يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

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

Oh youth of this generation, the night has grown long

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

واعْمَاتْ الأذهانْ، عَنِ الأصالَه

We lost faith, and the edifice collapsed

We have lost our faith, and the foundation has collapsed

Minds grew dim, from originality

And minds have become blind to our authenticity

تَبَّعْنَا الاَحْقَادْ، وَانْكَرنا الامجادْ

بعدْ اَنْ كُنا اَسيادْ، صَرْنا حُثاله

We followed hatreds, and denied glories

We followed after hatreds, and denied our past glories

After we were lords, we became rabble

After we were once masters, we have become the dregs

بلْعَتْنَا الخمور، واتْفَشَّا الفجور

نيرانْ الشرورْ، فينا شعّاله

We indulged in wines, and debauchery spread

Liquor has swallowed us whole, and debauchery has spread

The fires of evils, blazing among us

The fires of evil are burning within us

لا رَجْلَه لا نِيفْ، لا ضَمِيرْ انْظِيفْ

واعْمَالنا تَزْييفْ، سُودَا قَتَّاله

With neither honest nor clean conscience

No manhood, no honor, no clean conscience

And our deeds are counterfeit, intensely dark

Our deeds are counterfeit, pitch-black and deadly

واحَدْ قَدْ الفيلْ، تَلْقَى شَعْرُو طْوِيلْ

زَيْ المَادْمُوزِيلْ، بَيْن الرجَّاله

While one has let his hair grow long

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

Like a madman, among men

Like a 'Mademoiselle' standing among men

ماشي يَتْرَهْوَجْ، مَايَلْ يَتْغَنَّجْ

سَرْوَالُو مْعَوَّجْ، عِينُ دَبَّالَه

Walking distorted, crooked garment

Walking with a sway, leaning with coquettish affectation

Cross-eyed, beetle-browed

His trousers are twisted, his gaze languid and dull

وَافْكَارُو عَوْجَا، وَاخْلاقُو مرجا

واقدامو عرْجا، فيها دماله

And twisted thoughts, despicable ethics

His thoughts are crooked, his morals a quagmire

And limping feet, with many flaws

His steps are lame, riddled with abscesses

ما تسمع ياحبيب، غير كلام العيب

وقَلَّةْ لَحْيَا، وسَبَّ الجلاله

You hear nothing, my beloved, but talk of guilt

You hear nothing, my friend, but shameful speech

And little dignity, and insulting of majesty

A lack of modesty, and cursing the Divine

والبَنْتْ تْقَلَّدْ، صَبْحَتْ زَيّْ القَرْدْ

عَرَّاتْ الساقِين، صَارَتْ بُوقَاله

The girl adorns herself, like a monkey

And the girl mimics blindly, becoming like a monkey

Baring her legs, she has become an owl

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

تَمْشِي في الساحل، كَعِيشَة رَاجَلْ

فِي الكَبَرِيَّاتْ، دِيمَا جَوَّالَه

She walks the coast, like a wandering man

Walking along the coast, acting like a man

Among the great, always strolling

In the cabarets, she is constantly roaming

والأمْ تْرَبِّي، تَسْتُرْ وَتْخَبِّي

وتْقُلْ يَا حِبِّي، مَاكِي هَجَّالَه

And the mother raises, covers and hides

The mother raises her, covering up and hiding her faults

And says, my love, no blemish

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

والأَبْ المَسْكِينْ يَخْزَرْ بَالعِينِينْ

عنْدُو قلبْ حْنِينْ، عِينُو هَمَّالَه

While the poor father sulks, his eyes

While the poor father watches with his own eyes

His heart yearning, his eyes welling

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

عصْرَ الازدهارْ، فِيه الْبَسْنَا العَار

ضيَّعْنَا فيه الدَّارْ، وَاصْبَحْنَا عَاله

An era of prosperity, in which we wore shame

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

And wasted the home, and became refugees

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

بَعْنَا فِلسطينْ، والهمَّة والدينْ

واخْدَعْنَا اليمين، وَاصْبَحْنا آله

We sold Palestine, and the ambition and religion

We sold out Palestine, our resolve, and our religion

And we were fooled by the right, and became idols

We betrayed our oaths, and became mere machines

واشرَبنا النفاقْ، واشْرِينا الشقاقْ

واذْبَحْنا الاَخْلاق، طَوْعَ الضَّلاَله

And we drank hypocrisy, and bought discord

We drank down hypocrisy, and purchased discord

And slaughtered morals, following misguidance

We slaughtered our morals in obedience to error

والفْنَا الاِسْرَاف، وَالخَطْفَة بَزَّافْ

جِيلَ الإِنْحِرَافْ، عَرْضُو نَخَّاله

And we exceeded limits, and the deceiver robbed

We grew accustomed to waste, and to rampant theft

A crooked generation, its honor scraped away

A generation of deviation, whose honor is but chaff

يَارَبِّ والْطُف، بَالأُمَّة وارْحَمْ

وانقَذْ جِيل اليَوْمْ، مِنَ الجَهَالَه

Oh Lord, have mercy on the nation

Oh Lord, be gentle with this nation and show mercy

And save the generation of today, from ignorance

And save today's generation from ignorance

يَا شَبَابْ الجِيلْ، رَاهُو طَالْ اللِّيلْ

قُمْ واعْمَلْ تَاويلْ، رَانَا في حَالَه

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

Oh youth of this generation, the night has grown long

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

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