قام يختال كالمسيح وئيدا

قام يختال كالمسيح وئيدا

يتهادى نشوانَ، يتلو النشيدا

يتهادى نشوانَ، يتلو النشيدا

He rose, walking proudly like Christ, with measured steps,

He rose proudly like Jesus the Messiah

He stood, walking proudly like the Messiah, with deliberate grace,

moving gracefully, enraptured, reciting the anthem.

Swaying joyfully, reciting hymns

Gliding in ecstasy, reciting the anthem,

باسمَ الثغر، كالملائك، أو كالطْـ

باسمَ الثغر، كالملائك، أو كالطْـ

ـطِفل، يستقبل الصباح الجديدا

ـطِفل، يستقبل الصباح الجديدا

With smiling lips, like the angels, or like a

In the name of the mouth, like angels, or like a child

With a smiling mouth, like the angels, or like a

child welcoming the new morning;

Welcoming the new dawn

Child, welcoming the new morning.

شامخًا أنفُه، جلالاً وتيهًا

شامخًا أنفُه، جلالاً وتيهًا

رافعًا رأسه، يناجي الخلودا

رافعًا رأسه، يناجي الخلودا

his nose held high in majesty and pride,

With his nose held high, majestic and lost

His head held high, in majesty and pride,

raising his head, communing with immortality;

Raising his head, whispering to eternity

Lifting his gaze, communing with immortality.

رافلاً في خلاخلٍ، زغردت تمـ

رافلاً في خلاخلٍ، زغردت تمـ

ـلأ من لحنها الفضاء البعيدا!

ـلأ من لحنها الفضاء البعيدا!

striding proudly in anklets that ululated,

Warbling in the groves, his melody fills

Strutting in shackles that ululated,

filling the distant expanse with their melody!

The vast space with its tune!

Filling the distant void with their melody!

حالمًا، كالكليم، كلّمه المجـ

حالمًا، كالكليم، كلّمه المجـ

ـدُ، فشدّ الحبالَ يبغي الصّعودا

ـدُ، فشدّ الحبالَ يبغي الصّعودا

Dreaming like Moses, he was addressed by

Dreaming, like Moses, the Glory spoke to him

Dreaming, like Moses, spoken to by Glory,

glory; so he tightened the ropes, seeking ascent.

So he pulled the ropes aspiring to ascend

So he gripped the ropes, seeking the ascent.

وتسامى كالروح في ليلة القد

وتسامى كالروح في ليلة القد

رِ، سلامًا، يشِعُّ في الكون عيدا

رِ، سلامًا، يشِعُّ في الكون عيدا

And he soared like the Spirit on the Night of

And rose like the soul on the night of Al-Qadr

He transcended like the Spirit on the Night of Power,

Decree—a peace shining through the universe as a festival.

Peacefully, celebrating a feast across the universe

Peace, radiating a festival throughout the cosmos.

وامتطى مذبحَ البطولة مِعْـ

وامتطى مذبحَ البطولة مِعْـ

ـراجًا، ووافى السماءَ يرجو المزيدا

ـراجًا، ووافى السماءَ يرجو المزيدا

And he mounted the altar of heroism as a

And he mounted the altar of heroism

He mounted the altar of heroism as a ladder,

stairway, and reached heaven, hoping for more.

Yearning, and reached the sky seeking more

And arrived at the heavens, hoping for more.

وتعالى، مثلَ المؤذّنِ، يتلو

وتعالى، مثلَ المؤذّنِ، يتلو

كلماتَ الهدى، ويدعو الرقودا

كلماتَ الهدى، ويدعو الرقودا

And he rose on high, like the muezzin, reciting

And rose, like the one who calls for prayer, reciting

He rose high, like the Muezzin, reciting

words of guidance and calling to the sleepers:

Words of guidance, waking up the sleepy

Words of guidance, summoning those who sleep.

صرخةً، ترجف العوالم منها

صرخةً، ترجف العوالم منها

ونداء مضى يهزُّ الوجودا

ونداء مضى يهزُّ الوجودا

a cry at which the worlds tremble,

A scream, shaking the worlds

A cry that made the worlds tremble,

and a call that went on shaking existence:

A call that shook existence

A call that went forth to shake existence:

اشنقوني، فلست أخشى حِبالاً

اشنقوني، فلست أخشى حِبالاً

واصلبوني، فلستُ أخشى حديدا

واصلبوني، فلستُ أخشى حديدا

Hang me, for I do not fear ropes,

Hang me, for I do not fear ropes

"Hang me, for I do not fear ropes,

and crucify me, for I do not fear iron.

And crucify me, for I do not fear iron

And crucify me, for I do not fear iron.

وامتثلْ سافرًا محياك جلا

وامتثلْ سافرًا محياك جلا

دي، ولا تلتثمْ، فلستُ حقودا

دي، ولا تلتثمْ، فلستُ حقودا

And present yourself with your face unveiled, my

And he obeyed, barefaced, your executioner

Stand before me with your face unveiled, executioner,

executioner; and do not mask yourself, for I bear no rancor.

Do not cover up, for I am not cowardly

Do not mask yourself, for I hold no hatred.

واقضِ يا موتُ فيَّ ما أنت قاضٍ

واقضِ يا موتُ فيَّ ما أنت قاضٍ

أنا راضٍ، إن عاش شعبي سعيدا

أنا راضٍ، إن عاش شعبي سعيدا

And decree, O Death, whatever you decree against me;

And take my life, oh death, as you wish

Decree upon me, O Death, whatever you decide;

I am content if my people live happily.

I am satisfied, if my people live happy

I am content, if my people live in happiness.

أنا إن متُّ، فالجزائر تحيا

أنا إن متُّ، فالجزائر تحيا

حرةً مستقلةً، لن تبيدا

حرةً مستقلةً، لن تبيدا

If I die, Algeria will live,

If I die, Algeria will live

If I die, Algeria lives on,

free and independent, never to perish.

Free, independent, it will not perish

Free and independent, never to perish."

قولةٌ، ردّد الزمانُ صداها

قولةٌ، ردّد الزمانُ صداها

قُدُسيًا، فأحسنَ الترديدا

قُدُسيًا، فأحسنَ الترديدا

A saying whose echo Time repeated,

An utterance, time echoed its reverberation

A statement whose echo Time repeated,

a sacred echo, beautifully repeated.

Sacredly, it repeated it well

With sanctity, echoing it perfectly.

احفظوها زكيةً كالمثاني

احفظوها زكيةً كالمثاني

وانقلوها، للجيل، ذكرًا مجيدا

وانقلوها، للجيل، ذكرًا مجيدا

Preserve it pure, like the oft-repeated verses,

Memorize it purely like gems

Memorize it, pure as sacred verses,

and pass it to the next generation as a glorious remembrance.

And pass it on to the generation, a glorious mention

And pass it to the generations as a glorious remembrance.

وأقيموا، من شرعها صلواتٍ

وأقيموا، من شرعها صلواتٍ

طيباتٍ، ولقنوها الوليدا

طيباتٍ، ولقنوها الوليدا

And establish, from its law, prayers

And perform from its law good prayers

And establish, from its law, prayers

pure and good, and teach it to the newborn child.

And teach it to the newborn

Pure and good, and teach them to the newborn.

يا «زبانا»، أبلغْ رفاقَكَ عنّا

يا «زبانا»، أبلغْ رفاقَكَ عنّا

في السماوات، قد حفظنا العهودا

في السماوات، قد حفظنا العهودا

O Zabana, tell your comrades on our behalf

O Zabana, tell your comrades about us

O Zabana, convey to your comrades on our behalf,

in the heavens: we have kept our pledges.

In the heavens, we have kept our promise

In the heavens, that we have kept our vows.

واروِ عن ثورة الجزائر، للأفـ

واروِ عن ثورة الجزائر، للأفـ

ـلاك، والكائنات، ذكرًا مجيدا

ـلاك، والكائنات، ذكرًا مجيدا

And recount Algeria's revolution to the

And narrate about the Algerian revolution, to all beings

And narrate the story of Algeria's revolution to the orbs,

celestial spheres and all beings, as a glorious remembrance.

A glorious mention

And to all beings, as a glorious chronicle.

ثورةٌ، لم تكن لبغيٍ، وظلمٍ

ثورةٌ، لم تكن لبغيٍ، وظلمٍ

في بلادٍ، ثارت تفكُّ القيودا

في بلادٍ، ثارت تفكُّ القيودا

A revolution that was not for aggression or oppression,

A revolution, not for injustice or oppression

A revolution that was not for tyranny or oppression,

in a land that rose to break the chains.

In a country that rose breaking its shackles

In a land that rose up to shatter its chains.

ثورةٌ، تملأ العوالمَ رعبًا

ثورةٌ، تملأ العوالمَ رعبًا

وجهادٌ، يذرو الطغاةَ حصيدا

وجهادٌ، يذرو الطغاةَ حصيدا

A revolution that fills the worlds with terror,

A revolution, filling the worlds with terror

A revolution filling the worlds with awe,

and a struggle that scatters tyrants like harvested grain.

And a jihad, harvesting the tyrants

And a struggle that scatters tyrants like chaff.

كم أتينا من الخوارق فيها

كم أتينا من الخوارق فيها

وبهرنا بالمعجزات الوجودا

وبهرنا بالمعجزات الوجودا

How many wonders we wrought in it,

How many miracles we brought in it

How many miracles we performed within it,

and we dazzled existence with miracles!

And amazed with wonders of existence

Dazzling all of existence with our wonders.

واندفعنا، مثل الكواسر ترتا

واندفعنا، مثل الكواسر ترتا

دُ المنايا، ونلتقي البارودا

دُ المنايا، ونلتقي البارودا

And we surged forward like birds of prey, seeking

And we charged, like the daring horses

We surged forward, like birds of prey seeking

death, and confronting gunpowder.

Meeting destruction, and gunpowder

Our doom, meeting the gunpowder head-on.