يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

 قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

O youth of this generation, the night has indeed grown long.

O youth of the generation, for long has been the night

Oh youth of this generation, the night has grown long

Rise and make a plan; we are in a sorry state.

Arise, and act for reform, we are in a state

Rise and find a solution, for we are in a wretched state

ضَيعْنَا الاِيمانْ، وانهارْ البنيانْ

ضَيعْنَا الاِيمانْ، وانهارْ البنيانْ

 واعْمَاتْ الأذهانْ، عَنِ الأصالَه

واعْمَاتْ الأذهانْ، عَنِ الأصالَه

We squandered faith, and the edifice collapsed.

We lost faith, and the edifice collapsed

We have lost our faith, and the foundation has collapsed

And minds grew blind to authenticity.

Minds grew dim, from originality

And minds have become blind to our authenticity

تَبَّعْنَا الاَحْقَادْ، وَانْكَرنا الامجادْ

تَبَّعْنَا الاَحْقَادْ، وَانْكَرنا الامجادْ

بعدْ اَنْ كُنا اَسيادْ، صَرْنا حُثاله

بعدْ اَنْ كُنا اَسيادْ، صَرْنا حُثاله

We followed hatred and disowned our glories.

We followed hatreds, and denied glories

We followed after hatreds, and denied our past glories

After we had been masters, we became scum.

After we were lords, we became rabble

After we were once masters, we have become the dregs

بلْعَتْنَا الخمور، واتْفَشَّا الفجور

بلْعَتْنَا الخمور، واتْفَشَّا الفجور

 نيرانْ الشرورْ، فينا شعّاله

نيرانْ الشرورْ، فينا شعّاله

Liquor swallowed us, and debauchery spread.

We indulged in wines, and debauchery spread

Liquor has swallowed us whole, and debauchery has spread

The fires of evil blaze within us.

The fires of evils, blazing among us

The fires of evil are burning within us

لا رَجْلَه لا نِيفْ، لا ضَمِيرْ انْظِيفْ

لا رَجْلَه لا نِيفْ، لا ضَمِيرْ انْظِيفْ

واعْمَالنا تَزْييفْ، سُودَا قَتَّاله

واعْمَالنا تَزْييفْ، سُودَا قَتَّاله

No manliness, no honor, no clean conscience.

With neither honest nor clean conscience

No manhood, no honor, no clean conscience

And our deeds are fraud, black and deadly.

And our deeds are counterfeit, intensely dark

Our deeds are counterfeit, pitch-black and deadly

واحَدْ قَدْ الفيلْ، تَلْقَى شَعْرُو طْوِيلْ

واحَدْ قَدْ الفيلْ، تَلْقَى شَعْرُو طْوِيلْ

زَيْ المَادْمُوزِيلْ، بَيْن الرجَّاله

زَيْ المَادْمُوزِيلْ، بَيْن الرجَّاله

A fellow as big as an elephant—you find his hair long,

While one has let his hair grow long

You see a man as big as an elephant, yet wearing his hair long

Like a mademoiselle among the men.

Like a madman, among men

Like a 'Mademoiselle' standing among men

ماشي يَتْرَهْوَجْ، مَايَلْ يَتْغَنَّجْ

ماشي يَتْرَهْوَجْ، مَايَلْ يَتْغَنَّجْ

سَرْوَالُو مْعَوَّجْ، عِينُ دَبَّالَه

سَرْوَالُو مْعَوَّجْ، عِينُ دَبَّالَه

He walks with a sway, leaning and acting coy.

Walking distorted, crooked garment

Walking with a sway, leaning with coquettish affectation

His trousers are askew; his eye is languid.

Cross-eyed, beetle-browed

His trousers are twisted, his gaze languid and dull

وَافْكَارُو عَوْجَا، وَاخْلاقُو مرجا

وَافْكَارُو عَوْجَا، وَاخْلاقُو مرجا

واقدامو عرْجا، فيها دماله

واقدامو عرْجا، فيها دماله

And his thoughts are crooked, and his morals muddled.

And twisted thoughts, despicable ethics

His thoughts are crooked, his morals a quagmire

And his feet are lame, with a boil on them.

And limping feet, with many flaws

His steps are lame, riddled with abscesses

ما تسمع ياحبيب، غير كلام العيب

ما تسمع ياحبيب، غير كلام العيب

وقَلَّةْ لَحْيَا، وسَبَّ الجلاله

وقَلَّةْ لَحْيَا، وسَبَّ الجلاله

You hear, dear friend, nothing but shameful talk,

You hear nothing, my beloved, but talk of guilt

You hear nothing, my friend, but shameful speech

And shamelessness, and cursing the Divine Majesty.

And little dignity, and insulting of majesty

A lack of modesty, and cursing the Divine

والبَنْتْ تْقَلَّدْ، صَبْحَتْ زَيّْ القَرْدْ

والبَنْتْ تْقَلَّدْ، صَبْحَتْ زَيّْ القَرْدْ

عَرَّاتْ الساقِين، صَارَتْ بُوقَاله

عَرَّاتْ الساقِين، صَارَتْ بُوقَاله

And the girl imitates; she has become like a monkey.

The girl adorns herself, like a monkey

And the girl mimics blindly, becoming like a monkey

She bared both legs and became an earthenware jug.

Baring her legs, she has become an owl

Baring her legs, she has become a mere vessel for display

تَمْشِي في الساحل، كَعِيشَة رَاجَلْ

تَمْشِي في الساحل، كَعِيشَة رَاجَلْ

فِي الكَبَرِيَّاتْ، دِيمَا جَوَّالَه

فِي الكَبَرِيَّاتْ، دِيمَا جَوَّالَه

She walks along the coast like Aïcha the man.

She walks the coast, like a wandering man

Walking along the coast, acting like a man

Always roaming in the cabarets.

Among the great, always strolling

In the cabarets, she is constantly roaming

والأمْ تْرَبِّي، تَسْتُرْ وَتْخَبِّي

والأمْ تْرَبِّي، تَسْتُرْ وَتْخَبِّي

وتْقُلْ يَا حِبِّي، مَاكِي هَجَّالَه

وتْقُلْ يَا حِبِّي، مَاكِي هَجَّالَه

And the mother raises her, covers up and conceals,

And the mother raises, covers and hides

The mother raises her, covering up and hiding her faults

And says, 'My darling, you are not a widow.'

And says, my love, no blemish

Saying, "Oh my love, you are not a lonely widow"

والأَبْ المَسْكِينْ يَخْزَرْ بَالعِينِينْ

والأَبْ المَسْكِينْ يَخْزَرْ بَالعِينِينْ

عنْدُو قلبْ حْنِينْ، عِينُو هَمَّالَه

عنْدُو قلبْ حْنِينْ، عِينُو هَمَّالَه

And the poor father stares with both eyes.

While the poor father sulks, his eyes

While the poor father watches with his own eyes

He has a tender heart; his eye streams with tears.

His heart yearning, his eyes welling

He has a tender heart, and his eyes overflow with tears

عصْرَ الازدهارْ، فِيه الْبَسْنَا العَار

عصْرَ الازدهارْ، فِيه الْبَسْنَا العَار

 ضيَّعْنَا فيه الدَّارْ، وَاصْبَحْنَا عَاله

ضيَّعْنَا فيه الدَّارْ، وَاصْبَحْنَا عَاله

In the age of prosperity, we wore shame.

An era of prosperity, in which we wore shame

In this era of progress, we have clothed ourselves in shame

In it, we lost our home and became a burden.

And wasted the home, and became refugees

In it we lost our home, and became a burden to others

بَعْنَا فِلسطينْ، والهمَّة والدينْ

بَعْنَا فِلسطينْ، والهمَّة والدينْ

 واخْدَعْنَا اليمين، وَاصْبَحْنا آله

واخْدَعْنَا اليمين، وَاصْبَحْنا آله

We sold Palestine, our resolve and our religion.

We sold Palestine, and the ambition and religion

We sold out Palestine, our resolve, and our religion

And we betrayed our oath and became a tool.

And we were fooled by the right, and became idols

We betrayed our oaths, and became mere machines

واشرَبنا النفاقْ، واشْرِينا الشقاقْ

واشرَبنا النفاقْ، واشْرِينا الشقاقْ

 واذْبَحْنا الاَخْلاق، طَوْعَ الضَّلاَله

واذْبَحْنا الاَخْلاق، طَوْعَ الضَّلاَله

And we drank hypocrisy and bought discord.

And we drank hypocrisy, and bought discord

We drank down hypocrisy, and purchased discord

And we slaughtered morals in obedience to misguidance.

And slaughtered morals, following misguidance

We slaughtered our morals in obedience to error

والفْنَا الاِسْرَاف، وَالخَطْفَة بَزَّافْ

والفْنَا الاِسْرَاف، وَالخَطْفَة بَزَّافْ

 جِيلَ الإِنْحِرَافْ، عَرْضُو نَخَّاله

جِيلَ الإِنْحِرَافْ، عَرْضُو نَخَّاله

And we grew used to extravagance and theft in abundance.

And we exceeded limits, and the deceiver robbed

We grew accustomed to waste, and to rampant theft

A wayward generation—its honor is bran.

A crooked generation, its honor scraped away

A generation of deviation, whose honor is but chaff

يَارَبِّ والْطُف، بَالأُمَّة وارْحَمْ

يَارَبِّ والْطُف، بَالأُمَّة وارْحَمْ

وانقَذْ جِيل اليَوْمْ، مِنَ الجَهَالَه

وانقَذْ جِيل اليَوْمْ، مِنَ الجَهَالَه

O my Lord, be gentle with the nation and have mercy.

Oh Lord, have mercy on the nation

Oh Lord, be gentle with this nation and show mercy

And save today's generation from ignorance.

And save the generation of today, from ignorance

And save today's generation from ignorance

يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

 قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

O youth of this generation, the night has indeed grown long.

O youth of the generation, for long has been the night

Oh youth of this generation, the night has grown long

Rise and make a plan; we are in a sorry state.

Arise, and act for reform, we are in a state

Rise and find a solution, for we are in a wretched state