ياO حبَّذاhow dear وَطَنٌa homeland يضمُّholds تلادياmy ancestral heritage
يا حبَّذا وَطَنٌ يضمُّ تلاديا
إنif قيلَit were asked منwho يفديهِwould sacrifice himself for it كنتُI would be الفادياthe one sacrificing himself
إن قيلَ من يفديهِ كنتُ الفاديا
Oh, how dear is a homeland that holds my ancestral heritage!
O beloved homeland that embraces my homelands
If asked who would give his life for it, I would be the one.
If it is said who will redeem it, I would be the redeemer
فيهِin it كنوزُtreasures أحبَّتيmy loved ones وقبورُهمand their graves
فيهِ كنوزُ أحبَّتي وقبورُهم
أوَand (questioning) لاnot أردُّI repel عنfrom الذخائرِthe treasures عادياan aggressor
أوَ لا أردُّ عن الذخائرِ عاديا
In it are my loved ones’ treasures and their graves.
In it are the treasures of my loved ones and their graves
And shall I not repel an aggressor from those treasures?
Should I not return the treasures, resisting the transgressor?
هذاthis الترابُsoil مقدَّسٌsacred برفاتهِby its mortal remains
هذا الترابُ مقدَّسٌ برفاتهِ
ونباتهِand its plants وبهِand through it أفيI keep faith with أجدادياmy ancestors
ونباتهِ وبهِ أفي أجداديا
This soil is sacred for the mortal remains within it,
This soil is sacred with their remnants
And for its plants; through it I keep faith with my ancestors.
And its plants, and through it I live up to my ancestors
إنيindeed I لأنشقُI surely inhale ريحَهُits scent متبرِّكاًseeking a blessing
إني لأنشقُ ريحَهُ متبرِّكاً
وزلالُهُand its clear water يَشفيheals عليلاًa sick person صادياthirsty
وزلالُهُ يَشفي عليلاً صاديا
Indeed, I breathe in its scent, seeking a blessing.
I breathe its air blessedly
And its clear water heals one who is sick and thirsty.
And its freshness heals the ill persistently
ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) الروميُّthe Roman لاdo not تكُbe ظالماًunjust
يا أيُّها الروميُّ لا تكُ ظالماً
باللهِfor God’s sake دَعleave ليfor me مَوطِنيmy homeland وبلادياand my country
باللهِ دَع لي مَوطِني وبلاديا
O Roman, do not be unjust.
O Roman, do not be unjust
For God’s sake, leave me my homeland and my country.
For God's sake, leave my homeland and my homelands
لكَyours أرضُكَyour land القصوىfar-off وهذيand this الأرضthe land ليmine
لكَ أرضُكَ القصوى وهذي الأرض لي
فإلامَso how long تدهمُنيyou assail me مغيراًraiding رادياdestroying
فإلامَ تدهمُني مغيراً راديا
Your far-off land is yours, and this land is mine.
You have your farthest land, and this land is mine
How long, then, will you assail me as a raider and destroyer?
Why do you invade me, going back and forth?
اللهGod يُنصِفُنيgrants me justice ويُنصِفُand grants justice to أمَّتيmy nation
الله يُنصِفُني ويُنصِفُ أمَّتي
وقدِand indeed استحبَّhas favored جهادَهاits struggle وجهادياand my struggle
وقدِ استحبَّ جهادَها وجهاديا
God grants me justice and grants my nation justice.
God will do me and my nation justice
And He has indeed favored its struggle and mine.
He loved our struggle and my struggle