يَوْمday الْعُبُوْرthe crossing بِجَيْشthrough the army of مِصْرEgypt أَعَادَاrestored
يَوْم الْعُبُوْر بِجَيْش مِصْر أَعَادَا
أَرْضland الْجُدُوْدthe forefathers وَحَطَّمand crushed الاوْغّادّاthe scoundrels
أَرْض الْجُدُوْد وَحَطَّم الاوْغّادّا
The day of the crossing, through Egypt's army, restored
The day of crossing, with Egypt's army it repeated
The Day of Crossing, with Egypt's army, restored
The forefathers' land and crushed the scoundrels.
The land of borders and crushed the pegs
The land of ancestors, and smashed the wicked horde
فِيin صَيْحَةa cry عَذْرَاءvirgin شَقّتsplit افُقِهاits horizon
فِي صَيْحَة عَذْرَاء شَقّت افُقِها
وَصَحَاand awoke الَوَجَوْدthe world يُرِيshows ابْنthe son of مِصْرEgypt ارَادَاwilled
وَصَحَا الَوَجَوْد يُرِي ابْن مِصْر ارَادَا
With a virgin cry that split its horizon,
In a scream of a maiden that split its horizons
With a pristine cry that rent the horizon's span
And the world awoke, showing that Egypt's son had willed it.
And consciousness awoke showing Egypt's son his will
Existence awoke to witness the will of Egypt's man
عَبcrossed (probable reading) الْقَنَاةthe canal يَقُوْدleads مِنْهfrom him/it فِيَالِقاlegions
عَب الْقَنَاة يَقُوْد مِنْه فِيَالِقا
مِنْهَاfrom them الاسْوَدthe lions تَحَرَّكَتmoved إِرْعَادَاcausing trembling
مِنْهَا الاسْوَد تَحَرَّكَت إِرْعَادَا
He crossed the canal, leading legions of his own,
He crossed the canal leading battalions
He crossed the Canal, leading legions in his wake
From them the lions advanced, spreading dread.
From it the thunder roared and moved tumultuously
From it, lions marched forth, causing the earth to quake
فَلَكvessels (probable reading) الْعُبُوَّروَفَوْقَهَاthe crossing, and above them نِيْرَانُهَاtheir fires
فَلَك الْعُبُوَّروَفَوْقَهَا نِيْرَانُهَا
فُتِحَتwere opened مَدَافِعُهَاtheir guns تَمُوْرsurge عَتَادَاmunitions
فُتِحَت مَدَافِعُهَا تَمُوْر عَتَادَا
The crossing vessels, with their fires above them—
So cross over it while above it are its fires
The vessels of crossing, with fire above them spread
Their guns opened, pouring out munitions.
Its cannons opened flooding equipment
Their cannons unleashed, surging with iron and lead
وَالْطَّائِرَاتand the aircraft نُسْورَهُنtheir eagles تَحَرَّكَتmoved
وَالْطَّائِرَات نُسْورَهُن تَحَرَّكَت
تَرْمِيstrikes الْعَدُوthe enemy أَجَابَتanswered القُوّادّاthe commanders
تَرْمِي الْعَدُو أَجَابَت القُوّادّا
And the aircraft—their eagles—moved,
And airplanes, their eagles moved
The warplanes stirred, their eagles taking flight
Striking the enemy, they answered the commanders.
Shooting the enemy responding to the leaders
Striking the foe, heeding the call to fight
سِيْنَاءSinai الْحَبِيْبَةthe beloved عَانَقَتembraced جُنْدsoldiers of الْفِدْيself-sacrifice
سِيْنَاء الْحَبِيْبَة عَانَقَت جُنْد الْفِدْي
وَتَزَاحَمَتand thronged تُلْقِيcasts down الْعَدِيthe foes اطِّوّادّاmountains
وَتَزَاحَمَت تُلْقِي الْعَدِي اطِّوّادّا
Beloved Sinai embraced the soldiers of self-sacrifice,
Beloved Sinai embraced the soldiers of sacrifice
Beloved Sinai embraced the soldiers of sacrifice
And thronged together, casting the foes down like mountains.
And they crowded to meet the enemy tumbling
Rising to cast down the enemy in a vice
بَارْلِيْفBar-Lev فَزَعtook fright صَخْرَهits rock وَجُنْوَدّةand its troops
بَارْلِيْف فَزَع صَخْرَه وَجُنْوَدّة
لِمَاwhen رَأْيsaw جَيْشthe army of الْفِدْيself-sacrifice اسَادّاlions
لِمَا رَأْي جَيْش الْفِدْي اسَادّا
Bar-Lev's rock and troops took fright,
Barlev panicked, its rock and soldiers
The Bar Lev Line, its rocks and soldiers in dread
When it saw the army of self-sacrifice as lions.
When it saw the army of sacrifice dominating
When they saw the redeeming lions charge ahead
عَبَّرَتcrossed إِلَيto شَرْقthe east of الْقَنَاةthe canal مُشَاتَهَاits infantry
عَبَّرَت إِلَي شَرْق الْقَنَاة مُشَاتَهَا
حَمَلَتcarried عَتَادthe equipment of فَدَائِهَاits self-sacrifice اسْتِعْدَادَاin readiness
حَمَلَت عَتَاد فَدَائِهَا اسْتِعْدَادَا
Its infantry crossed to the east of the canal,
It crossed over to the east of the canal carrying
To the Canal's eastern bank the infantry strode
Carrying the arms of its self-sacrifice in readiness.
Its equipment, ready for its sacrifice
Bearing the gear of redemption, a heavy load
صَرَخcried out الْعَدُوthe enemy أَذَقْتI was made to taste نِيْرَانthe fires of الْرَّدِيdeath
صَرَخ الْعَدُو أَذَقْت نِيْرَان الْرَّدِي
يَاجُوَلِدِمَائِيّرO Golda Meir إنَدَبيlament اسْتِنْجادّاseeking help
يَاجُوَلِدِمَائِيّر إنَدَبي اسْتِنْجادّا
The enemy cried: I have been made to taste the fires of death!
The enemy cried out, the fires of response tasted
The enemy shrieked: "I have tasted the fire of doom!"
O Golda Meir, lament and call for help!
Oh Dayan bewail calling for help
"O Golda Meir, wail for help in this gloom!"
قَدindeed دَمَّرَتwere destroyed قُوَّاتthe forces of إِسْرَائِيْلIsrael فِيin
قَد دَمَّرَت قُوَّات إِسْرَائِيْل فِي
دُشَمbunkers لْبارْلِيفof Bar-Lev هَوَتfell أَوْتَاداstakes
دُشَم لْبارْلِيف هَوَت أَوْتَادا
Israel's forces have been destroyed in
The crossing forces have destroyed us in killing
Israel's forces were ruined and laid to waste
Bar-Lev's bunkers, their stakes fallen.
We don't know how it annihilates us perishing
Bar Lev's bunkers collapsed, their pillars displaced
جَيْشthe army of الْعُبُوْرthe crossing أَصَابَنَاstruck us فِيin مَقْتَلa vital spot
جَيْش الْعُبُوْر أَصَابَنَا فِي مَقْتَل
لَمdid not نَدْرِيwe know كَيْفhow يَبِيِّدْناit annihilates us فَابَادّاand so it annihilated؟
لَم نَدْرِي كَيْف يَبِيِّدْنا فَابَادّا؟
The army of the crossing struck us in a vital spot;
Tell America to send us reinforcement
"The Army of Crossing has struck a mortal blow"
We knew not how it could annihilate us—yet it did!
Indeed Egypt's son excelled in his powerful striking
"We know not how they crush us, yet down we go"
قَوْلِيsay لَامْرِيْكاto America ابْعَثِيsend مَدَداreinforcements لَنَاto us
قَوْلِي لَامْرِيْكا ابْعَثِي مَدَدا لَنَا
إِنَّاindeed we هُنَاhere نُفْنِيwe are being annihilated فَقَدْنَاwe lost الَزَادّاthe provisions
إِنَّا هُنَا نُفْنِي فَقَدْنَا الَزَادّا
Tell America: Send us reinforcements!
Seeking Sinai's wealth his purpose
"Tell America to send reinforcements, fast!"
Indeed, we are being annihilated here; we have lost our provisions.
The will, glory, and prevention reached the extent
"We are perishing here, our supplies cannot last"
إِنindeed ابْنthe son of مِصْرEgypt أَحْسَنperfected قُوَّةthe strength of بَاسِهhis valor
إِن ابْن مِصْر أَحْسَن قُوَّة بَاسِه
يَبْغِيseeks ثَرِيthe soil of سِيْنَاSinai إِلَيْهto him مُعَاداrestored
يَبْغِي ثَرِي سِيْنَا إِلَيْه مُعَادا
Indeed, Egypt's son has perfected the strength of his valor;
That he sought, his purpose attained
Truly, Egypt's son has honed his mighty hand
He seeks Sinai's soil restored to him.
It shook the earth beneath us
Seeking the return of Sinai's cherished land
بَأْسthe might of الْارَادَةthe will وَالعِزِينَةand resolve (probable reading) وَالْنَّهْيand reason
بَأْس الْارَادَة وَالعِزِينَة وَالْنَّهْي
بَلَغreached الْمَدِّيthe utmost مِمَّاof what ابْتَغَاهhe sought it مُرَاداa desired goal
بَلَغ الْمَدِّي مِمَّا ابْتَغَاه مُرَادا
The might of will, resolve, and reason
And changed us to chaff harvested
With might of will, resolve, and wisdom's steady gaze
Reached the utmost of what he sought as his goal.
The Tihami poet said it in words
He achieved the goal he sought in those days
قَدindeed زَلْزَلshook الْارْضthe earth الَّتِيwhich مِنfrom تَحْتِنَاbeneath us
قَد زَلْزَل الْارْض الَّتِي مِن تَحْتِنَا
وَاحَالِناand turned us بَدَدَاscattered fragments وُرَامand sought حَصَّادَاa harvest
وَاحَالِنا بَدَدَا وُرَام حَصَّادَا
He has shaken the earth beneath us,
By which the grieving heart was healed
"He shook the very earth beneath our feet"
And turned us into scattered fragments, seeking a harvest.
And I say to him, your fervor inspired
"Scattering us, reaping us like wheat"
قَدindeed قَالَهَاhe said it شَاعِرَهhis poet الْتِّهَامِيal-Tihami قَوْلَةa saying
قَد قَالَهَا شَاعِرَه الْتِّهَامِي قَوْلَة
فَشُفِيand so was healed مِنof الّامthe mother الْرَءُوَمtenderhearted فُؤَادَاa heart
فَشُفِي مِن الّام الْرَءُوَم فُؤَادَا
His poet al-Tihami had spoken those words,
Egypt's soldiers, honor and integrity
As his poet Al-Tihami once boldly spoke
And so the tender mother's heart was healed.
Its children, Egypt, gathered in one leap
Healing the Mother's heart from pain's heavy yoke
وَانَاand I أَقُوْلsay لَهto him أَثَّرَتyou stirred حَمَاسَةenthusiasm
وَانَا أَقُوْل لَه أَثَّرَت حَمَاسَة
بِجُنُوْدin the soldiers of مِصْرEgypt وَعِزَّةand pride وَسَدَادَاand sound judgment
بِجُنُوْد مِصْر وَعِزَّة وَسَدَادَا
And I say to him: You stirred fervor
Looking to revive through them glories
And I say to him: You stirred a fervent fire
In Egypt's soldiers, and pride and sound judgment.
From the invisible world their souls met
With pride and aim, raising Egypt's soldiers higher
جُمِعَتgathered بَنِيْهَاher sons مِصْرEgypt فِيin يَدa hand وَثْبَةa leap
جُمِعَت بَنِيْهَا مِصْر فِي يَد وَثْبَة
وَتَطَلَّعَتand aspired تُحْيِيrevives بِهِمthrough them أَمْجَادَاglories
وَتَطَلَّعَت تُحْيِي بِهِم أَمْجَادَا
Egypt gathered her sons into one hand for a leap,
Loving the forefathers and descendants
Egypt gathered her sons for one mighty leap
And aspired to revive glories through them.
Victory hovered, its banners fluttered
To revive the glories that history keeps
مِنfrom عَالَمthe world of الْغَيْبthe unseen الْتَقَتmet أَرْوَاحُهُمtheir spirits
مِن عَالَم الْغَيْب الْتَقَت أَرْوَاحُهُم
حُبّاin love حِّوِيembraced الابَاءthe forefathers وَالأَحْفَادّاand the grandchildren
حُبّا حِّوِي الابَاء وَالأَحْفَادّا
From the world of the unseen, their spirits met,
From Badr the great urging steeds
From the unseen realm, their spirits aligned
In love that embraced forefathers and grandchildren.
Al Quds sent its heroes
A love binding sires and grandsons, intertwined
الْنَّصْرvictory اتcoming رَفْرَفَتfluttered رَايَاتُهits banners
الْنَّصْر ات رَفْرَفَت رَايَاتُه
مِنfrom بَدْرBadr الْكُبْرَيthe great تَحُثspurs جِيَادَاsteeds
مِن بَدْر الْكُبْرَي تَحُث جِيَادَا
Victory is coming; its banners have fluttered,
To shake hands with Yarmouk and the leaders
Victory approaches, its banners unfurled
From Badr the Great, spurring steeds onward.
Leaders crossing over the land of Hittin
From the Great Badr, urging steeds through the world
وَالْقَادِسِيَّةand al-Qadisiyyah أُرْسِلْتsent أَبْطَالِهَاits heroes
وَالْقَادِسِيَّة أُرْسِلْت أَبْطَالِهَا
لِّتُصَافِحto shake hands with الْيَرْمُوكal-Yarmuk وَالقُوّادّاand the commanders
لِّتُصَافِح الْيَرْمُوك وَالقُوّادّا
And al-Qadisiyyah sent forth its heroes,
And the Arab embraced then rolled over
And Al-Qadisiyyah sent her heroes forth
To shake hands with al-Yarmuk and the commanders—
To clasp hands with Yarmouk and the commanders of worth
قُوَّادcommanders of يُعْرَبYa'rub فِيin ثَرِيthe soil of حِطِّيْنِهَاher Hattin
قُوَّاد يُعْرَب فِي ثَرِي حِطِّيْنِهَا
وَتَعَانَقand embraced one another الْعَرَبِيthe Arab ثُمthen تِلْادّاancestral heritage
وَتَعَانَق الْعَرَبِي ثُم تِلْادّا
Ya'rub's commanders in the soil of her Hattin,
Arab commanders on Hittin's soil now stand
And the Arab then embraced ancestral heritage.
Embracing the Arab spirit and heritage grand
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