فتحa triumph جديدnew قدindeed بداappeared
فتح جديد قد بدا
فيin فتحthe opening of (مدرسةthe school الهدىal-Huda (guidance))
في فتح (مدرسة الهدى)
A new triumph has dawned
A new dawn has begun
A new triumph has dawned / In the opening of the School of Guidance.
in the opening of al-Huda School.
With the opening of Al-Huda School
Glad tidings to El Kantara, which has risen high, / And cultivated a rightly-guided youth.
بشرىglad tidings لقنطرةfor Qantara سمتrose high
بشرى لقنطرة سمت
ونمتand grew شباباyoung men رشداrightly guided
ونمت شبابا رشدا
Glad tidings for Qantara, which has risen
Good tidings for El Kantara that grew
They flattened the rugged path towards glory, / So it became smooth and paved.
and flourished in rightly guided young men.
And nurtured wise youth
With a resolve that humbles the towering peaks before them / And draws the distant goals near.
دكواthey leveled الىtoward العلياءthe heights وعـruggedness (word begins)
دكوا الى العلياء وعـ
ـرend of 'ruggedness' طريقهاits path فتمهداand it became smooth
ـر طريقها فتمهدا
They leveled, toward the heights, the roughness
They strode to greatness and paved
Glory is the handiwork of masters; / What they have wrought was not wasted in vain.
of its path, until it lay smooth,
Its path, leveling the rugged
It has appeared inscribed upon / The tablet of time, immortalized forever.
بعزيمةwith resolve تدلىlowers الأشـthe lofty peak (word begins)
بعزيمة تدلى الأشـ
ـمend of 'the lofty peak' لهمfor them وتدنيand brings near الأبعداthe farthest
ـم لهم وتدني الأبعدا
with a resolve that lowers the lofty peak
With determination they aimed for the highest
For their dignity and for their rising generation, / We have come to inaugurate this institute.
to them and draws the farthest near.
And brought closer the furthest goals
In its luminous horizon, Abd al-Latif / Has become a guiding star.
مجدglory صنائعdeeds of سادةnoble men
مجد صنائع سادة
ماnot ضاعwas lost ماwhat صنعواthey made سدىin vain
ما ضاع ما صنعوا سدى
The glory of noble men's deeds—
The glory of the work of gentlemen
He kindled the intelligence of the Qantari people / With his knowledge, setting it ablaze.
what they wrought was not wasted in vain—
Is not lost or done in vain
He watered and guarded his saplings / With the spring of youth, so they ascended high.
قدindeed لاحappeared مخطوطاinscribed علىupon
قد لاح مخطوطا على
لوحthe tablet of الزمانtime مخلداimmortalized
لوح الزمان مخلدا
has appeared, inscribed upon
Their manuscript has appeared
He shielded the sons with guidance, / And sought the aid of his brother, Al-Amin.
the tablet of time, immortalized.
Immortalized on the tablet of time
He who takes Al-Amin as his helping hand / And follows his lead shall never fail.
منfor شأنهمtheir cause ولنشئهمand for their young
من شأنهم ولنشئهم
جئناwe came ندشنwe inaugurate معهداan institute
جئنا ندشن معهدا
For their cause, and for their young,
We came to inaugurate an institute
Salute the sons in a free institute / That stands as a lion's den.
we have come to inaugurate an institute.
To continue their work and that of their progeny
For today they are cubs within its walls, / And tomorrow they shall be fierce lions.
(عبدAbd (servant) اللطيفal-Latif (the Gentle)) بأفقهin its horizon الـthe (prefix of 'radiant')
(عبد اللطيف) بأفقه الـ
ـوضاءradiant (word ending) أمسىbecame فرقداa pole star
ـوضاء أمسى فرقدا
Abd al-Latif, in its radiant horizon,
Abdullatif with his clear horizons
By God’s leave, they shall possess a history / That far surpasses its beginning.
has become a pole star.
Has settled to rest
Nature has displayed in El Kantara / Her beauty, unveiled and pure.
أورىhe kindled الذكاءintelligence القنطرQantaran (word begins)
أورى الذكاء القنطر
يend of 'Qantaran' بعلمهwith his knowledge فتوقداand so it blazed
ي بعلمه فتوقدا
He kindled Qantaran intelligence
El Kantara’s intellect shone
A tableau of ancient artistry / In which the Almighty displayed unique creation.
with his knowledge, and it blazed.
With his knowledge igniting
Its breaths diffuse such fragrance / That they would revive the buried dead.
وسقاand he watered وحاطand guarded بغرسهwith his cultivation
وسقا وحاط بغرسه
نبعa nabʿ tree الصباyouth فتصعداand so it grew upward
نبع الصبا فتصعدا
And, with his cultivation, he watered and guarded
He watered his planting with
As though the breath of the Son of Mary / Flowed through it at dawn and dusk.
the tree of youth, which grew tall.
The spring of youth ascending
You see life unrolling simply there, / Free from all complexity.
صانhe safeguarded البنينthe boys هدىwith guidance وبالـand with the (word continues)
صان البنين هدى وبالـ
ـصنوcounterpart (word ending) (الأمينal-Amin) استنجداsought help
ـصنو (الأمين) استنجدا
He safeguarded the boys with guidance, and
He protected the children, guided
The man of El Kantara is a child of nature, / Seeking only to find happiness.
sought the help of his fellow, al-Amin.
And the Trustworthy helped
Thus he tended to nature, / Drawing from it both gain and sustenance.
ماnot خابfailed منwhoever جعلmade (الأميـal-Amin (word begins)
ما خاب من جعل (الأميـ
ـنend of 'al-Amin') لهfor himself يداa helping hand وبهand him as a model اقتدىfollowed
ـن) له يدا وبه اقتدى
No one has failed who made al-Amin
Whoever takes the Trustworthy
You behold the gardens, lush and green, / Moistened by the morning dew.
his helping hand and followed his example.
As a hand and follows him cannot go wrong
You see the branches bending there, / Swaying and oscillating gently.
حيsalute البنينthe boys بمعهدat an institute
حي البنين بمعهد
حرfree تمثلhas taken the form of مأسداa lions' den
حر تمثل مأسدا
Salute the boys in an institute,
Long live the children with their institute
They danced to the melody of the zephyr / A dance that would stir the solid rock.
free, that has become a lions' den.
Embodying great ambitions
And you see the streams surrounding it, / Flowing endlessly across the land.
فهمfor they الشبولthe lion cubs اليومtoday فيـin (word continues)
فهم الشبول اليوم فيـ
ـهit (attached pronoun) وهمand they ضراغمةmighty lions غداtomorrow
ـه وهم ضراغمة غدا
For today they are lion cubs in
They are saplings today in it
The water turns to silver within them, / And transforms into pure gold.
it, and tomorrow they are mighty lions.
And mighty oaks tomorrow, God willing
As if the sound of its murmuring / Were the voice of the nightingale in song.
ولهمand for them بإذنby the permission of اللهGod أخبـstories (word begins)
ولهم بإذن الله أخبـ
ـارend of 'stories' تفوقsurpass المبتداthe beginning
ـار تفوق المبتدا
And, by God's leave, they shall have stories
Nature has shown its beauty in El Kantara
The sound of the waters as they flow / Consoles the sorrowful, grieving heart.
that surpass their beginnings.
Stripped of all veils
Perhaps it harmonized with David's Psalms / And chanted its hymn.
عرضتdisplayed (بقنطرةin Qantara) الطبيـnature (word begins)
عرضت (بقنطرة) الطبيـ
ـعةend of 'nature' حسنهاher beauty متجرداunclothed
ـعة حسنها متجردا
Nature has displayed in Qantara
An ancient drawing tablet
Perhaps it taught al-Gharid how to sing, / And instructed Ma'bad in melody.
her beauty, stripped bare.
Unique with the Master's mark
You see the palm trees scattered about, / Or arranged in orderly rows.
لوحa tableau منof الرسمartistry القديمancient
لوح من الرسم القديم
بهin it القديرthe Almighty تفرداwas unrivaled
به القدير تفردا
A tableau of ancient artistry,
Its soul revived with its fragrance
Resembling an army at the frontier, / Lying in wait for the enemy.
in which the Almighty was unrivaled.
Bringing life to the atheist
You see the mountains in their might, / Witnesses since the era of Adam.
أنفاسهاher breaths تذكىkindle العبيـthe fragrance (word begins)
أنفاسها تذكى العبيـ
ـرend of 'the fragrance' بهاwithin her فتحييand thus revive الملحداthe atheist
ـر بها فتحيي الملحدا
Her breaths kindle fragrance
As if the soul of Ibn Miriam
We are the mountains, sons of the mountains; / The echo of the peaks has spurred us on.
within her, and revive the atheist.
Found refuge and settled in it
A caravan journeying toward knowledge, / Traversing both lowlands and highlands in its stride.
فكأنماso it is as though نفسthe breath ابنthe son of مريـMary (word begins)
فكأنما نفس ابن مريـ
ـمend of 'Mary' راحmoved at evening فيهاwithin her واغتدىand came at dawn
ـم راح فيها واغتدى
As though the breath of the son of Mary
And you see life has spread
Whoever seeks to inflict harm upon us / Has surely assaulted the mountains themselves.
moved within her at evening and at dawn.
Never to be stifled again
And whoever scorns us scorns them, / And destruction shall descend upon him.
وترىand you see الحياةlife تبسطتhas unfolded
وترى الحياة تبسطت
فيهاwithin her فلنand so will not تتعقداbecome tangled
فيها فلن تتعقدا
And you see life unfolded
And El Kantara's son seeks
There is no fear of the road’s darkness, / For we have made the destination clear.
within her, never to become tangled.
To bring it joy and benefit
Al-Bashir came bearing tidings to the blind, / So they regained sight and found the way.
والقنطريand the Qantaran ابنthe son of الطبيـnature (word begins)
والقنطري ابن الطبيـ
ـعةend of 'nature' يبتغيseeks أنto يسعداbe happy
ـعة يبتغي أن يسعدا
And the Qantaran, nature's son,
Therefore he harnessed nature
The people of Algeria, with all their hearts, / Have shown their love to Al-Bashir.
seeks to be happy.
Gaining and taking advantage
Whoever sacrifices for the beloved homeland— / We shall be a sacrifice for him.
فلذلكso for that reason استرعىsought the care of الطبيـnature (word begins)
فلذلك استرعى الطبيـ
ـعةend of 'nature' كاسباearning a living واسترفداand sought aid
ـعة كاسبا واسترفدا
So he has sought nature's care,
You see gardens verdant
O people, race towards righteous deeds, / And extend a hand of benevolence.
earning his living and seeking her aid.
Green, moistened by dew
For I see you unrecognized among the nations, / Living in misery and distress.
وترىand you see الحدائقthe gardens نضرةfresh
وترى الحدائق نضرة
خضراءgreen بللهاmoistened them الندىthe dew
خضراء بللها الندى
And you see the gardens fresh,
You see branches bent
Quicken your pace, for he who lives / In dependence shall live enslaved.
green, moistened by the dew.
Swaying gently, gently
Abandon division, for it has / Estranged companions and scattered them.
وترىand you see الغصونthe branches بهاwithin them ثنىbent
وترى الغصون بها ثنى
متأودa swaying bough متأوداanother swaying bough
متأود متأودا
And you see the branches there bent together:
Dancing to the rhythm of the breeze
Forsake caprice, for caprice is, / Among your foes, the very worst enemy.
one swaying bough against another.
Shaking even mountains
Let the guidance of Islam rule; / You will please God and please Muhammad.
رقصتdanced علىto نغمthe melody of الصباthe east wind
رقصت على نغم الصبا
رقصاa dance يهزthat shakes الجلمداthe boulder
رقصا يهز الجلمدا
They danced to the east wind's melody,
You see streams around it
Follow in the footsteps of the Rightly Guided, / Those who bow and prostrate in prayer.
a dance that shakes the boulder.
Flowing far and wide
The voice of the lofty heavens / Echoes in the voice of the guides.
وترىand you see الجداولthe streams حولهاaround them
وترى الجداول حولها
تجريflow علىalong طولthe full length of المدىthe expanse
تجري على طول المدى
And you see the streams around them
The water becomes silver
Whoever answers their call / Shall attain eternal bliss.
flowing along the whole expanse.
Tranquil and polished
الماءthe water يصبحbecomes فضةsilver
الماء يصبح فضة
فيهاwithin them ويسميand is called عسجداgold
فيها ويسمي عسجدا
The water becomes silver
As if the sound of its burbling
within them, and is called gold.
Is the sound of thousands, when provoked
وكأنand as though صوتthe sound of خريرهits murmuring
وكأن صوت خريره
صوتthe voice of الهزارthe nightingale اذاwhen شداit sings
صوت الهزار اذا شدا
And the sound of its murmuring seems
The sound of water flowing
the nightingale's voice when it sings.
Comforts the heated heart
صوتthe sound of المياهthe waters اذاwhen جرتthey flow
صوت المياه اذا جرت
يسليconsoles الشجيthe sorrowful one المكمداgrief-stricken
يسلي الشجي المكمدا
The sound of waters as they flow
Perhaps it came inspired
consoles the sorrowful, weighed down by grief.
By the Psalms, chanting
ولعلهand perhaps it واتىbrought لداto David (word begins)
ولعله واتى لدا
وودend of 'David' الزبورthe Psalms فأنشداand so he sang
وود الزبور فأنشدا
And perhaps it brought to David
Perhaps it led the soil
the Psalms, and so he sang.
To sing, making it a temple
ولعلهand perhaps it دلguided الغرal-Gharid (word begins)
ولعله دل الغر
يضend of 'al-Gharid' علىto الغناءsinging ومعبداand Ma'bad
يض على الغناء ومعبدا
And perhaps it led al-Gharid
You see palm trees scattered
to song, and Ma'bad as well.
Fruitful around it
وترىand you see النخيلthe palms مبعثراscattered
وترى النخيل مبعثرا
منfrom حولهاaround her ومنضداand arrayed in rows
من حولها ومنضدا
And you see the palms scattered
Like an army confronting
around her, and arrayed in rows.
The enemy lying in wait
كأنهas though it were جيشan army بثغـat a frontier (word begins)
كأنه جيش بثغـ
ـرend of 'frontier' للعدوfor the enemy ترصداlay in wait
ـر للعدو ترصدا
As though they were an army at a frontier,
You see mountains, ancient
lying in wait for the enemy.
Since Adam's time, witnesses
وترىand you see الجبالthe mountains ببألسهاin their might
وترى الجبال ببألسها
منsince عهدthe time of آدمAdam شهداwitnesses
من عهد آدم شهدا
And you see the mountains, in their might,
We are the mountains, the mountains'
witnesses since the age of Adam.
Echo, no voice crosses us
نحنwe الجبالthe mountains بنوsons of الجباthe mountains (word begins)
نحن الجبال بنو الجبا
لend of 'the mountains' صدىthe echo of الجبالthe mountains بناwith us حداurged onward in song
ل صدى الجبال بنا حدا
We are the mountains, sons of the mountains;
They rode to knowledge
the mountains' echo has sung us onward.
In its plains and called us for help
ركبa caravan الىtoward العرفانknowledge أتـdescended to the lowlands (word begins)
ركب الى العرفان أتـ
ـهمend of 'descended to the lowlands' فيin سراهits night journey وأنجداand climbed the highlands
ـهم في سراه وأنجدا
A caravan bound for knowledge descended
Whoever violated us in Ohayya
to the lowlands in its night march, and climbed the heights.
Violated us, so ruin befell him
منwhoever سامناsubjected us بإذايةto harm
من سامنا بإذاية
فعلىthen against الجبالthe mountains قدindeed اعتدىtransgressed
فعلى الجبال قد اعتدى
Whoever subjects us to harm
No fear of injustice on the path
has assaulted the mountains.
We have made clear the destination
ومنand whoever استهانscorned بناtoward us أستهاscorned (word begins)
ومن استهان بنا أستها
نend of 'scorned' بهاtoward them فحلthen befell بهupon him الردىruin
ن بها فحل به الردى
And whoever scorns us scorns
Al-Bashir came with good news
them, and ruin befalls him.
So the blind saw and found guidance
لاno خوفfear منof ظلمdarkness الطرthe road (word begins)
لا خوف من ظلم الطر
يقend of 'the road' فقدfor indeed جلوناwe made clear المقصداthe destination
يق فقد جلونا المقصدا
No fear of darkness on the road:
Algeria's people love
we have made the destination clear.
Al-Bashir, adoring him
جاءcame (البشيرal-Bashir) فبشرand gave glad tidings الأعـthe blind (word begins)
جاء (البشير) فبشر الأعـ
ـمىend of 'the blind' فأبصرthen he saw واهتدىand found guidance
ـمى فأبصر واهتدى
Al-Bashir came with glad tidings for the blind,
Whoever sacrificed himself
who then saw and found guidance.
For the noble nation, we are his sacrifice
شعبpeople of الجزائرAlgeria بالقلوwith hearts (word begins)
شعب الجزائر بالقلو
بend of 'hearts' إلىtoward (البشيرal-Bashir) تودداshow affection
ب إلى (البشير) توددا
People of Algeria, with your hearts,
O people, race towards
show affection toward al-Bashir.
Righteousness, extend a hand
منwhoever كانwas للوطنfor the homeland العزيـthe beloved (word begins)
من كان للوطن العزيـ
ـزend of 'the beloved' فدىa sacrifice فنحنthen we لهfor him الفدىthe sacrifice
ـز فدى فنحن له الفدى
Whoever has given himself for the beloved homeland,
I see you oppressed
we offer ourselves in sacrifice for him.
Among nations, troubled
ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الشعبthe people استبقrace ahead
يا أيها الشعب استبق
للصالحاتfor good deeds وطلand reach far يداin reach (literally, hand)
للصالحات وطل يدا
O people, race ahead
Hasten your steps, who can live
to good deeds, and let your hand reach far.
Enslaved, degraded?
إنيindeed I أراكI see you منكراunrecognized
إني أراك منكرا
بينamong الشعوبthe peoples منكداafflicted
بين الشعوب منكدا
Indeed, I see you unrecognized
Leave separation, it is the furthest
among the peoples, burdened with misery.
From fellowship, destroy it
أحثثhasten خطاكyour steps فمنfor whoever يعشlives
أحثث خطاك فمن يعش
وكلاdependent on others يعشlives مستعبداenslaved
وكلا يعش مستعبدا
Hasten your steps, for whoever lives
Leave passion, passion is for you
dependent on others lives enslaved.
The greatest of calamities
ودعand abandon الفراقseparation فإنهfor indeed it
ودع الفراق فإنه
أقصىdrove apart الرفاقthe companions وبدداand scattered
أقصى الرفاق وبددا
And abandon division, for it
Rule with Islam's guidance, satisfying
has driven companions apart and scattered them.
God, satisfying Mohammed
ودعand abandon الهوىdesire إنindeed الهوىdesire
ودع الهوى إن الهوى
لكfor you فيamong العداthe enemies شرالعداthe worst of enemies!
لك في العدا شرالعدا!
And abandon desire; indeed, desire
Supporters of the rightly guided
is, among your foes, your worst foe!
Caliphs, bowing and prostrating
حكمlet govern هدىthe guidance of الإسلامIslam ترyou will please (word begins)
حكم هدى الإسلام تر
ضend of 'you will please' اللهGod ترضyou will please محمداMuhammad
ض الله ترض محمدا
Let Islam's guidance rule; you will please
Heaven's lofty voice
God, and please Muhammad.
Echoes the voice of the guided
واقفand follow الهداةthe guides الراشديتـthe rightly guided (word begins)
واقف الهداة الراشديتـ
ـنend of 'the rightly guided' الركعينthose who bow السجداthose who prostrate
ـن الركعين السجدا
And follow the rightly guided guides,
Whoever responds to their voice
those who bow and prostrate.
Obtains eternal bliss
صوتthe voice of السماواتthe heavens العلىthe highest
صوت السماوات العلى
صوتthe voice of الهداةthe guides لهto it صدىan echo
صوت الهداة له صدى
The voice of the highest heavens—
the guides' voice is its echo.
فمنso whoever استجابresponded لصوتهمto their voice
فمن استجاب لصوتهم
نالattained النعيمbliss السرمداeverlasting
نال النعيم السرمدا
Whoever answers their voice
attains everlasting bliss.
Partial English translation: 98 of 102 Arabic lines translated.
Partial English translation: 51 of 102 Arabic lines translated.
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