نموتwe die ولاand not نُغلبُwe are defeated
نموت ولا نُغلبُ
وماand not أنan emphatic particle لناfor us مأربan aim
وما أن لنا مأرب
We die, but are never conquered.
We die, but are not defeated.
And we have no other aim.
And we have no aim of our own.
ونبذلand we give أرواحناour lives
ونبذل أرواحنا
رخاصاًheld cheap إذاwhen نُطلبwe are called upon
رخاصاً إذا نُطلب
We freely offer up our lives,
And we give our lives,
Holding them cheap whenever we are called,
Held cheap, when we are called upon,
وفاءًin fidelity لإيمانناto our faith
وفاءً لإيماننا
وإلاand otherwise فماthen what المطلبthe aim
وإلا فما المطلب
In faithfulness to our faith—
In fidelity to our faith—
For otherwise, what goal is there?
Otherwise, what is the aim?
نخوضwe plunge into الوغىbattle وهيand it
نخوض الوغى وهي
لاnot تكلit flags ولاand not نتعبwe tire
لا تكل ولا نتعب
We plunge into battle, and it
We plunge into battle, and it
Does not weary—nor do we tire.
Does not flag, nor do we tire.
ونحملand we bear أعباءهاits burdens
ونحمل أعباءها
ونتركand we leave ماwhat نكسبwe gain
ونترك ما نكسب
We shoulder its burdens
And we bear its burdens,
And relinquish whatever we win.
And forgo what we gain.
وفيand in الصدرthe breast أنشودةa song
وفي الصدر أنشودة
علىupon ثغرناour mouth تعذبit sounds sweet
على ثغرنا تعذب
And in our breasts is a song
And in the breast, a song
That grows sweet upon our lips,
Sounds sweet upon our lips,
كأنas though لقاءmeeting الردىdeath
كأن لقاء الردى
هوit السببthe cause المطربthat brings rapture
هو السبب المطرب
As though meeting death
As though meeting death
Were itself the cause of our delight.
Were the source of rapture.
نهدناwe set forth إلىtoward المجدglory
نهدنا إلى المجد
لاnot نهونwe weaken ولاand not نَجنبwe turn aside
لا نهون ولا نَجنب
We have risen toward glory;
We set forth toward glory;
We neither weaken nor turn coward.
We neither weaken nor turn aside,
ولوand even if كانthere were منfrom دونهbefore it
ولو كان من دونه
جحيمinferno الوغىbattle الأصهبtawny
جحيم الوغى الأصهب
Even if between us and it lay
And even if before it lay
Battle’s flame-red hell.
The tawny inferno of battle.
فلاso not الجبنcowardice يقصىwards off الردىdeath
فلا الجبن يقصى الردى
ولاnor بغيهاseeking it (battle) يجلبbrings on
ولا بغيها يجلب
For cowardice cannot hold death at bay,
For cowardice does not ward off death,
Nor can seeking it bring it on.
Nor does seeking battle bring it on.
Sol 6.1