ما أطول الموت باعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

How long is death's arm

How long is the arm of Death,

That it did not even fear the beasts

It feared not even the lions.

سطا علينا بسوط

من القضاء فراعا

It whipped us with a whip

It assaulted us with a whip

Of fate so we shook

Of destiny, spreading terror,

وأودع الترب نجما

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

And buried in the soil a star

And deposited a star into the soil

From which we drew light

From whom we borrowed light,

وصارما هاشميا

به هشمنا القلاعا

A Hashimite sword

And a sharp Hashimi sword

With which we demolished fortresses

With which we shattered citadels.

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

تحسرا والتياعا

Today, O heart, so be distressed

Today, O heart, perish

And pour out lamentations

In sorrow and burning anguish,

واليوم يا طرف فاذرف

منك الدموع تباعا

Today, O eye, so shed

And today, O eye, shed

Your tears in succession

Your tears in unbroken succession.

أبك الزعيم المفدى

أبك الأمير المطاعا

Cry for the ransomed leader

Weep for the redeemed leader,

Cry for the obeyed prince

Weep for the obeyed prince,

أبك الكريم المرجى

أبك الغيور الشجاعا

Cry for the hoped-for generous one

Weep for the noble one, the hope of many,

Cry for the valiant, brave one

Weep for the zealous, the brave,

أبك الجليل مزايا

أبك الجميل طباعا

Cry for the noble, virtuous one

Weep for the one of majestic virtues,

Cry for the beautiful, well-mannered one

Weep for the one of beautiful character.

يا شعر إنك أوفى

من صان عهدا وراعى

O poetry, you are the most faithful

O Poetry, you are the most faithful

To one who kept a pact and was pious

Of those who kept a covenant and honored it;

إني أعدك ظهري

وساعدي والذراعا

I make you my back

I count you as my support,

And my arm and hand

My forearm and my strength.

هلم يا شعر فانجب

معي لركن تداعى

Come, O poetry, and beget

Come, O Poetry, and lament

With me, remembering one who passed

With me for a pillar that has collapsed.

هلم نذكر فنشكر

(لخالد) السعي ساعا

Come, let us remember and thank

Come, let us recall and give thanks

(Khalid) for his efforts and time

To Khaled for the efforts he strove;

هلم نذكر فنشكر

(إقدامه) والدفاعا)

Come, let us remember and thank

Come, let us recall and give thanks

(His resolve) and defense

For his boldness and his defense.

ما للجزائر فينا

لم ترع الا الرعاعا

What is left for Algeria in us

What ails Algeria regarding us?

Except riffraff bleating

She tended to none but the rabble.

تجفو الكرام وتحنو

على اللئام اتضاعا

The generous are spurned

She shuns the noble and leans affectionately

While the ignoble are deferred to

Upon the vile in self-abasement.

ما أطول الموت باعا

لم يخش حتى السباعا

How long is death's arm

How long is the arm of Death,

That it did not even fear the beasts

It feared not even the lions.

سطا علينا بسوط

من القضاء فراعا

It whipped us with a whip

It assaulted us with a whip

Of fate so we shook

Of destiny, spreading terror,

وأودع الترب نجما

منه اقتبسنا شعاعا

And buried in the soil a star

And deposited a star into the soil

From which we drew light

From whom we borrowed light,

وصارما هاشميا

به هشمنا القلاعا

A Hashimite sword

And a sharp Hashimi sword

With which we demolished fortresses

With which we shattered citadels.

اليوم يا قلب فاهلك

تحسرا والتياعا

Today, O heart, so be distressed

Today, O heart, perish

And pour out lamentations

In sorrow and burning anguish.

ما للأناسي فيها

يأبون الا الخداعا

The people have no sincerity

What ails the people within her?

Seeking only deceit

They accept nothing but deception.

ان صادقوا فادعاء

أو صاحبوا فانتفاعا

If they befriend, it's from self-interest

If they befriend, it is false pretense,

If they support, it's for personal gain

If they accompany, it is for gain.

هل في الجزائر حر

يأتي الجميل اتزاعا؟

Is there anyone free in Algeria

Is there a free man in Algeria

Who will come seeking beauty?

Who performs good deeds by nature?

قل للجزائر أدي

حق الزعيم المضاعا

Tell Algeria to give

Say to Algeria: Fulfill

The leader his due

The right of the forsaken leader.

هلا اصطنعت جميلا

لدى الجميل اصطناعا

Why did she not do a favor

Did you not offer a kindness

For the beautiful one's sake?

To the one of beauty, as is due?

هلا ذكرت كفاحا

مضى له وصراعا

Why did she not remember a struggle

Did you not remember a struggle

That went on with contention?

That he waged, and a conflict?

كم ذاد عنك وقاسى

فيك الأذى والنزاعا

How he protected her and suffered

How often he defended you and endured

Harm and conflict for her sake!

Harm and strife for your sake.

سلي المطالب كم ذا

اشاعها وأذاعا

Ask how many demands

Ask the demands: how often

He proclaimed and spread

Did he publish and broadcast them?

وكيف قام فوفى

بالواجبات اضطلاعا

And how he stood and fulfilled

And how he stood and fulfilled

Duties with devotion

The duties, shouldering the burden,

وكيف ناب وثوقا

بصدقه واقتناعا

And how he deputized, trusting

And how he represented with confidence,

In his honesty and conviction

With his honesty and conviction,

وكيف نادى فدانت

له الرؤوس اتباعا

And how he called, so heads bowed

And how he called out, and heads

Following him in procession

Bowed to him in obedience,

حتى اذا طار صيتا

وطال فيك ارتفاعا

Until his reputation soared

Until, when his fame took flight

And rose high in her nation

And rose high within you in stature,

وبيت الدهر غيبا

له الخطوب الفظاعا

And fate's house hid

Time plotted in the unseen

From him grave tribulations

Terrible calamities for him,

وقطبت واكفهرت

له الوجوه امتقاعا

She was still and thunderstruck

And faces frowned and grew gloomy,

Seeing faces turn ashen

Turning pale before him.

نوى النوى عنك قطعا

ولا أقول انقطاعا

He intended to cut ties with her

Distance intended a separation from you,

I won't say detach completely

Though I do not say a total severance.

نزيل (بيروت) كم ذا

رجوت فيها ارتجاعا

(In) Beirut he stayed, hoping

O resident of Beirut, how often

To reconcile eventually

Did you hope therein for a return?

كم ذا رفعت الشكايا

بليغة والرقاعا

How many plaints he raised

How often did you raise complaints,

Eloquent and in leaflets distributed

Eloquent words and written petitions?

كم ذا ترقبت فيها

إجابة واستماعا

How long he waited there

How often did you await in them

For an answer or hearing

An answer and a listening ear?

الفال أكذب فالا

والآل أجدب قاعا

But fate is a liar

But the omen was the greatest lie,

And kin are barren wastelands

And the mirage was the most barren plain.