حمدا لمن في الحق غاث وغارا

ولوجهه عنت الوجوه صغارا

Praise be to the One who aids and shelters in truth,

Praise be to the One who aids the truth and defends it with zeal,

Before whose face all other faces seem insignificant.

And before whose Face all faces bow in abject humility.

سبحانه زجر القوي عن الأذى

وحمى الضعيف من الأذى وأجارا

Glory be to Him who restrains the strong from harming others,

Glory to Him, He restrained the strong from causing harm,

And who protects the weak from harm and gives them refuge.

And He protected the weak from injury and granted them refuge.

الغالب القهار فوق عباده

من ذا يكيد الغالب القهارا؟

The Almighty, the Omnipotent, above His servants,

The Dominant, the Compeller over all His servants—

Who can deceive the Almighty, the Omnipotent?

Who is there that can plot against the Dominant, the Compeller?

من ذا يعقب حكم من سوى القوى

ودرى الغيوب وقدر الأقدارا

Who can change the decree of the One besides the Almighty,

Who can overturn the judgment of the One who fashioned all powers,

He who knows the unseen and determines all matters.

Who knows the unseen and has ordained all destinies?

جعل الشرائع أنهجا مرضية

والأنبياء أدلة أبرارا

He made the divine laws as pleasing paths,

He made the religious laws into pleasing paths,

And the prophets as guides for the righteous.

And made the Prophets righteous guides.

واختص بالمنح العظام محمدا

منهم فكان الخاتم المختارا

And He especially granted Muhammad abundant gifts,

And He singled out Muhammad for the greatest gifts,

So he was the chosen, the final seal.

From among them, so he became the Chosen Seal.

آتاه قرآنا يحض على الهدى

ويفصل الأحكام والأخبارا

He gave him a Quran that calls to guidance,

He gave him a Quran that urges guidance,

That separates judgements and news.

And details the rulings and the histories.

وشريعة تعطي الحقوق سوية

للناس لا ميزا ولا استئثارا

And a law that gives rights equally,

And a Law that grants rights equally,

To people without discrimination or monopoly.

To all people, without discrimination or monopolization.

شمس من الأفق المقدس أشرقت

فارتد ليل العالمين نهارا

A sun rose from the sacred horizon,

A sun rose from the sacred horizon,

So the night of the two worlds became radiant.

So the night of the worlds turned into day.

ومحجة بيضاء من لم يعتصم

بسوائها ضل السلوك وحارا

A shining white proof—whoever does not cling

A clear, white path; whoever does not hold fast

To its hem will lose direction and become confused.

To its center loses the way and becomes confused.

كم سارحزب الله فيها آمنا

يهدي العباد ويفتح الأمصارا

How often has the party of God felt secure within it,

How often has the party of God walked safely within it,

Guiding people and opening cities.

Guiding the servants and opening the lands.

حتى انضوى المعمور تحت لوائه

وغدا حمى للمسلمين ودارا

Until the inhabited world fell under its banner,

Until the inhabited world rallied under his banner,

And became a protected sanctuary for Muslims.

And it became a sanctuary and a home for Muslims.

هيهات يخزى المسلمون ودينهم

علم الخلود يظلل الأقطارا

Never will Muslims and their faith be disgraced,

Far be it that Muslims be disgraced while their religion

The flag of eternity shades all lands.

Is a banner of eternity shadowing the regions.

قولوا لمن راش النبال لصيده

ألق النجال فإن صيدك طارا

Tell those who shoot arrows to catch their prey,

Say to the one who feathered arrows for his hunt:

Throw down your arrows for your prey has flown.

Drop the arrows, for your prey has flown away.

يا غارة الله السريع غياثها

خفي إلينا وارفعي الأكدارا

O swift aid of God, hasten to us

O Raid of God, whose succour is swift,

Quietly and lift up the burdens.

Hasten to us and lift away these troubles.

كل الأراضي في النعيم رضية

إلا الجزائر فهي تصلى النارا

All lands enjoy prosperity,

All lands are content in a state of bliss,

Except for Algeria—it faces fire.

Except Algeria, for she burns in the fire.

وتنازع الإخوان هذا بالأذى

يسطو وذاك يريد منه الثارا

The brothers contend with harm to each other,

Brothers dispute with one another; this one,

One transgresses, the other seeks revenge.

Through harm, assaults, and that one seeks revenge from him.

والفقر فاش فالنساء سوافر

يكدحن في طلب المعاش حيارى

Poverty spreads, so women wander

Poverty is rampant, leaving women exposed,

Toiling confusedly to earn a living.

Toiling in search of livelihood, bewildered.

يبذلن حتى العرض في تحصيله

ليقتن أبناء لهم صغارا

They even sacrifice their honor to obtain it,

They sacrifice even their honor to obtain it,

Just to feed their young children.

To feed their young children.

يا للرجال لحرمة مهتوكة

أفشاعرون أم الرجال سكارى؟

Oh what dishonor for men!

Oh men! What of a sanctity that is being violated?

Are they unaware or simply drunk?

Do you feel it, or are the men drunk?

أجدادكم خطوا لكم خطط العلا

ما بالكم لم تقتفوا الأثارا؟

Your ancestors paved the way to glory—

Your ancestors drew plans of greatness for you,

Why do you not follow in their footsteps?

What is wrong with you that you have not followed their tracks?

ما بالكم لم تقلعوا عن وهمكم

وتحرروا من قيده الأفكارا

Why do you not abandon your delusions

What is wrong with you that you have not quit your delusion,

And free your minds from those chains?

And liberated your thoughts from its chains?

كونوا على المتعززين أعزة

كونوا على المتكبرين كبارا

Be mightier than the mighty,

Be mighty against those who feign might,

Be greater than the arrogant.

Be great against the arrogant.

كونوا الجبال الراسيات مناعة

كونوا الحصون الحاميات ذمارا

Be steadfast mountains in your resilience,

Be like anchored mountains in invincibility,

Be fortified citadels in your defense.

Be fortresses protecting that which must be defended.

أولادكم خلفاؤكم من بعدكم

فلدوا الكرام وأخلفوا الأخيارا

Your children are your successors after you

Your children are your successors after you,

So engender generosity and excellent descendants.

So birth noble ones and leave behind good people.

لا تتركوهم شردا واكفوهم

مؤن الحياة وقوهم الأشرارا

Do not abandon them confused and helpless,

Do not leave them homeless; suffice them with

Strengthen them against evils and provide their needs.

The provisions of life and protect them from evildoers.

ضاقت بهم حيل المعاش وأحدقت

بهم المخازي يمنة ويسارا

The means of living have narrowed for them

The ways of livelihood have narrowed for them,

And poverty threatens them from all sides.

And disgraces have surrounded them right and left.

وأرى رجال المال منا آلة

للشر فلاحين أو تجارا

And I see that men of wealth among us

I see the men of wealth among us as tools

Are tools for evil, neither farmers nor traders.

For evil, whether they are farmers or merchants.

لا يعرفون من اقتصاد المال ما

ينميه إلا البخل والإقتارا

They know nothing of proper money management

They know nothing of the economy of wealth that

Except miserliness and deprivation.

Makes it grow, except for miserliness and stinging parsimony.

أشقى عباد الله من جحد الغنى

وأذلهم من قدس الدينارا

Most wretched of God’s servants are those ungrateful for wealth,

The most wretched of God’s servants is he who denies wealth's duty,

And most disgraced are those who worship money.

And the basest of them is he who sanctifies the Dinar.

يا قوم هل بعد الرقاد إفاقة

كم نائم سمع النداء فثارا

O people! After slumber, is there any awakening?

O people, is there an awakening after slumber?

How many sleepers heard the call and rose up?

How many a sleeper heard the call and rose up!

لا تيأسوا فالله قد جعل العلا

دولا كما خلق الورى أطوارا

Do not despair - God has made glory and esteem

Do not despair, for God has made greatness

Go around, just as He created the cycles of existence.

Rotate among nations, just as He created mankind in stages.

فلعل من بعد المهانة عزة

ولعل من بعد العسار يسارا

So perhaps after disgrace, there will be honor,

Perhaps after humiliation comes glory,

And after hardship, there will be ease.

And perhaps after hardship comes ease.