بغدادBaghdad ياO قلعةfortress of الأسودthe lions
بغداد يا قلعة الأسود
ياO كعبةKaaba of المجدglory والخلودand immortality
يا كعبة المجد والخلود
Baghdad, O fortress of lions!
Baghdad, O fortress of lions,
O Kaaba of glory and immortality!
O Kaaba of glory and immortality,
ياO جبهةbrow of الشمسthe sun للوجودfor existence
يا جبهة الشمس للوجود
سمعتI heard فيin فجركyour dawn الوليدnewborn
سمعت في فجرك الوليد
O sun's brow for the world!
O forehead of the sun for existence,
I heard, in your newborn dawn,
I heard in your newborn dawn
توهجblazing of النارfire فيin القيودthe chains
توهج النار في القيود
ويبرقand flashes النصرvictory منfrom جديدnew
ويبرق النصر من جديد
The blaze of fire within the chains,
The blaze of fire in the shackles,
And victory flashes anew,
And victory flashes anew,
يعودreturns فيin ساحةsquare of الرشيدal-Rashid
يعود في ساحة الرشيد
بغدادBaghdad ياO قلعةfortress of الأسودthe lions
بغداد يا قلعة الأسود
Returning in al-Rashid's square.
It returns in Al-Rashid Square,
Baghdad, O fortress of lions!
Baghdad, O fortress of lions.
زأرتyou roared فيin حالكpitch-black الظلامdarkness
زأرت في حالك الظلام
وقمتand you rose مشدودةdrawn taut الزمامthe reins
وقمت مشدودة الزمام
You roared in the pitch-black darkness,
You roared in your gloom,
And rose with your reins drawn taut,
And stood with tightened reins,
للنورtoward the light للبعثtoward rebirth للأمامforward
للنور للبعث للأمام
لبأسكfor your might الظافرtriumphant العتيدever-ready
لبأسك الظافر العتيد
Toward light, toward rebirth, forward!
To the light, to the resurrection, onwards,
For your triumphant, ever-ready might
To your imminent victorious might,
ومجدكand your glory الخالدeternal التليدancestral
ومجدك الخالد التليد
عصفتyou raged بالنارagainst fire والحديدand iron
عصفت بالنار والحديد
And your eternal, ancestral glory,
And your enduring ancient glory.
You raged against fire and iron,
You stormed with fire and iron,
وعدتand you returned للنورto the light منfrom جديدnew
وعدت للنور من جديد
بغدادBaghdad ياO قلعةfortress of الأسودthe lions
بغداد يا قلعة الأسود
And returned to the light anew.
And returned to the light anew,
Baghdad, O fortress of lions!
Baghdad, O fortress of lions.
ياO عرباًArabs دوخواthey made reel اللياليthe nights
يا عرباً دوخوا الليالي
وحطمواand they shattered صخرةrock of المحالthe impossible
وحطموا صخرة المحال
O Arabs who made the nights reel
O Arabs who overwhelmed the nights,
And shattered the rock of the impossible,
And crushed the rock of impossibilities,
ضمواgather together علىaround شعلةflame of النضالthe struggle
ضموا على شعلة النضال
مواكبprocessions of البعثrebirth والصعودand ascent
مواكب البعث والصعود
Gather around the flame of struggle
Join the processions of resurrection and ascension,
The processions of rebirth and ascent,
To the morsel of victory in existence,
لقمةto the summit of النصرvictory فيin الوجودexistence
لقمة النصر في الوجود
عودواreturn, all of you لأيامكمto your days وعوديand you, return
عودوا لأيامكم وعودي
Toward victory's summit in the world.
Return to your days and promises,
Return to your days—and you too, return,
Like the dawn in your glorious march,
كالفجرlike dawn فيin زحفكyour advance المجيدglorious
كالفجر في زحفك المجيد
بغدادBaghdad ياO قلعةfortress of الأسودthe lions
بغداد يا قلعة الأسود
Like dawn in your glorious advance.
Baghdad, O fortress of lions.
Baghdad, O fortress of lions!
God has announced in His sublime,
قدindeed آذنhas proclaimed اللهGod فيin علاهHis exalted height
قد آذن الله في علاه
أنthat ينهضrise الشرقthe East منfrom كراهits slumber
أن ينهض الشرق من كراه
Indeed, God on high has proclaimed
That the East shall rise from its sorrows,
That the East shall rise from its slumber,
And the night shall depart from its sky,
ويرحلand depart الليلthe night عنfrom سماهits sky
ويرحل الليل عن سماه
وتسطعand shine الشمسthe sun منfrom جديدnew
وتسطع الشمس من جديد
And night shall depart from its sky,
And the sun shall shine anew,
And the sun shall shine anew,
From our distant rebellious past,
منfrom أمسناour yesterday الثائرrevolutionary البعيدdistant
من أمسنا الثائر البعيد
بغدادBaghdad ياO قلعةfortress of الأسودthe lions
بغداد يا قلعة الأسود
From our distant, revolutionary yesterday.
Baghdad, O fortress of lions.
Baghdad, O fortress of lions!
Partial English translation: 29 of 30 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1