ياO أهلpeople of فرانسةَFrance الغُرَّاthe resplendent
يا أهل فرانسةَ الغُرَّا
ياO شجعاناًbrave ones بشهامتكمْin your gallantry
يا شجعاناً بشهامتكمْ
O people of resplendent France,
O people of glorious France
O brave ones, in your gallantry,
O valiant ones with your bravery
عِشمpossibly 'you lived' (unclear form) فيin الرقِّbondage وورطتهand its plight
عِشم في الرقِّ وورطته
والآنand now خُذواtake حريتكمْyour freedom
والآن خُذوا حريتكمْ
[You lived] in bondage and its plight;
Hope has lived in slavery and hardship
and now, take your freedom!
And now take your freedom
ماhow أحسنَsplendid يَومthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسنَ يَوم فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمْyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكمْ
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
كُرُّواcharge كراًa charge للظفرto triumph بهمover them
كُرُّوا كراً للظفر بهم
النصرُvictory حليفُthe ally of شجاعتكمyour courage
النصرُ حليفُ شجاعتكم
Charge, charge, to triumph over them;
Attack relentlessly for victory over them
victory is the ally of your courage.
Victory is the ally of your bravery
الدولةُthe state تطلبُseeks رقكمyour enslavement
الدولةُ تطلبُ رقكم
وترومand desires ذِهابَthe loss of جلالتكمyour grandeur
وتروم ذِهابَ جلالتكم
The state seeks your enslavement,
The state demands your slavery
and desires the loss of your grandeur.
And aims to take away your majesty
قولواsay هاhere نحنwe بأجمعناall of us together
قولوا ها نحن بأجمعنا
جندٌan army يهزأُscoffs بجراءتكمat your audacity
جندٌ يهزأُ بجراءتكم
Say: "Here we are, all together—
Say, here we are all together
an army that mocks your audacity!"
An army that ridicules your audacity
باريسُParis الآنnow لقدindeed وجدتْhas found
باريسُ الآن لقد وجدتْ
مأثورَthe legacy of الفخرglory بهمتكمthrough your resolve
مأثورَ الفخر بهمتكم
Paris has now indeed found
Paris now has found
the legacy of glory through your resolve.
The inherited pride in your ambition
هياonward اقتحمواbreak through صفَّthe rank of الأعْداthe enemies
هيا اقتحموا صفَّ الأعْدا
واغزواand attack فيهمamong them ببسالتكمwith your valor
واغزوا فيهم ببسالتكم
Onward! Break through the enemy ranks,
Onwards, storm the enemy's ranks
and attack among them with your valor.
And invade them with your heroism
نيرانهمُtheir fire ومدافعهمand their cannons
نيرانهمُ ومدافعهم
لاnot تنقذهمsave them منfrom صَولتكمyour onslaught
لا تنقذهم من صَولتكم
Their fire and their cannons
Their fire and cannons
cannot save them from your onslaught.
Cannot save them from your assault
كرُّواcharge كرّاa charge للظفرِto triumph بهمover them
كرُّوا كرّا للظفرِ بهم
النصرvictory حليفthe ally of شجاعتكمyour courage
النصر حليف شجاعتكم
Charge, charge, to triumph over them;
Attack relentlessly for victory over them
victory is the ally of your courage.
Victory is the ally of your bravery
هياonward التحمُواclose ranks بتعاونكمthrough your cooperation
هيا التحمُوا بتعاونكم
هياonward اتحدُواunite لحرابتكمfor your warfare
هيا اتحدُوا لحرابتكم
Onward! Close ranks through your cooperation;
Onwards, join forces
onward! Unite for your warfare.
Onwards, unite for your battle
وليهديand let him offer كلevery فتىًyoung man منكمamong you
وليهدي كل فتىً منكم
فِشنكاًcartridges أهلَthe people of مدينتكمyour city
فِشنكاً أهلَ مدينتكم
And let every young man among you offer
And let each young man among you
cartridges to the people of your city.
Aim a rifle at your city's people
هياonward اقتحمواbreak through صفَّthe rank of الأعْداthe enemies
هيا اقتحموا صفَّ الأعْدا
واغزواand attack فيهاwithin it ببسالتِكمwith your valor
واغزوا فيها ببسالتِكم
Onward! Break through the enemy ranks,
Onwards, storm the enemy's ranks
and attack within it with your valor.
And invade them with your heroism
نِيرانهمtheir fire ومدافعهمand their cannons
نِيرانهم ومدافعهم
لاnot تنقذُهمsave them منfrom صولتكمyour onslaught
لا تنقذُهم من صولتكم
Their fire and their cannons
Their fire and cannons
cannot save them from your onslaught.
Cannot save them from your assault
كرواcharge كراa charge للظفرto triumph بهمover them
كروا كرا للظفر بهم
النصرُvictory حليفُthe ally of شجاعتِكمyour courage
النصرُ حليفُ شجاعتِكم
Charge, charge, to triumph over them;
Attack relentlessly for victory over them
victory is the ally of your courage.
Victory is the ally of your bravery
ماhow أحسنَsplendid يومَthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسنَ يومَ فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
إنْif قيلit is said لكمto you عَلَمُa leader منْwho ذاthis
إنْ قيل لكم عَلَمُ منْ ذا
ينشرunfurls فيin الغارةthe assault رايتكمyour banner
ينشر في الغارة رايتكم
If you are asked, "Who is this leader
If you are asked who is it
who unfurls your banner in the assault?"
That raised your banner in the raid?
قولواsay ذوpossessor of رأسa head مشتعلٍablaze
قولوا ذو رأس مشتعلٍ
شيباًwith gray hair لفييتLafayette عصابتكمyour company
شيباً لفييت عصابتكم
say: "The man whose head blazes
Say, one with a head blazing
with gray hair—Lafayette of your company."
White with age, led your brigade
فلهfor his is فضلٌmerit إذsince أعتقhe freed أهfirst part of 'people'
فله فضلٌ إذ أعتق أه
لَcompletion of 'people' جميعِall of الأرضِthe earth بسطوتكمthrough your might
لَ جميعِ الأرضِ بسطوتكم
For his is the credit: he freed the people
For he has the merit of freeing the people
of all the earth through your might.
Of all the land with his might
ماhow أحسنَsplendid يومthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسنَ يوم فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
كُرواcharge كرّاًa charge للظفرto triumph بهمover them
كُروا كرّاً للظفر بهم
النصرُvictory حليفُthe ally of شجاعتكمyour courage
النصرُ حليفُ شجاعتكم
Charge, charge, to triumph over them;
Attack relentlessly for victory over them
victory is the ally of your courage.
Victory is the ally of your bravery
فلذاتُpieces of shot مدافعهمtheir cannons سَعرتْblazed
فلذاتُ مدافعهم سَعرتْ
لكنbut لاnot تُضعفُweaken قوتكمyour strength
لكن لا تُضعفُ قوتكم
Their cannon shot blazed,
So their cannon fire blazed
yet it does not weaken your strength.
But do not weaken your strength
فيهاamid it يزدادُincreases عديدكمyour number
فيها يزدادُ عديدكم
وبهاand through it تَتقوَّىgains strength فتيتكمyour young men
وبها تَتقوَّى فتيتكم
Amid it your numbers grow,
In it your numbers grow
and through it your young men gain strength.
And through it your youth grow strong
وبشدتهاand through its intensity يَبدواappear لكمto you
وبشدتها يَبدوا لكم
أمراءُcommanders of الغزوthe assault ببلدتكمin your town
أمراءُ الغزو ببلدتكم
And through its fury there appear to you
And through its severity appears to you
commanders of the assault in your town,
The prince of invasion in your city
فيin الحربwar شيوخُelders of تجربةٍexperience
في الحرب شيوخُ تجربةٍ
وهمand they شبانyoung men بدايتكمyour beginnings
وهم شبان بدايتكم
elders seasoned in war,
In war, veterans of experience
yet they are the young men of your beginnings.
While they are the beginning of your youth
ماhow أحسنsplendid يومthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسن يوم فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
ومثلثةُand threefold in الألوانِcolors بدتْhas appeared
ومثلثةُ الألوانِ بدتْ
علماًas a flag نُشرتْwas unfurled لِحمايتكمfor your protection
علماً نُشرتْ لِحمايتكم
And the tricolor has appeared
And the tricolor has appeared
as a flag unfurled for your protection.
As a flag raised for your protection
وعمودُand the column of النصرvictory لهto it belongs شَمَمُproud loftiness
وعمودُ النصر له شَمَمُ
نادىcalled out بلسانِin the language of مقالتكمyour words
نادى بلسانِ مقالتكم
And the column of victory, in its proud loftiness,
And the pillar of victory has directions
cried out in the language of your words:
That spoke in the tongue of your saying
ياO قوسَbow قُزحQuzah (in 'rainbow') حريتناour freedom
يا قوسَ قُزح حريتنا
إذfor كانit was شعارَthe emblem of سعادتكمyour happiness
إذ كان شعارَ سعادتكم
"O rainbow of our freedom,"
O rainbow of our freedom
for it was the emblem of your happiness.
When it was the motif of your fortune
ماhow أحسنsplendid يومَthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسن يومَ فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
طبولُthe drums of الحرْبِwar لهاto them belongs طَرَبُjoy
طبولُ الحرْبِ لها طَرَبُ
تزفُّescorts in procession جَنازةُthe funeral of مَيِّتكمyour dead one
تزفُّ جَنازةُ مَيِّتكم
The drums of war ring with joy,
The drums of war have an enchantment
escorting your dead one's funeral.
That marches the coffin of your dead
وتوابيتُand the coffins of الأمواتthe dead بِهاin them
وتوابيتُ الأموات بِها
أزهارُthe flowers of النصرvictory علامتكمyour emblem
أزهارُ النصر علامتكم
And within the coffins of the dead
And the caskets of the dead have
are the flowers of victory, your emblem.
The flowers of victory as your mark
وهياكلand the bodies of أعظمهمtheir greatest شَهرتwere displayed
وهياكل أعظمهم شَهرت
ببيتin the house of الشهداthe martyrs بقرافتكمin your cemetery
ببيت الشهدا بقرافتكم
And the bodies of their greatest were displayed
And their greatest figures made famous
in the martyrs' house in your cemetery.
In the home of martyrs with your burial
هيit مأوىa refuge أمجادكمyour glorious ones سكنَاas a dwelling
هي مأوى أمجادكم سكنَا
ومقامُand the resting place of عِظامthe bones of أجلتكمyour eminent men
ومقامُ عِظام أجلتكم
It is a dwelling, a refuge for your glorious ones,
It is the dwelling of your glories that settled
and a resting place for the bones of your eminent men.
And place of rest for your most revered
ماhow أحسنsplendid يومthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسن يوم فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
ياO أمواتاًdead ones فيin رَمسِهمُtheir grave
يا أمواتاً في رَمسِهمُ
كونواbe أحياءَalive بسيرتكمthrough your life story
كونوا أحياءَ بسيرتكم
O dead ones in their grave,
O dead ones in their depiction
live on through the story of your lives!
Be alive through your example
ياO ذاbearer of العلمthe banner الحرْبيّof war ومنand you who
يا ذا العلم الحرْبيّ ومن
صرناwe have come to نهديwe guide بهدايتكمthrough your guidance
صرنا نهدي بهدايتكم
O bearer of the war banner, and you
O you of military knowledge and who
through whose guidance we have come to guide,
Guided us with your guidance
هياonward اقتحمواbreak through صفَّthe rank of الأعداthe enemies
هيا اقتحموا صفَّ الأعدا
واغزواand attack فيهمamong them ببسالتِكُمwith your valor
واغزوا فيهم ببسالتِكُم
Onward! Break through the enemy ranks,
Onwards, storm the enemy's ranks
and attack among them with your valor.
And invade them with your heroism
نيرانهمtheir fire ومدافِعُهمand their cannons
نيرانهم ومدافِعُهم
لاnot تنقذهمsave them منfrom صَولتكمyour onslaught
لا تنقذهم من صَولتكم
Their fire and their cannons
Their fire and cannons
cannot save them from your onslaught.
Cannot save them from your assault
ماhow أحسنَsplendid يومَthe day of فخاركمyour glory
ما أحسنَ يومَ فخاركم
بتوافقكمthrough your accord فيin كلمتكمyour word
بتوافقكم في كلمتكم
How splendid is the day of your glory,
How beautiful is your day of pride
through your unity of voice!
With your agreement in your word
أO فليبَPhilippe المجدِof glory ورونقةand splendor
أ فليبَ المجدِ ورونقة
ياO منyou who فُزناwe triumphed بعنايتكمthrough your care
يا من فُزنا بعنايتكم
O Philippe of glory and splendor,
For glory and splendor, Philippe
O you through whose care we triumphed,
O you whom we won with your care
ودماءُand the blood of الحربwar بناwithin us امتزجتْmingled
ودماءُ الحرب بنا امتزجتْ
بدمائكمwith your blood فيin غَارتكمyour assault
بدمائكم في غَارتكم
and the blood of war within us mingled
And the blood of war intermingled with us
with your blood in your assault.
With your blood in your raid
بأغانيwith songs of الفخرglory اصدحْsing out طرباjoyfully
بأغاني الفخر اصدحْ طربا
وكماand as هوit is قِدماًfrom of old عادتكمyour custom
وكما هو قِدماً عادتكم
Sing out joyfully with songs of glory,
With songs of pride louder sing joy
as has long been your custom.
And as was customary your habit
هياonward اقتحمواbreak through صفَّthe rank of الأعْداthe enemies
هيا اقتحموا صفَّ الأعْدا
واغزواand attack فيهمamong them ببسالتكمwith your valor
واغزوا فيهم ببسالتكم
Onward! Break through the enemy ranks,
Onwards, storm the enemy's ranks
and attack among them with your valor.
And invade them with your heroism
نيرانُهمtheir fire ومدافعهمand their cannons
نيرانُهم ومدافعهم
لاnot تنقذهمsave them منfrom صولتكمyour onslaught
لا تنقذهم من صولتكم
Their fire and their cannons
Their fire and cannons
cannot save them from your onslaught.
Cannot save them from your assault
كُرواcharge كرّاًa charge للظفرto triumph بهمover them
كُروا كرّاً للظفر بهم
النصرvictory حليفُthe ally of شجاعتكمyour courage
النصر حليفُ شجاعتكم
Charge, charge, to triumph over them;
Attack relentlessly for victory over them
victory is the ally of your courage.
Victory is the ally of your bravery
Sol 6.1