المفترينfalsely claiming بأنهمthat they
بالكاذبين المفترين بأنهم
قدindeed طبقواthey have applied (التوراةthe Torah) وand (الإنجيلاthe Gospel)
قد طبقوا (التوراة) و (الإنجيلا)
With liars falsely claiming that they
With the liars claiming fallaciously
Have put the Torah and the Gospel into practice;
That they have applied the Torah and the Bible,
بالمجهزينwith those delivering a deathblow علىto الجراحthe wounds بخسةbasely
بالمجهزين على الجراح بخسة
إذas يمعنونthey go to extremes بشعبناagainst our people تقتيلاin slaughter
إذ يمعنون بشعبنا تقتيلا
With those who basely finish off the wounded,
With those who stingily tend to wounds
As they relentlessly slaughter our people;
As they slaughter our people,
بالمانعينwith those barring منfrom الإغاثةrelief أهلهاthose entitled to it
بالمانعين من الإغاثة أهلها
وand دماؤهمtheir blood تجريruns هناكthere سيولاin torrents
و دماؤهم تجري هناك سيولا
With those denying relief to those entitled to it,
With those preventing aid to its people
While their blood runs there in torrents;
While their blood flows there in torrents,
بالجاعلينwith those making منof المساجدthe mosques ويحهمwoe to them
بالجاعلين من المساجد ويحهم
سقفاa roof يهدis brought down علىupon الرؤوسthe heads مهيلاcrumbling into heaps
سقفا يهد على الرؤوس مهيلا
With those who make of mosques—woe to them—
With those who turn our mosques into their latrines
A roof brought crashing down upon heads in crumbling heaps;
Collapsed onto heads as burdens,
ماnot فتweakened فيin عضدthe arm of الفلوجةFallujah كيدهمtheir plotting
ما فت في عضد الفلوجة كيدهم
وارتدand retreated جيشthe army of الأصغرينthe two lesser ones ذليلاhumiliated
وارتد جيش الأصغرين ذليلا
Their plotting did not weaken Fallujah's arm,
Their plot was not effective in Fallujah
And the army of the two lesser ones retreated, humiliated.
And the army of youth retreated disgraced,
فاللهfor God أقوىstronger منthan هديرthe roar of سلاحهمtheir weapons
فالله أقوى من هدير سلاحهم
أنعمhow excellent! بربis the Lord of العالمينthe worlds وكيلاas a guardian
أنعم برب العالمين وكيلا
For God is stronger than the roar of their weapons.
For God is mightier than the roar of their weapons
How excellent is the Lord of the worlds as guardian!
Put your trust in the Lord of the Worlds,
وسيعلمand will learn الباغيthe aggressor مغبةthe dire outcome of مكرهhis scheming
وسيعلم الباغي مغبة مكره
ولسوفand surely will يعلمknow منwho أضلis further astray سبيلاin path
ولسوف يعلم من أضل سبيلا
And the aggressor will learn the dire outcome of his scheming,
And the aggressor will know the detriment of his scheming,
And he will surely know who is further astray on the path.
And will know who has lost the way,
ياO ابنson of الفلوجةFallujah ياO بقيةremnant of عزناour honor
يا ابن الفلوجة يا بقية عزنا
ياO منyou whom رأواthey saw بكin you صارماa sharp sword مسلولاunsheathed
يا من رأوا بك صارما مسلولا
O son of Fallujah, O remnant of our honor,
Oh son of Fallujah, oh remainder of our glory,
O you in whom they saw a sharp, unsheathed sword,
Oh you whom they saw as a fierce, unsheathed sword,
قفstand شامخاproud and tall مثلlike المآذنthe minarets طولاin height
قف شامخا مثل المآذن طولا
وand إبعثsend forth رصاصكyour bullets وابلاin a downpour سجّيلاof baked-clay stones
و إبعث رصاصك وابلا سجّيلا
Stand proud and tall, as lofty as the minarets,
Stand tall like the minarets in length,
And unleash your bullets in a downpour of baked-clay stones.
And unleash your bullets abundantly as torrents,
مزّقtear apart بهwith it زمرthe bands of الغزاةthe invaders أذقهمmake them taste
مزّق به زمر الغزاة أذقهم
طعمthe taste of المنونdeath علىat يديthe hands of عزريلاAzrael
طعم المنون على يدي عزريلا
Tear apart the invaders' bands with them; make them taste
Shred with it the packs of invaders, make them taste,
The taste of death at the hands of Azrael.
The flavor of death at the hands of the honorable,
جاءواthey came علىby قدرa decree of fate يسوقdriving لحتفهمto their doom
جاءوا على قدر يسوق لحتفهم
منfrom بعدafter نأيremoteness عنfrom مداكyour reach طويلاfor long
من بعد نأي عن مداك طويلا
They came by a decree of fate that drives them to their doom,
They came by fate leading them to their doom,
After long remaining far beyond your reach.
After long absence from your reach,
أحرقburn جثامينthe corpses of البغاةthe aggressors وand رجسهاtheir filth
أحرق جثامين البغاة و رجسها
وand أنثرsprinkle علىupon أشلائهمtheir dismembered remains (بترولاpetroleum)
و أنثر على أشلائهم (بترولا)
Burn the corpses of the aggressors and their filth,
Burn the corpses and filth of the tyrants
And sprinkle petroleum over their dismembered remains.
And scatter their remains with petrol,
طهرpurify بهwith it ماءthe water of المحيطthe ocean منظّفاcleansing away
طهر به ماء المحيط منظّفا
خطراًa threat علىto ماءthe water of المحيطthe ocean وبيلاdire
خطراً على ماء المحيط وبيلا
Purify the ocean's water with it, cleansing away
Purify with it the ocean water, cleansing
A dire threat to the ocean's water.
The danger to the ocean water and urine,
سطرinscribe علىupon هامthe brow of الزمانtime بأنناthat we
سطر على هام الزمان بأننا
أهلpeople of الكرامةdignity وand الأعزthe mightiest قبيلاas a clan
أهل الكرامة و الأعز قبيلا
Inscribe upon the brow of time that we
Note in the annals of time that we
Are people of dignity, and the mightiest of clans.
Are people of dignity and the proudest tribe,
فليحرقواso let them burn كلall النخيلthe palms بساحناon our grounds
فليحرقوا كل النخيل بساحنا
سنطلّwe shall emerge منfrom فوقabove النخيلthe palms نخيلاas palm trees
سنطلّ من فوق النخيل نخيلا
So let them burn all the palms on our grounds;
Let them burn all the palm trees in our land
We shall emerge above the palms as palm trees.
We will sprout from atop the palm trees palms anew,
فليهدمواso let them demolish كلall المآذنthe minarets فوقناabove us
فليهدموا كل المآذن فوقنا
نحنwe المآذنthe minarets فإسمعso hear التهليلاthe proclamation of God's oneness
نحن المآذن فإسمع التهليلا
So let them demolish all the minarets above us;
If they demolish all the minarets above us
We are the minarets, so hear the proclamation of God's oneness.
We are the minarets, so listen to the cries of exaltation,
إنif يبترواthey sever الأطرافthe limbs تسعىthey hasten قبلناahead of us
إن يبتروا الأطراف تسعى قبلنا
قدماًforward لجناتto the gardens of النعيمbliss وصولاreaching
قدماً لجنات النعيم وصولا
If they sever our limbs, they will hasten ahead of us
If they amputate limbs, our feet will walk before us
Forward, to reach the gardens of bliss.
Towards the gardens of bliss and arrival,
نحنwe الذينthose who إذاwhen ولدناwe were born بكرةin the morning
نحن الذين إذا ولدنا بكرة
كنّاwe were علىon ظهرthe backs of الخيولthe horses أصيلاin late afternoon
كنّا على ظهر الخيول أصيلا
We are those who, if born in the morning,
We who, when born in the morning
Are on the backs of horses by late afternoon.
Were atop horses, nobly bred,
نحنwe الشهادةmartyrdom وand الشهيدthe martyr وand شاهدa witness
نحن الشهادة و الشهيد و شاهد
وand لأسدناfor our lions قدindeed فصلتhas been tailored تفصيلاto measure
و لأسدنا قد فصلت تفصيلا
We are martyrdom, the martyr, and a witness,
We are martyrdom, the martyr, and the witness,
And for our lions it has indeed been tailored to measure.
And for our lion detailed accounts have been written,
فيin عالمthe world of الصمتsilence المهيمنreigning حولناaround us
في عالم الصمت المهيمن حولنا
حتىuntil غداit became مستبكماًmute مشلولاparalyzed
حتى غدا مستبكماً مشلولا
In the world of silence reigning around us,
In a world of silence prevailing around us
Until it became mute and paralyzed,
To the point it became confused and paralyzed,
نطقتspoke فصاحتناour eloquence بلحنin the melody of كفاحناour struggle
نطقت فصاحتنا بلحن كفاحنا
أعلىthe loftiest البيانeloquence صواعقاًthunderbolts وand قتيلاa slain person
أعلى البيان صواعقاً و قتيلا
Our eloquence spoke in the melody of our struggle,
Our eloquence spoke with the melody of our struggle
The loftiest eloquence—thunderbolts and a slain man.
The highest statement, lightning, and slain,
صوتthe sound of الرصاصbullets أبوthe father of البيانexpression بلاغةin eloquence
صوت الرصاص أبو البيان بلاغة
وand أشدmore intense إفصاحاًin expression وand أقومmore upright قيلاin speech
و أشد إفصاحاً و أقوم قيلا
The sound of bullets is the father of eloquent speech,
The voice of bullets is the most eloquent oration
And clearer in expression, and more upright in speech.
And the most explicit and upright saying,
سندكwe shall crush جيشthe army of البغيaggression منthrough عزماتناour firm resolves
سندك جيش البغي من عزماتنا
وand نردهwe drive it back خلفbeyond الحدودthe borders ذليلاhumiliated
و نرده خلف الحدود ذليلا
We shall crush the army of aggression through our resolve,
It will repel the army of aggression from our resolves
And drive it back beyond the borders, humiliated.
And return it behind the border disgraced,
فالعيشfor life تحتunder الإحتلالoccupation جهنمHell
فالعيش تحت الإحتلال جهنم
زقومهاits Zaqqum (infernal tree) غسلينهاits foul discharge المرذولاloathsome
زقومها غسلينها المرذولا
For life under occupation is Hell,
For living under occupation is hell
Its Zaqqum, its loathsome foul discharge.
Its inferno washing the despicable,
وand العزhonor جنتناour paradise وand روحthe spirit of حياتناour life
و العز جنتنا و روح حياتنا
منfrom دونهwithout it أضحىbecame العراقIraq قتيلاslain
من دونه أضحى العراق قتيلا
And honor is our paradise and the spirit of our life;
And dignity is our heaven and the spirit of our life
Without it, Iraq has fallen slain.
Without it Iraq has become a corpse,
أهلpeople of الفلوجةFallujah ياO طلائعvanguards of زحفناour advance
أهل الفلوجة يا طلائع زحفنا
ياO منyou who رضيتمyou accepted بالإلهwith God as guardian? Only token بالإله: with God وكيلاas a guardian
يا من رضيتم بالإله وكيلا
People of Fallujah, O vanguard of our advance,
Oh people of Fallujah, pioneers of our march
O you who accepted God as guardian,
Who accepted God as your caretaker,
وand رفعتمyou raised القرآنthe Qur'an فوقabove جباهكمyour brows
و رفعتم القرآن فوق جباهكم
ورضيتمand you accepted الهاديthe Guide الحبيبthe beloved رسولاas a messenger
ورضيتم الهادي الحبيب رسولا
And raised the Qur'an above your brows,
And raised the Quran atop your brows
And accepted the beloved Guide as messenger,
And accepted the beloved guide as a messenger,
سرتمyou walked علىon دربthe path of الجهادjihad بعزةwith honor
سرتم على درب الجهاد بعزة
سعياًseeking لجناتtoward the gardens of الخلودeternity مقيلاas a noonday resting place
سعياً لجنات الخلود مقيلا
You walked the path of jihad with honor,
You marched the path of jihad with dignity
Seeking the gardens of eternity as a place of noonday rest.
Seeking the eternal gardens as shelter,
ياO منyou who صبرتمyou endured للحصارunder the siege طويلاًfor long
يا من صبرتم للحصار طويلاً
فيin عزةhonor تعلوrises above المجرةthe galaxy طولاin height
في عزة تعلو المجرة طولا
O you who endured the siege for so long,
You who patiently endured the long siege
In honor towering above the galaxy in height,
In dignity transcending the galaxy's length,
تحتbeneath القذائفthe shells وand الحريقthe blaze جهنمHell
تحت القذائف و الحريق جهنم
لمdid not تقطعواyou cease التكبيرthe proclamation of God's greatness وand التهليلاthe proclamation of God's oneness
لم تقطعوا التكبير و التهليلا
Beneath the shells and the blaze—a Hell—
Under shelling and the hellish fire
You never ceased proclaiming God's greatness and oneness.
You did not cease exaltation and cries of "God is great",
لقنتمyou taught الدنياthe world الدروسthe lessons صريحةplainly
لقنتم الدنيا الدروس صريحة
لاnot تقبلthey admit التزييفfalsification وand التدجيلاdeceit
لا تقبل التزييف و التدجيلا
You taught the world lessons, plain and clear,
You taught the world frank lessons
That admit neither falsification nor deceit:
That do not accept falsification and procrastination,
أنthat الأعزthe mightiest محمدMuhammad وand جنودهhis soldiers
أن الأعز محمد و جنوده
وand اللهGod أكبرgreatest ناصراًas a helper وand وكيلاas a guardian
و الله أكبر ناصراً و وكيلا
That Muhammad and his soldiers are the mightiest,
That the most honorable are Muhammad and his soldiers
And God is the greatest helper and guardian.
And God is greatest as supporter and caretaker.
Sol 6.1