هذِهِthis الأَرْضُthe land لاnot تُرِيدُwants دِماناour blood
هذِهِ الأَرْضُ لا تُرِيدُ دِمانا
بَلْrather سَلامًاpeace يُعِيدُrestores فِيهاin it الأَماناsecurity
بَلْ سَلامًا يُعِيدُ فِيها الأَمانا
This land does not want our blood,
This land does not want our blood
but peace that restores security within it.
But peace that restores safety within
فإذاand if جَرَّناdragged us الخِلافُdiscord خَسِرْناwe lost
فإذا جَرَّنا الخِلافُ خَسِرْنا
ماwhat تَبَقَّىremains مِنْهاof it وضَاعَتْand was lost سَماناour sky
ما تَبَقَّى مِنْها وضَاعَتْ سَمانا
And if discord drags us along, we lose
If conflict divides us we lose
what remains of it, and our sky is lost.
What remains of it, we forfeit our haven
همْthey يُريدونَwant بَعْضَناsome of us ضِدّagainst َبَعْضٍothers
همْ يُريدونَ بَعْضَنا ضِدّ َبَعْضٍ
فيin صِراعٍa struggle لِطَرْدِناto expel us مِنْfrom حِماناour sanctuary
في صِراعٍ لِطَرْدِنا مِنْ حِمانا
They want some of us pitted against others,
They want some of us against others
in a struggle to drive us from our sanctuary.
In a struggle to banish us from our sanctuary
كَيْفَhow نَسْعَىwe strive لِحِفْظِهاto preserve it بِعُيونٍwith eyes
كَيْفَ نَسْعَى لِحِفْظِها بِعُيونٍ
لاnot تَراهاsee it إِذاwhen النِّزاعُstrife عَماناblinded us ؟!
لا تَراها إِذا النِّزاعُ عَمانا ؟!
How can we strive to preserve it with eyes
How can we strive to protect it with eyes
that do not see it when strife has blinded us?!
That cannot see it when strife blinds us?!
لاnot يَلُومُblames الزَّمانَtime مَنْwhoever باعَsold فيهِin it
لا يَلُومُ الزَّمانَ مَنْ باعَ فيهِ
كُلَّevery شَيْءٍthing وَراحَand went on يَشْكُوcomplaining of الزَّماناtime !
كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَراحَ يَشْكُو الزَّمانا !
No one should blame time who has sold in it
Do not blame the times, you who sold
everything, then gone on to complain of time!
Everything in them then complained of the times!
نَحْنُwe لَنْwill not نَضْمَنَensure البَقاءَsurvival بِأَرْضٍin a land
نَحْنُ لَنْ نَضْمَنَ البَقاءَ بِأَرْضٍ
يَوْمَthe day نُولِيwe grant لِسَارِقيهاto its thieves الضَّماناthe guarantee
يَوْمَ نُولِي لِسَارِقيها الضَّمانا
We will not ensure our survival in a land
We will not secure survival in a land
the day we grant its thieves a guarantee.
When we entrust its thieves with security
نَحْنُwe أَوْلَىmore entitled بِهاto it وأَقدَمُand more ancient مَهْماno matter how
نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِها وأَقدَمُ مَهْما
عَالَمُthe world اللُّؤْمِof baseness فيinto الشَّتاتِdiaspora رَماناcast us !!!
عَالَمُ اللُّؤْمِ في الشَّتاتِ رَمانا !!!
We are more entitled to it and more ancient, no matter how
We have the greatest right and claim no matter
the world of baseness has cast us into diaspora!
How the world of villainy scatters and casts us!
Sol 6.1