شعبa people يغنيsings يومday عيدfestival فخارهits glory
شعب يغني يوم عيد فخاره
بأجلwith the noblest لحنmelody رنrang فيin قيثارهits lyre
بأجل لحن رن في قيثاره
A people sings on the festival day of its glory,
A people sing on their feast day with pride
with the noblest melody that rang from its lyre.
To a fine melody that rings in their lyre
لحنa melody يفيضoverflows حماسةfervor فكأنماso it is as though
لحن يفيض حماسة فكأنما
تتناثرscatter النيرانthe flames منfrom أوتارهits strings
تتناثر النيران من أوتاره
A melody brimming with fervor, as though
A melody overflowing with fervor as though
flames were scattering from its strings.
Sparks scatter from its strings like fire
غنىsang بهwith it الحاديthe camel-driver فكانso it became نشيدهhis song
غنى به الحادي فكان نشيده
وشداand sang بهwith it العزافthe musician فيin مزمارهhis flute
وشدا به العزاف في مزماره
The camel-driver sang it, and so it became his song,
The wanderer sang it and made it his chant
and the musician sang it through his flute.
The bard accompanied it on his flute
واليومand today آمالhopes البلادthe country تجمعتhave gathered
واليوم آمال البلاد تجمعت
وتوحدتand united فيin البرلمانParliament ودارهand its house
وتوحدت في البرلمان وداره
And today the country's hopes have gathered,
And today the hopes of the nation unite
and united in Parliament and its halls.
In parliament and its halls acute
هتفتcried out تطالبdemanding بالجلاءfor withdrawal وعزمهاand their resolve
هتفت تطالب بالجلاء وعزمها
متدافعsurging كالسيلlike a torrent فيin تيارهits current
متدافع كالسيل في تياره
They cried out, demanding withdrawal, and their resolve
They shout demanding evacuation and their resolve
surged like a torrent in its current,
Flows like a torrent in its route
لتردto restore للوطنto the homeland العزيزbeloved كرامةdignity
لترد للوطن العزيز كرامة
ديستwas trampled وتمسحand wipe away عنهfrom it وصمةthe stain عارهits shame
ديست وتمسح عنه وصمة عاره
to restore to the beloved homeland the dignity
To restore the dear homeland its dignity
trampled underfoot, and wipe from it the stain of its shame.
That was lost and wipe away its disgrace no doubt
لاحتappeared تباشيرfirst signs الخلاصdeliverance وأشرقتand shone
لاحت تباشير الخلاص وأشرقت
وضاءةradiant كالفجرlike dawn فيin أنوارهits light
وضاءة كالفجر في أنواره
The first signs of deliverance appeared and shone,
The first signs of salvation have appeared and shone
radiant as dawn in its light.
With the light of dawn in its lights throughout
ورؤىand visions الغدtomorrow المأمولhoped-for تطربgladden أمةa nation
ورؤى الغد المأمول تطرب أمة
عانتsuffered منfrom المحتلthe occupier واستعمارهand his colonial rule
عانت من المحتل واستعماره
And visions of the hoped-for tomorrow gladden a nation
And visions of the hoped-for future delight a nation
that suffered under the occupier and his colonial rule.
That suffered from the occupier and its clout
فاليومso today يطربrejoices كلevery حرfree person فيon الثرىthe earth
فاليوم يطرب كل حر في الثرى
رغمdespite الفروقdifferences ورغمand despite بعدremoteness ديارهhis homeland
رغم الفروق ورغم بعد دياره
So today every free person on earth rejoices,
So today every free soul in this land rejoices
despite differences and despite his homeland's remoteness.
Despite differences and distant abodes about
هوit عيدناour festival المأمولhoped-for عيدfestival كفاحناour struggle
هو عيدنا المأمول عيد كفاحنا
وبدايةand the beginning المرجوwhat is hoped for منfrom أثمارهits fruits
وبداية المرجو من أثماره
It is our hoped-for festival, the festival of our struggle,
It's our longed-for feast, the feast of our struggle
and the first of its hoped-for fruits.
And the start of the hoped-for fruit it brings out
هوit عيدناour festival بلindeed كلevery شعبpeople عيدهits festival
هو عيدنا بل كل شعب عيده
فكfreeing المصفدthe shackled one منfrom قيودbonds أسارهhis captivity
فك المصفد من قيود أساره
It is our festival—indeed, the festival of every people is
It's our feast, nay every people's feast
freeing the shackled one from the bonds of his captivity.
When the shackled are freed from bonds stout
Sol 6.1