فلسطينPalestine ياO كعبةKaaba العالمينall the worlds
فلسطين يا كعبة العالمين
وياand O مهبطplace of descent الوحيrevelation والمرسلينand the messengers
ويا مهبط الوحي والمرسلين
Palestine, O Kaaba of all the worlds,
Palestine, you are the Ka'aba of all people,
And O place of descent for revelation and the messengers,
The place of revelation and messengers.
نُفدّىwe ransom حماكyour sanctuary بأرواحناwith our souls
نُفدّى حماك بأرواحنا
فنحنfor we الأسودthe lions وأنتand you العرينthe den
فنحن الأسود وأنت العرين
We ransom your sanctuary with our souls,
We ransom you with our souls,
For we are the lions, and you are the den.
For we are the lions and you are the den.
أقيميraise علىabove الدهرtime عرشthe throne of الخلودimmortality
أقيمي على الدهر عرش الخلود
وهزّىand shake بصوتكwith your voice قلبthe heart of الوجودexistence
وهزّى بصوتك قلب الوجود
Raise above time the throne of immortality,
Establish the throne of immortality through the ages,
And shake the heart of existence with your voice.
And shake the heart of existence with your voice.
وهبّيand rise فهذاfor this أوانthe time of الصراعstruggle
وهبّي فهذا أوان الصراع
وقدand indeed آنthe time has come للبغىfor tyranny ألّاnot to يسودrule
وقد آن للبغى ألّا يسود
And rise, for this is the hour of struggle,
Rise up, for this is the time of struggle,
And the time has come for tyranny to rule no more.
The time has come for tyranny to cease to dominate.
سنحميكwe shall protect you منfrom كلevery وغدscoundrel أثيمsinful
سنحميك من كل وغد أثيم
ونُصلىand we burn أعاديكyour enemies نارthe fire of الجحيمHell
ونُصلى أعاديك نار الجحيم
We shall protect you from every sinful scoundrel,
We will protect you from every wretched tomorrow,
And make your enemies burn in the fire of Hell.
And pray hellfire upon your enemies.
ونكتبand we write بالسيفwith the sword تاريخناour history
ونكتب بالسيف تاريخنا
ونبعثand we revive مجدthe glory of الجدودthe forebears القديمancient
ونبعث مجد الجدود القديم
And we shall write our history with the sword,
We will write our history with the sword,
And revive the ancient glory of our forebears.
And revive the ancient glory of our ancestors.
فلسطينPalestine نحنwe شبابthe youth of الفداءself-sacrifice
فلسطين نحن شباب الفداء
هتفتyou called out بناto us فأجبناso we answered النداءthe call
هتفت بنا فأجبنا النداء
Palestine, we are the youth of self-sacrifice,
Palestine, we are the youth of redemption,
You called out to us, so we answered the call.
You called out to us and we answered the call.
فحيّىso salute العروبةArabism فيin حربهاits war
فحيّى العروبة في حربها
وحيّيand salute بنيthe sons of العربthe Arabs الأقوياءstrong
وحيّي بني العرب الأقوياء
So salute Arabism in its war,
So greet Arabism in its war,
And salute the mighty sons of the Arabs.
And greet the mighty Arabs.
محوتyou erased بنوركwith your light جنحthe cover of الظلامdarkness
محوت بنورك جنح الظلام
ولاand not زلتyou ceased to be للنيلfor the Nile حدّthe edge of الحسامthe sword
ولا زلت للنيل حدّ الحسام
With your light, you dispelled the mantle of darkness,
You erased the wings of darkness with your light,
And may you ever remain the sword's edge for the Nile.
And you continue to wield the sword of the Nile.
فأنتfor you هوىthe love of الشرقthe East أنتyou الحجازthe Hijaz
فأنت هوى الشرق أنت الحجاز
وروحand the soul of العراقIraq وقلبand the heart of الشآمal-Sham
وروح العراق وقلب الشآم
For you are the East's beloved; you are the Hijaz,
You are the passion of the East, you are Hejaz,
And the soul of Iraq and the heart of al-Sham.
The spirit of Iraq and the heart of Syria.
لكyours المجدglory فيon الأرضthe earth منذsince القدمantiquity
لك المجد في الأرض منذ القدم
فمدّىso spread جناحيكyour two wings صوبtoward القممthe summits
فمدّى جناحيك صوب القمم
Glory has been yours on earth since antiquity,
Glory is yours on earth since the beginning,
So spread your two wings toward the summits.
So spread your wings towards the summits.
فقدfor indeed أقسمhave sworn العربthe Arabs أنto يفتدوكthey ransom you
فقد أقسم العرب أن يفتدوك
فإمّاso either وجودٌexistence وإمّاor else عدمnothingness
فإمّا وجودٌ وإمّا عدم
For the Arabs have sworn to ransom you:
The Arabs have sworn to liberate you,
So either existence—or nothingness.
Either existence or oblivion.
فلسطينPalestine ياO كعبةKaaba العالمينall the worlds
فلسطين يا كعبة العالمين
وياand O مهبدplace of descent (apparent typo) الوحيrevelation والمرسلينand the messengers
ويا مهبد الوحي والمرسلين
Palestine, O Kaaba of all the worlds,
Palestine, you are the Ka'aba of all people,
And O place of descent for revelation and the messengers,
The place of revelation and messengers.
نفدّىwe ransom حماكyour sanctuary بأرواحناwith our souls
نفدّى حماك بأرواحنا
فنحنfor we الأسودthe lions وأنتand you العرينthe den
فنحن الأسود وأنت العرين
We ransom your sanctuary with our souls,
We ransom you with our souls,
For we are the lions, and you are the den.
For we are the lions and you are the den.
Sol 6.1