ما أطول الموت باعا

ما أطول الموت باعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

How long is death's reach!

How long is death's arm

How long is the arm of Death,

It feared not even the wild beasts.

That it did not even fear the beasts

It feared not even the lions.

سطا علينا بسوط

سطا علينا بسوط

من القضاء فراعا

من القضاء فراعا

It struck us with a whip

It whipped us with a whip

It assaulted us with a whip

Of fate, and filled us with dread.

Of fate so we shook

Of destiny, spreading terror,

وأودع الترب نجما

وأودع الترب نجما

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

And laid in the dust a star

And buried in the soil a star

And deposited a star into the soil

From which we drew a ray of light,

From which we drew light

From whom we borrowed light,

وصارما هاشميا

وصارما هاشميا

به هشمنا القلاعا

به هشمنا القلاعا

And a sharp Hashemite sword

A Hashimite sword

And a sharp Hashimi sword

With which we shattered fortresses.

With which we demolished fortresses

With which we shattered citadels.

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

تحسرا والتياعا

تحسرا والتياعا

Today, O heart, perish

Today, O heart, so be distressed

Today, O heart, perish

In sorrow and anguish.

And pour out lamentations

In sorrow and burning anguish,

واليوم يا طرف فاذرف

واليوم يا طرف فاذرف

منك الدموع تباعا

منك الدموع تباعا

And today, O eye, shed

Today, O eye, so shed

And today, O eye, shed

Your tears one after another.

Your tears in succession

Your tears in unbroken succession.

أبك الزعيم المفدى

أبك الزعيم المفدى

أبك الأمير المطاعا

أبك الأمير المطاعا

Mourn the leader we would sacrifice ourselves for.

Cry for the ransomed leader

Weep for the redeemed leader,

Mourn the emir whose word was obeyed.

Cry for the obeyed prince

Weep for the obeyed prince,

أبك الكريم المرجى

أبك الكريم المرجى

أبك الغيور الشجاعا

أبك الغيور الشجاعا

Mourn the generous one in whom hope was placed.

Cry for the hoped-for generous one

Weep for the noble one, the hope of many,

Mourn the zealous, courageous one.

Cry for the valiant, brave one

Weep for the zealous, the brave,

أبك الجليل مزايا

أبك الجليل مزايا

أبك الجميل طباعا

أبك الجميل طباعا

Mourn him whose virtues were sublime.

Cry for the noble, virtuous one

Weep for the one of majestic virtues,

Mourn him whose character was beautiful.

Cry for the beautiful, well-mannered one

Weep for the one of beautiful character.

يا شعر إنك أوفى

يا شعر إنك أوفى

من صان عهدا وراعى

من صان عهدا وراعى

O poetry, you are the most faithful

O poetry, you are the most faithful

O Poetry, you are the most faithful

Of those who keep and honor a pledge.

To one who kept a pact and was pious

Of those who kept a covenant and honored it;

إني أعدك ظهري

إني أعدك ظهري

وساعدي والذراعا

وساعدي والذراعا

I count you as my back,

I make you my back

I count you as my support,

And my forearm and my arm.

And my arm and hand

My forearm and my strength.

هلم يا شعر فانجب

هلم يا شعر فانجب

معي لركن تداعى

معي لركن تداعى

Come, O poetry, and bring forth a lament

Come, O poetry, and beget

Come, O Poetry, and lament

With me for a pillar that has fallen.

With me, remembering one who passed

With me for a pillar that has collapsed.

هلم نذكر فنشكر

هلم نذكر فنشكر

(لخالد) السعي ساعا

(لخالد) السعي ساعا

Come, let us remember and give thanks

Come, let us remember and thank

Come, let us recall and give thanks

To Khalid, the striver, for his efforts.

(Khalid) for his efforts and time

To Khaled for the efforts he strove;

هلم نذكر فنشكر

هلم نذكر فنشكر

(إقدامه) والدفاعا)

(إقدامه) والدفاعا)

Come, let us remember and give thanks

Come, let us remember and thank

Come, let us recall and give thanks

For his boldness and his defense.

(His resolve) and defense

For his boldness and his defense.

ما للجزائر فينا

ما للجزائر فينا

لم ترع الا الرعاعا

لم ترع الا الرعاعا

What ails Algeria among us,

What is left for Algeria in us

What ails Algeria regarding us?

That she has cared for none but the rabble?

Except riffraff bleating

She tended to none but the rabble.

تجفو الكرام وتحنو

تجفو الكرام وتحنو

على اللئام اتضاعا

على اللئام اتضاعا

She shuns the noble and shows tenderness

The generous are spurned

She shuns the noble and leans affectionately

To the base, abasing herself.

While the ignoble are deferred to

Upon the vile in self-abasement.

ما أطول الموت باعا

ما أطول الموت باعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

How long is death's reach!

How long is death's arm

How long is the arm of Death,

It feared not even the wild beasts.

That it did not even fear the beasts

It feared not even the lions.

سطا علينا بسوط

سطا علينا بسوط

من القضاء فراعا

من القضاء فراعا

It struck us with a whip

It whipped us with a whip

It assaulted us with a whip

Of fate, and filled us with dread.

Of fate so we shook

Of destiny, spreading terror,

وأودع الترب نجما

وأودع الترب نجما

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

And laid in the dust a star

And buried in the soil a star

And deposited a star into the soil

From which we drew a ray of light,

From which we drew light

From whom we borrowed light,

وصارما هاشميا

وصارما هاشميا

به هشمنا القلاعا

به هشمنا القلاعا

And a sharp Hashemite sword

A Hashimite sword

And a sharp Hashimi sword

With which we shattered fortresses.

With which we demolished fortresses

With which we shattered citadels.

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

تحسرا والتياعا

تحسرا والتياعا

Today, O heart, perish

Today, O heart, so be distressed

Today, O heart, perish

In sorrow and anguish.

And pour out lamentations

In sorrow and burning anguish.

ما للأناسي فيها

ما للأناسي فيها

يأبون الا الخداعا

يأبون الا الخداعا

What ails the people within her,

The people have no sincerity

What ails the people within her?

That they will have nothing but deceit?

Seeking only deceit

They accept nothing but deception.

ان صادقوا فادعاء

ان صادقوا فادعاء

أو صاحبوا فانتفاعا

أو صاحبوا فانتفاعا

If they offer friendship, it is pretense;

If they befriend, it's from self-interest

If they befriend, it is false pretense,

Or companionship, it is for gain.

If they support, it's for personal gain

If they accompany, it is for gain.

هل في الجزائر حر

هل في الجزائر حر

يأتي الجميل اتزاعا؟

يأتي الجميل اتزاعا؟

Is there in Algeria a free man

Is there anyone free in Algeria

Is there a free man in Algeria

Who does good out of conscience?

Who will come seeking beauty?

Who performs good deeds by nature?

قل للجزائر أدي

قل للجزائر أدي

حق الزعيم المضاعا

حق الزعيم المضاعا

Tell Algeria: give

Tell Algeria to give

Say to Algeria: Fulfill

The leader his neglected due.

The leader his due

The right of the forsaken leader.

هلا اصطنعت جميلا

هلا اصطنعت جميلا

لدى الجميل اصطناعا

لدى الجميل اصطناعا

Why did you not bestow a kindness

Why did she not do a favor

Did you not offer a kindness

In return for kindness bestowed?

For the beautiful one's sake?

To the one of beauty, as is due?

هلا ذكرت كفاحا

هلا ذكرت كفاحا

مضى له وصراعا

مضى له وصراعا

Why did you not recall the struggle

Why did she not remember a struggle

Did you not remember a struggle

He once waged, and his strife?

That went on with contention?

That he waged, and a conflict?

كم ذاد عنك وقاسى

كم ذاد عنك وقاسى

فيك الأذى والنزاعا

فيك الأذى والنزاعا

How often he defended you and endured

How he protected her and suffered

How often he defended you and endured

Harm and conflict for your sake!

Harm and conflict for her sake!

Harm and strife for your sake.

سلي المطالب كم ذا

سلي المطالب كم ذا

اشاعها وأذاعا

اشاعها وأذاعا

Ask the demands how often

Ask how many demands

Ask the demands: how often

He spread them abroad and proclaimed them,

He proclaimed and spread

Did he publish and broadcast them?

وكيف قام فوفى

وكيف قام فوفى

بالواجبات اضطلاعا

بالواجبات اضطلاعا

And how he rose and fully discharged

And how he stood and fulfilled

And how he stood and fulfilled

His duties, shouldering them,

Duties with devotion

The duties, shouldering the burden,

وكيف ناب وثوقا

وكيف ناب وثوقا

بصدقه واقتناعا

بصدقه واقتناعا

And how he served as deputy, through trust

And how he deputized, trusting

And how he represented with confidence,

In his sincerity and conviction,

In his honesty and conviction

With his honesty and conviction,

وكيف نادى فدانت

وكيف نادى فدانت

له الرؤوس اتباعا

له الرؤوس اتباعا

And how he called, and bowed

And how he called, so heads bowed

And how he called out, and heads

Before him the heads, in obedience,

Following him in procession

Bowed to him in obedience,

حتى اذا طار صيتا

حتى اذا طار صيتا

وطال فيك ارتفاعا

وطال فيك ارتفاعا

Until, when his renown took flight

Until his reputation soared

Until, when his fame took flight

And he rose to great heights within you,

And rose high in her nation

And rose high within you in stature,

وبيت الدهر غيبا

وبيت الدهر غيبا

له الخطوب الفظاعا

له الخطوب الفظاعا

And Time plotted in secret

And fate's house hid

Time plotted in the unseen

Dreadful calamities for him,

From him grave tribulations

Terrible calamities for him,

وقطبت واكفهرت

وقطبت واكفهرت

له الوجوه امتقاعا

له الوجوه امتقاعا

And frowned and grew grim

She was still and thunderstruck

And faces frowned and grew gloomy,

The faces before him, turning pale,

Seeing faces turn ashen

Turning pale before him.

نوى النوى عنك قطعا

نوى النوى عنك قطعا

ولا أقول انقطاعا

ولا أقول انقطاعا

He resolved to part from you—a severance,

He intended to cut ties with her

Distance intended a separation from you,

But not, I say, a breaking away.

I won't say detach completely

Though I do not say a total severance.

نزيل (بيروت) كم ذا

نزيل (بيروت) كم ذا

رجوت فيها ارتجاعا

رجوت فيها ارتجاعا

O resident of Beirut, how often

(In) Beirut he stayed, hoping

O resident of Beirut, how often

You hoped there for a return!

To reconcile eventually

Did you hope therein for a return?

كم ذا رفعت الشكايا

كم ذا رفعت الشكايا

بليغة والرقاعا

بليغة والرقاعا

How often you submitted complaints,

How many plaints he raised

How often did you raise complaints,

Eloquent ones, and petitions!

Eloquent and in leaflets distributed

Eloquent words and written petitions?

كم ذا ترقبت فيها

كم ذا ترقبت فيها

إجابة واستماعا

إجابة واستماعا

How often you waited there

How long he waited there

How often did you await in them

For an answer and a hearing!

For an answer or hearing

An answer and a listening ear?

الفال أكذب فالا

الفال أكذب فالا

والآل أجدب قاعا

والآل أجدب قاعا

The omen was the falsest of omens,

But fate is a liar

But the omen was the greatest lie,

And the mirage the most barren of plains.

And kin are barren wastelands

And the mirage was the most barren plain.