أبشريrejoice ياO دمشقُDamascus بالأبطالin the heroes
أبشري يا دمشقُ بالأبطال
عادreturned اسدthe lions of الثرىthe earth ليوثthe lions of القتالِbattle
عاد اسد الثرى ليوث القتالِ
Rejoice, O Damascus, in the heroes!
Rejoice, O Damascus, with the heroes
The lions of the earth have returned, the lions of battle.
The lion of the land, the hero of combat has returned
ملأواthey filled حصنكyour fortress الأشمlofty رجالاًwith men
ملأوا حصنك الأشم رجالاً
سادةlords ذادةdefenders ولاand not كالرجالlike ordinary men
سادة ذادة ولا كالرجال
They filled your proud fortress with men—
They have filled your citadel with brave men
lords and defenders, no ordinary men.
Noble, generous men like no other men
انهضيrise ياO دمشقDamascus واستقبليand welcome
انهضي يا دمشق واستقبلي
النبلnobility وحيand salute حماةguardians of الاستقلالindependence
النبل وحي حماة الاستقلال
Rise, O Damascus, and welcome
Arise, O Damascus, and welcome
nobility, and salute the guardians of independence.
The nobility and the protectors of independence
اضفريbraid الغارlaurel شهبblazing lights of أنجمكyour stars الزهرradiant
اضفري الغار شهب أنجمك الزهر
وزينيand adorn مفارقhair-partings of الأبطالthe heroes
وزيني مفارق الأبطال
Braid laurel with the blazing lights of your radiant stars,
Adorn your citadel with stars like flowers
and adorn the heroes' heads.
And decorate the abodes of the heroes
وحريّand fitting بانthat تتوجbe crowned بالشمسwith the sun جباهthe brows of
وحريّ بان تتوج بالشمس جباه
الأحرارthe free بيضwhite (pure) in الفعالdeeds
الأحرار بيض الفعال
And it is fitting that the sun should crown the brows
And it is fitting that the foreheads of the free
of the free, whose deeds are spotless.
Pure of deed, be crowned with the sun
جاهدواthey strove بالنفوسwith lives والمالand wealth حتىuntil
جاهدوا بالنفوس والمال حتى
بلغواthey reached ذروةthe summit of السماكal-Simak العاليlofty
بلغوا ذروة السماك العالي
They strove with their lives and wealth until
They struggled with their souls and wealth until
they reached the summit of lofty al-Simak.
They reached the summit of high loftiness
كانwas قربانهمtheir offering علىupon مذبحthe altar of الحقtruth
كان قربانهم على مذبح الحق
دماءthe blood of الأخوانbrothers والأنجالand sons
دماء الأخوان والأنجال
Their offering upon the altar of truth was
Their offering upon the altar of truth
the blood of brothers and sons.
Was the blood of brothers and sons
قدindeed أضاءتlit سوفهمtheir swords (likely سيوفهم) غيهبthe deep darkness of الظلمoppression
قد أضاءت سوفهم غيهب الظلم
فبانso became clear الطريقthe path نحوtoward الكمالperfection
فبان الطريق نحو الكمال
Their swords lit the deep darkness of oppression,
Their swords illuminated the darkness of injustice
and the path toward perfection became clear.
And the path to perfection became clear
لمdid not يبالواpay heed بالتنكto the tank يوماًever وبالمدفعand to the cannon
لم يبالوا بالتنك يوماً وبالمدفع
يزَجّيdrives forth الأهوالterrors بالأهوالwith terrors
يزَجّي الأهوال بالأهوال
They never flinched before the tank or the cannon
They never cared for artillery
that heaped terror upon terror.
Raining down terror and more terror
صبرواthey endured والسماءwhile the sky تمطرهمrained upon them ناراًfire
صبروا والسماء تمطرهم ناراً
تزيلsweeps away الجبالthe mountains قبلbefore الرجالthe men
تزيل الجبال قبل الرجال
They endured as the sky rained fire upon them,
They endured as the sky rained fire upon them
fire that would sweep away mountains before men.
That removes mountains before men
أيهAh واديWadi (valley of) السرحانal-Sirhan بئستwretched were لياليكyour nights
أيه وادي السرحان بئست لياليك
ولاand may not عاشlive ذكرهاtheir memory فيin البالthe mind
ولا عاش ذكرها في البال
Ah, Wadi al-Sirhan, wretched were your nights,
Oh valley of sorrows, wretched were your nights
and may their memory never linger in the mind.
Whose memory lives on in the mind
كانwould فيهاduring them الكريمthe noble man يطويgo without food علىwith الجوعhunger
كان فيها الكريم يطوي على الجوع
ويغفوand doze علىupon الحصىpebbles والرمالand sand
ويغفو على الحصى والرمال
During those nights, the noble man went hungry
In them the noble suffered from hunger
and dozed upon pebbles and sand.
And slept on gravel and sands
قدalready كواهseared him النوىseparation وصبand poured عليهupon him الدهرtime
قد كواه النوى وصب عليه الدهر
ارزاءهits calamities بكلin every مجالsphere
ارزاءه بكل مجال
Separation had seared him, and time poured upon him
Age condemned him and poured upon him
its calamities at every turn.
Its calamities from all sides
ويزيدand adds الفؤادthe heart جرحاًa wound علىupon جرحa wound
ويزيد الفؤاد جرحاً على جرح
أنينthe moaning of النساءwomen والأطفالand children
أنين النساء والأطفال
And wound upon wound was added to the heart
And the heart is wounded, wound upon wound
by the moaning of women and children.
From the cries of women and children
علمknew اللَهGod ماwhat أذاقتهمُmade them taste الأيامthe days
علم اللَه ما أذاقتهمُ الأيام
منof مرّهاtheir bitterness وسودand the black اللياليnights
من مرّها وسود الليالي
God knew what the days had made them taste
God knows what days have made them taste
of their bitterness—as had the black nights.
Of their bitter poison and dark nights
قدindeed تولىpassed away بشرّهwith its evil ذلكthat العهدera
قد تولى بشرّه ذلك العهد
ودالتand fell حكومةa government للضلالof misguidance
ودالت حكومة للضلال
That era has passed away with its evil,
That era assumed good tidings for them
and a misguided government has fallen.
And a government came to wrongdoing
كلevery ملكrealm يقومrises يوماًone day علىupon الظلمoppression
كل ملك يقوم يوماً على الظلم
بناءٌa structure مصيرهits fate للزوالto vanish
بناءٌ مصيره للزوال
Every realm that ever rises upon oppression
Every unjust kingdom built on oppression
is a structure whose fate is to vanish.
Is destined for downfall
عربArabs of الشامal-Sham إنهضواrise up ببلادfor a land
عرب الشام إنهضوا ببلاد
زانهاadorned it اللَهGod بالسناwith radiance والجمالand beauty
زانها اللَه بالسنا والجمال
Arabs of al-Sham, raise up a land
O Arabs of Damascus, arise for the land
that God adorned with radiance and beauty.
Beautified by God with brilliance and grace
شيّدواbuild الملكَthe realm بالعدالةupon justice والحقand truth
شيّدوا الملكَ بالعدالة والحق
وحوّطوهand surround it بالرماحwith spears العواليtall
وحوّطوه بالرماح العوالي
Build the realm upon justice and truth,
Build the kingdom on justice and truth
and surround it with tall spears.
And surround it with towering spears
ليسdoes not يحيىlive حقّthe right of الشعوبpeoples إذاif لمnot
ليس يحيى حقّ الشعوب إذا لم
تحمهyou defend it بالمهندwith the Indian-steel sword الفصالkeen-edged
تحمه بالمهند الفصال
The right of peoples cannot live unless
No people's rights can live if they do not
you defend it with the keen-edged sword of Indian steel.
Shield it with impartial swords
أيهO رمزَsymbol of الأمجادglories رفرِفflutter علىthroughout الدهرtime
أيه رمزَ الأمجاد رفرِف على الدهر
وكنand be عالياًaloft مدىthroughout الأجيالthe generations
وكن عالياً مدى الأجيال
O symbol of glory, flutter throughout time,
O symbol of glory, flutter over the ages
and remain aloft through the generations.
And remain lofty for generations to come
أنتyou رمزُthe symbol of الاباءproud defiance رمزthe symbol of بنيthe sons of يعربYa'rub
أنت رمزُ الاباء رمز بني يعرب
نفديكwe ransom you بالنفوسwith lives الغواليprecious
نفديك بالنفوس الغوالي
You are the symbol of proud defiance, the symbol of the sons of Ya'rub;
You are the symbol of our forefathers, the symbol of the Arabs
we ransom you with our precious lives.
We ransom you with our precious souls
Sol 6.1