نَحنُwe المَصادِرُthe sources وَالمَوارِدْand the resources
نَحنُ المَصادِرُ وَالمَوارِدْ
وَسِلاحُناand our weapon فُتلsinewy السَواعِدْforearms
وَسِلاحُنا فُتل السَواعِدْ
We are the sources and the resources;
and sinewy forearms are our weapon.
هاماتُناour heads لِلمَجدِfor glory يَرstands firm (word begins)
هاماتُنا لِلمَجدِ يَر
سُوstands firm (word ends) حينَwhen نُبدِعُهُwe create it قَواعِدْfoundations
سُو حينَ نُبدِعُهُ قَواعِدْ
Our heads, for glory to stand
firm when we create it, are foundations.
وُقُلوبُناand our hearts نَبعُa spring المَكاnoble virtues (word begins)
وُقُلوبُنا نَبعُ المَكا
رِمِnoble virtues (word ends) لَيسَdoes not يَنضَبُrun dry وَالمَحامِدْand praiseworthy deeds
رِمِ لَيسَ يَنضَبُ وَالمَحامِدْ
And our hearts are a spring of noble
virtues and praiseworthy deeds, never running dry.
وَدِماؤُناand our blood الحَمراءُred لِلـfor the
وَدِماؤُنا الحَمراءُ لِلـ
ـحُرِّيَّةِfreedom العُلياsupreme رَوافِدْtributaries
ـحُرِّيَّةِ العُليا رَوافِدْ
And our red blood, for
supreme freedom, forms tributaries.
وَلَناand ours are الأَياديhands (favors) البيضُwhite (beneficent) لاnot
وَلَنا الأَيادي البيضُ لا
يَنسىforgets الأَياديhands (favors) غَيرُother than جاحِدْan ingrate
يَنسى الأَيادي غَيرُ جاحِدْ
And ours are white hands of kindness; none
but an ingrate forgets such favors.
وَبِناand through us إِذاwhen تَدهوstrike الشَداhardships (word begins)
وَبِنا إِذا تَدهو الشَدا
ئِدُhardships (word ends) كانَcame about تَفريجُrelief from الشَدائِدْhardships
ئِدُ كانَ تَفريجُ الشَدائِدْ
And through us, when hard-
ships strike, comes relief from hardships.
إِنَّindeed اِسمناour name العُمّالُthe workers لاnot
إِنَّ اِسمنا العُمّالُ لا
نَلهوwe divert ourselves بِلَغوٍwith idle talk عَنfrom مَقاصِدْaims
نَلهو بِلَغوٍ عَن مَقاصِدْ
Indeed, our name is Workers; we do not
let idle talk distract us from our aims.
نَقضيwe die عَلىupon حَدِّthe edge of الأَسِنـthe spearheads (word begins)
نَقضي عَلى حَدِّ الأَسِنـ
ـةِspearheads (word ends) لاnot النَمارِقِcushions وَالوَسائِدْand pillows
ـةِ لا النَمارِقِ وَالوَسائِدْ
We die upon the edges of spear-
heads, not on cushions and pillows.
وَنُقابِلُand we confront الظُلمَoppression الفَرِيْoutrageous
وَنُقابِلُ الظُلمَ الفَرِيْ
بِهِمَّةِwith resolve تَفريcleaves الجَلامِدْboulders
بِهِمَّةِ تَفري الجَلامِدْ
And we confront outrageous oppression
with resolve that cleaves boulders.
وَنُذيبُand we melt فيin نارِthe fire of الجِهاstruggle (word begins)
وَنُذيبُ في نارِ الجِها
دِstruggle (word ends) وَحَرِّهاand its heat عَنّاaway from us الصَفائِدْthe shackles
دِ وَحَرِّها عَنّا الصَفائِدْ
And we melt, in the fire of strug-
gle and its heat, the shackles off us.
لَسناwe are not كَمَنlike one who يَهذيrants عَلىupon الـthe
لَسنا كَمَن يَهذي عَلى الـ
أَعوادِwooden platforms بِالخُطَبِwith speeches الرَواعِدْthunderous
أَعوادِ بِالخُطَبِ الرَواعِدْ
We are not like those who rant upon the
wooden platforms with thunderous speeches.
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe strange things فيamid المَصاcalamities (word begins)
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ في المَصا
ئِبِcalamities (word ends) فُرقَةٌdivision وَالهَمُّwhile the grief واحِدْone
ئِبِ فُرقَةٌ وَالهَمُّ واحِدْ
And one strange thing amid calami-
ties is division, though our grief is one.
نَقضيwe spend الحَياةَlife عَلىin خِصاdispute (word begins)
نَقضي الحَياةَ عَلى خِصا
مٍdispute (word ends) بَينَbetween ذَمّامٍa habitual faultfinder وَحامِدْand one who praises
مٍ بَينَ ذَمّامٍ وَحامِدْ
We spend our lives in dis-
pute, between a faultfinder and one who praises.
راجَتhave sold well أَباطيلُfalsehoods التَبَجـboasting (word begins)
راجَت أَباطيلُ التَبَجـ
ـحِboasting (word ends) بَينَناamong us وَالفَضلُwhile merit كاسِدْunsold
ـحِ بَينَنا وَالفَضلُ كاسِدْ
The falsehoods of boast-
ing have sold well among us, while merit goes unsold.
وَالخَيرُand goodness باتَhas become ضَحِيَّةًa victim
وَالخَيرُ باتَ ضَحِيَّةً
ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween هَدّامٍa destroyer وَنافِدْand one who is spent
ما بَينَ هَدّامٍ وَنافِدْ
And goodness has become a victim,
between a destroyer and one who is spent.