ياO حزْبنَاour band قمْrise بناwith us نسودُwe may rule
يا حزْبنَا قمْ بنا نسودُ
فنحنfor we فيin حرْبناour war أُسودُlions
فنحن في حرْبنا أُسودُ
O our band, rise with us, that we may rule.
Our party, rise, let us be lions
For we are lions in our war.
For we are in a war of lions
عندat اللقاthe encounter بأسناour might شديدُfierce
عند اللقا بأسنا شديدُ
هامُheads of عداناour enemies لهاfor it حصيدُa reaped harvest
هامُ عدانا لها حصيدُ
At the clash, our might is fierce.
When meeting, our might is severe
Our enemies' heads are its harvest.
Our enemies for it are the harvest
نحنwe البهاليلُthe noble champions فيin المعاركْbattles
نحن البهاليلُ في المعاركْ
نحنwe الصناديدُthe stalwarts فيamid المهالكdeadly perils
نحن الصناديدُ في المهالك
We are the noble champions in battle.
We are the heroes in battles
We are the stalwarts amid deadly perils.
We are the glorious in perils
سهامناour arrows أنجمُstars of الحوالكdark nights
سهامنا أنجمُ الحوالك
بنورهاby their light يهتديfinds its way الوجودُthe world
بنورها يهتدي الوجودُ
Our arrows are the stars of dark nights.
Our arrows are stars of disasters
By their light, the world finds its way.
With their light existence is guided
نحنwe ليوثُlions of الشرىal-Shara كماةُarmored warriors
نحن ليوثُ الشرى كماةُ
نحنwe لأوطانناfor our homelands حُماةُprotectors
نحن لأوطاننا حُماةُ
We are al-Shara's lions, armored warriors.
We are lions of calamities as groups
We are protectors of our homelands.
We are the protectors of our nations
ونحنand we بينamong الورىhumankind سراةُnobles
ونحن بين الورى سراةُ
يبْنىbuilds ذُرىthe summits of مَجدناour glory سعيدSa'id
يبْنى ذُرى مَجدنا سعيد
And among humankind, we are nobles.
And we are among all people warriors
Sa'id builds the summits of our glory.
The structure of our glory is happy
جميعُناall of us يعشقloves passionately الحروباwars
جميعُنا يعشق الحروبا
وجمْعُناand our host يألفُis accustomed to الخطوباhardships
وجمْعُنا يألفُ الخطوبا
All of us love war.
All of us love wars
And our host is accustomed to hardships.
And all of us befriend calamities
هلdo نأنفwe recoil from الهولَterror والكروباand afflictions
هل نأنف الهولَ والكروبا
وعشيناand our livelihood عندهاamid them رغيدplentiful
وعشينا عندها رغيد
Do we shrink from terror and afflictions,
Shall we disdain horror and adversity?
When we live amid them in plenty?
And spent near it soft
تحتbeneath ظلالِthe shadows of السيوفِthe swords نُرزقُwe are sustained
تحت ظلالِ السيوفِ نُرزقُ
ورمحناand our spear الموتُdeath وهوand it is أزرقُblue
ورمحنا الموتُ وهو أزرقُ
Beneath the shadows of swords we are sustained.
Under the shadows of swords we are fed
And our spear is death, and it is blue.
And our spears, death, are blue
بياضُthe whiteness of فجرthe dawn of الفخارglory أشرقُmost radiant
بياضُ فجر الفخار أشرقُ
بهthrough it لياليthe nights of العدوّthe enemy سودُblack
به ليالي العدوّ سودُ
The whiteness of glory's dawn shines brightest.
The whiteness of the pride's dawn shone
Through it, the enemy's nights are black.
With it the nights of the enemy are black
فيin كلevery ماضٍbygone period منof الزمانِtime
في كل ماضٍ من الزمانِ
ماضيkeen-edged سيوفِswords of الوغىbattle يمانيYemeni
ماضي سيوفِ الوغى يماني
In every bygone age,
In each past time
The keen swords of battle are Yemeni.
The past of the chaos swords is blessed
ماnot ثمthere منanyone who باتspends the night فيin أمانsafety
ما ثم من بات في أمان
إلاunless لهfor him عندناwith us عهودcovenants
إلا له عندنا عهود
None sleeps there in safety
There is no one who slept safe
Unless he has covenants with us.
Except for him by us there are covenants
لمصرناfor our Egypt سالفُancient المزيّهْdistinction
لمصرنا سالفُ المزيّهْ
قدindeed مدّنتْshe civilized سائرَall البريهْhumankind
قد مدّنتْ سائرَ البريهْ
Our Egypt's distinction is ancient.
For our Egypt of old refinement
She has civilized all humankind.
It extended all the land
منهاfrom her أثيناAthens غدتbecame مليهrich
منها أثينا غدت مليه
بحكمةٍwith wisdom قصرُهاits palace مَشيدُlofty
بحكمةٍ قصرُها مَشيدُ
From her, Athens grew rich
From it Athens became filled
In wisdom, whose palace is lofty.
With wisdom, its palaces are built
كالشمسlike the sun فضلٌexcellence لعينfor Ayn شمسShams
كالشمس فضلٌ لعين شمس
وأُنسُand the delight of منفٍMemphis أجلُّthe greatest أنسِdelight
وأُنسُ منفٍ أجلُّ أنسِ
Ayn Shams's excellence is like the sun.
Like the sun the virtue for Eye of Sun
And the delight of Memphis is the greatest delight.
And the company of Min is the best company
ووشْىand the brocade of تنِّيسَTinnis غيرُnot منسىforgotten
ووشْى تنِّيسَ غيرُ منسى
منfrom حسنهits beauty الدهرtime يستفيدbenefits
من حسنه الدهر يستفيد
And Tinnis's brocade is not forgotten.
And the marking of Tanis is unforgettable
Time draws benefit from its beauty.
From its beauty time benefits
وفخرand the glory of طيوىTiwa قديمُancient عهدin age
وفخر طيوى قديمُ عهد
أبوابهاits gates محكماتُfirmly secured عُمْدِpillars
أبوابها محكماتُ عُمْدِ
And Tiwa's glory dates from ancient times.
And the pride of Taiyi is old
Its gates have firmly secured pillars.
Its doors are strong pillars
وحصرُهاand their tally عنaccording to صحيحaccurate عدِّreckoning
وحصرُها عن صحيح عدِّ
فيat مائةٍa hundred كلهاall of them شهودُwitnesses
في مائةٍ كلها شهودُ
And their tally, by accurate reckoning,
And its counting from right count
Is a hundred, all bearing witness.
In one hundred all of which are witnesses
لفضلfor the excellence of مصرEgypt أجلُّmost splendid مَظْهرdisplay
لفضل مصر أجلُّ مَظْهر
وخيرُهاand her bounty للبلادto the lands يُنثرْis scattered
وخيرُها للبلاد يُنثرْ
Egypt's excellence has a most splendid display.
For the virtue of Egypt the greatest spectacle
And her bounty is scattered across the lands.
And its good for countries is scattered
ونيلهاand her Nile العذبsweet-watered فهوso it is كَوثَرْKawthar
ونيلها العذب فهو كَوثَرْ
منهلُهits watering place زانَهadorned it الورودroses
منهلُه زانَه الورود
And her sweet-watered Nile is Kawthar.
And its sweet Nile so it is Kawthar
Its watering place is adorned with roses.
Its stream, adorned with roses
حصونناour fortresses سامتْrivaled in height الشواهقُthe lofty peaks
حصوننا سامتْ الشواهقُ
أفواهُهاtheir mouths تقذفhurl الصواعقُthunderbolts
أفواهُها تقذف الصواعقُ
Our fortresses rival the towering peaks.
Our fortresses ascended high
Their mouths hurl thunderbolts.
Their mouths throw thunderbolts
إنif سامهاassails them ماكرٌa schemer منافقُa hypocrite
إن سامها ماكرٌ منافقُ
فيin حقهhis case يَصدقُcomes true الوعيدُthe threat
في حقه يَصدقُ الوعيدُ
If a scheming hypocrite assails them,
If an evasive plotter challenged it
In his case, the threat comes true.
Against him the threat is true
أهوانناour mortars تورِثُbring about الهواناhumiliation
أهواننا تورِثُ الهوانا
لكلto everyone منْwho مالَturns away عنfrom هَواناour will
لكل منْ مالَ عن هَوانا
Our mortars bring humiliation
Our disgraces inherit disgrace
To everyone who turns away from our will.
For all who turned away from our disgrace
سعيرُهاtheir blaze للذيfor whoever تَوانىhangs back
سعيرُها للذي تَوانى
فهوso he is لنيرانهاfor their fires وَقودُfuel
فهو لنيرانها وَقودُ
Their blaze is for whoever hangs back.
Its hell is for those who hesitate
So he is fuel for their fires.
For it is to its fires fuel
فخارُناour pride فيin اقتحامplunging into خَطْبٍperil
فخارُنا في اقتحام خَطْبٍ
فنونُarts of ضربٍstriking ضروبُmodes of حَرْبٍwar
فنونُ ضربٍ ضروبُ حَرْبٍ
Our pride lies in plunging into peril:
Our pride in entering dangers
Arts of striking, modes of war,
Is the arts of striking, acts of warring
لحوْزِfor gaining سلمٍpeace وحرْزِand securing سَلبspoils
لحوْزِ سلمٍ وحرْزِ سَلب
وأسرِand capturing أسدٍlions لهاfor it نَصيدwe hunt
وأسرِ أسدٍ لها نَصيد
To win peace and secure spoils,
For taking peace and keeping loot
And capture lions that we hunt for battle.
And capturing a lion, for it game
كرامٌnoble ضباطناour officers أكارمُmost noble
كرامٌ ضباطنا أكارمُ
آدابهمtheir conduct تَبْتغيaspires to المَكارمُnoble virtues
آدابهم تَبْتغي المَكارمُ
Our officers are noble, most noble.
Are generous our officers most generous
Their conduct aspires to noble virtues.
Their manners seek noble deeds
وهمand they إذاwhen أقْبلَadvances المصادمُthe adversary
وهم إذا أقْبلَ المصادمُ
ليوثُlions of كرٍthe charge وذاand that one طريدput to flight
ليوثُ كرٍ وذا طريد
And they, when an adversary advances,
And when the collision comes near
Are lions in the charge, while he is put to flight.
They are courageous lions and ones hunting
فيin موقفthe arena of الحربwar والمنونِand death
في موقف الحرب والمنونِ
تطرُsoars بناwith us نَغَمةُthe strain of اللُحونِmelodies
تطرُ بنا نَغَمةُ اللُحونِ
On the field of war and death,
In the stand of war and death
The strain of melodies bears us aloft,
Fluttering in us tunes of melodies
بكلwith every ضربٍkind منof الفنونِthe arts
بكل ضربٍ من الفنونِ
وبحرُand the sea of أهزَاجهاtheir chants مديدfar-stretching
وبحرُ أهزَاجها مديد
With every kind of art.
With each type from the arts
And the sea of their chants stretches far.
And a sea its waves are long
أيامُناour days كلهاall of them مواسمُfestivals
أيامُنا كلها مواسمُ
ثُغورهاtheir mouths بالهناwith happiness بَراسمُsmiling
ثُغورها بالهنا بَراسمُ
Our days are all festivals.
Our days are all seasons
Their mouths beam with happiness.
Its borders through our glories are landmarks
ومنand whoever أتىcomes to حيَّناour camp يُزاحمُto contend
ومن أتى حيَّنا يُزاحمُ
فنحرهُso his slaughter للنسورِfor the vultures عيدُa feast
فنحرهُ للنسورِ عيدُ
And whoever comes to our camp to challenge us,
And whoever came challenging us
Then his slaughter is a feast for vultures.
We slaughter him for the eagles a feast
Sol 6.1