ياO قُدسُJerusalem! يَاO نجْوىintimate whisper الزَّمانtime وand لَهْفةَyearning الـthe
يا قُدسُ! يَا نجْوى الزَّمان و لَهْفةَ الـ
أُفُقِhorizon اُلمُطِلِّoverlooking علىover رُبَاكِyour hills ! فأجْمليso be beautiful
أُفُقِ اُلمُطِلِّ على رُبَاكِ ! فأجْملي
O Jerusalem! O time's intimate whisper and the yearning of the
O Jerusalem! O whisper of time and yearning of the
horizon overlooking your hills! So be beautiful.
Horizon overlooking your hills! So be beautiful
يَاO قُدسُJerusalem ! يَاO إشراقةradiance الفَجْرthe dawn النَّدِthe dewy (continued)
يَا قُدسُ ! يَا إشراقة الفَجْر النَّدِ
يِّcompletion of 'dewy' وبسمةًand a smile طَلَعتْrose مَعwith الصُّبْحِthe morning الجَلِيclear
يِّ وبسمةً طَلَعتْ مَع الصُّبْحِ الجَلِي
O Jerusalem! O radiance of the dewy dawn,
O Jerusalem! O dawn’s radiance, gentle
and a smile that rose with the clear morning.
And smiling, that rose with the glorious morn,
يَاO قُدسُJerusalem! يَاO عِطرَfragrance الدُّهورthe ages ونفحةًand a fragrant breath
يَا قُدسُ! يَا عِطرَ الدُّهور ونفحةً
مَاstart of 'surged' جَتcompletion of 'surged' علىover الأمَلِhope الغنيِّrich المرفِلِsplendidly robed
مَا جَت على الأمَلِ الغنيِّ المرفِلِ
O Jerusalem! O fragrance of the ages and a fragrant breath
O Jerusalem! Fragrance of eras, a breeze
that surged over rich, splendidly robed hope.
That came upon the plentiful, rich, purple hope,
ياO قُدسُJerusalem! ياO رفَّflutter الحَنينlonging وخَفْقةًand a heartbeat
يا قُدسُ! يا رفَّ الحَنين وخَفْقةً
مِنfrom كلِّevery قَلبٍheart خَاشعٍreverent متبتِّلِdevoted to worship
مِن كلِّ قَلبٍ خَاشعٍ متبتِّلِ
O Jerusalem! O flutter of longing and a heartbeat
O Jerusalem! Exaltation of longing and a throbbing
from every reverent heart devoted to worship.
From every humble, devout, sorrowing heart,
ياO قُدسُJerusalem! يَاO عَبَقَfragrance الفُتُوحِthe conquests ونسمةًand a breeze
يا قُدسُ! يَا عَبَقَ الفُتُوحِ ونسمةً
سَارَتْdrifted بريَّاwith the scent of المِسْكِmusk فوحَfragrance قُرنْفُلِcloves
سَارَتْ بريَّا المِسْكِ فوحَ قُرنْفُلِ
O Jerusalem! O fragrance of conquests and a breeze
O Jerusalem! Fragrance of conquest, a breeze
that drifted with musk's scent, the fragrance of cloves.
That blew with meadow musk and carnations’ scent,
ياO قُدسُJerusalem ! ياO نُورَlight النُّبوَّةِprophethood أشرقَتْshone
يا قُدسُ ! يا نُورَ النُّبوَّةِ أشرقَتْ
فيin الدَّاجياتِthe dark nights ويَاand O صَفاءpurity المَنْهَلِthe wellspring
في الدَّاجياتِ ويَا صَفاء المَنْهَلِ
O Jerusalem! O light of prophethood that shone
O Jerusalem! Light of prophecy that shone
in the dark nights, and O purity of the wellspring!
In thickets, and O purity of the fount,
كلُّall النُّبُواتِthe prophetic missions التِيthat بُعِثَتْwere sent forth سَعَتْhastened
كلُّ النُّبُواتِ التِي بُعِثَتْ سَعَتْ
شَوقاًin longing إِليكِto you بِنُورِهَاwith their light المُتَهلِّلِradiant
شَوقاً إِليكِ بِنُورِهَا المُتَهلِّلِ
All the prophetic missions that were sent forth hastened
All the prophecies that were sent sought
in longing to you, with their radiant light.
You fervently with their sparkling light,
كمَhow often أشرَقَتْshone فيin كلِّevery ساحٍopen space آيةٌْa sign
كمَ أشرَقَتْ في كلِّ ساحٍ آيةٌْ
للهِof God تُنْبِئُheralds بالنَّبيthe Prophet ِّ الأَكْمَلِthe most perfect
للهِ تُنْبِئُ بالنَّبي ِّ الأَكْمَلِ
How often there shone, in every open space, a sign
Many a sign of God shone on each plain
of God, heralding the most perfect Prophet!
Telling of the most perfect Prophet,
فَإِليكِso to you أُسْريَwas taken by night بالنَّبيِّwith the Prophet مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
فَإِليكِ أُسْريَ بالنَّبيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ
لِيَؤُمَّهُمْso he might lead them in prayer! يَاoh! للإِمامِfor the imam (exclamation) الأعدلِthe most just
لِيَؤُمَّهُمْ! يَا للإِمامِ الأعدلِ
So to you the Prophet Muhammad was taken by night,
So to you ascended with the Prophet Muhammad,
to lead them in prayer—what a supremely just imam!
To lead them in prayer, O most just Imam,
ثُمَّthen ارتَقَىascended لمعارِجٍto stairways of ascent موصُولةٍinterconnected
ثُمَّ ارتَقَى لمعارِجٍ موصُولةٍ
بَلَغتْreached بهِwith him أَعلىthe highest رُؤَىvisions أوor مَنْزِلِabode
بَلَغتْ بهِ أَعلى رُؤَى أو مَنْزِلِ
Then he ascended by interconnected stairways
Then he climbed the connected stairs
that brought him to the loftiest visions or abode.
That took him to the highest place or lodging,
دارٌan abode مبارَكَةٌblessed وand أنفاسُbreaths الهُدىguidance
دارٌ مبارَكَةٌ و أنفاسُ الهُدى
فيهاwithin it علىover رَوْضٍa garden أَغَنَّlush مُظَلَّلِshaded
فيها على رَوْضٍ أَغَنَّ مُظَلَّلِ
A blessed abode, and the breaths of guidance
A blessed abode, and breaths of guidance
are there, over a lush, shaded garden.
In it, over a meadow, thickest shade,
المسْجدthe mosque الأقْصَىthe farthest (Al-Aqsa) بِساحكin your precinct! ياoh! لهfor it (exclamation)
المسْجد الأقْصَى بِساحك! يا له
منof مَسْجِدٍa mosque بِهُدَىwith the guidance of العُصُورthe ages مُجَلَّلmantled
من مَسْجِدٍ بِهُدَى العُصُور مُجَلَّل
Al-Aqsa Mosque is in your precinct—what a
The Aqsa Mosque on your plain - what a
mosque, mantled with the guidance of the ages,
Mosque it is, with the guidance of eras adorned,
بالحقِّwith truth بالإسلامwith Islam بالدينwith the faith الذيthat
بالحقِّ بالإسلام بالدين الذي
حَمَلتْهَbore it كلُّevery نُبُوَّةprophetic mission أوor مُرْسَلmessenger
حَمَلتْهَ كلُّ نُبُوَّة أو مُرْسَل
with truth, with Islam, with the faith that
With truth, with Islam, the religion that
every prophetic mission or messenger bore!
Every prophecy and messenger conveyed,
طافroamed الجَمالbeauty بكلِّthrough every أرضٍِland وانْتَهىand came at last
طاف الجَمال بكلِّ أرضٍِ وانْتَهى
لرُبَاكِto your hills مَجْلوّاًunveiled ! فَقِيلthen it was said هُناhere انْزِلِsettle
لرُبَاكِ مَجْلوّاً ! فَقِيل هُنا انْزِلِ
Beauty roamed through every land and came at last
Beauty toured every land and came
to your hills, unveiled! Then it was told, 'Settle here!'
To your hills, welcomed - So alight here, they said
وإذاand behold رباكyour hills غَنيَّةٌrich خَفقَthrobbed الهوىlove
وإذا رباك غَنيَّةٌ خَفقَ الهوى
فيin كلِّevery ركنٍcorner بالجلالwith majesty مُكلَّلcrowned
في كلِّ ركنٍ بالجلال مُكلَّل
And behold, your hills were rich; love throbbed
And when your hills were song, passion stirred
in every corner, crowned with majesty.
In every nook, crowned with majesty,
أرضَland الملاحِمepic battles حدّثيtell عنof أُمَّةٍa nation
أرضَ الملاحِم حدّثي عن أُمَّةٍ
تركَتْكleft you فيin أسْرٍcaptivity شَدِيدharsh مُثْقِلِcrushing
تركَتْك في أسْرٍ شَدِيد مُثْقِلِ
O land of epic battles, tell of a nation
O land of epics, tell of a nation
that left you in harsh, crushing captivity.
That left you fettered, heavily burdened,
أرضland الملاحِمepic battles حدِّثيtell عَنْof غافِلٍa heedless one
أرض الملاحِم حدِّثي عَنْ غافِلٍ
مُسْتَسْلمٍsurrendering أوor جاهِلٍignorant مُتَنَصِّلevading responsibility
مُسْتَسْلمٍ أو جاهِلٍ مُتَنَصِّل
O land of epic battles, tell of one heedless,
O land of epics, tell of one heedless,
surrendering—or one ignorant, evading responsibility.
Submissive or ignorant, shirking and evasive,
طيبيbe glad فلسطينُPalestine الحبيبَةbeloved أشْرقيshine
طيبي فلسطينُ الحبيبَة أشْرقي
أملاًwith hope تجَدِّدهrenews it الدّماءblood وهلِّليand rejoice
أملاً تجَدِّده الدّماء وهلِّلي
Be glad, beloved Palestine; shine
My sweet Palestine, shine hope
with hope that blood renews, and rejoice!
Renewed by blood, and chant merrily,
ستَظلُّwill remain أرضُكyour land بالملاحمamid epic battles ساحَةًan arena
ستَظلُّ أرضُك بالملاحم ساحَةً
للمؤمنينfor the believers وعَهْدَand a pledge of يومa day مُقْبِلcoming
للمؤمنين وعَهْدَ يوم مُقْبِل
Your land will remain, amid epic battles, an arena
Your land will remain an arena of epics
for the believers, and a pledge of a day to come.
For the faithful, and the promise of a coming day,
سَتَظَلُّwill remain أرضُكِyour land بالملاحمamid epic battles شُعْلَةًa flame
سَتَظَلُّ أرضُكِ بالملاحم شُعْلَةً
لتَشُقَّto cleave مِنْfrom ظُلُماتِthe darkness of لَيْلٍa night ألْيَلِpitch-black
لتَشُقَّ مِنْ ظُلُماتِ لَيْلٍ ألْيَلِ
Your land will remain, amid epic battles, a flame
Your land will remain, with epics, a flame
to cleave a path out of the darkness of a pitch-black night.
To cleave the darkness of a long night,
لاdo not تيأسيdespair! فالأُفْقُfor the horizon مزْدَحِمٌcrowded بطلْـwith the rise (continued)
لا تيأسي! فالأُفْقُ مزْدَحِمٌ بطلْـ
ــعَةِcompletion of 'rise' أُمَّةٍa nation موصولةٍbound together لمْnot (past negation) تُجْهَلbe unknown
ــعَةِ أُمَّةٍ موصولةٍ لمْ تُجْهَل
Do not despair! For the horizon is crowded with the rise
Despair not! The horizon teems with the rising
of a nation bound together, not unknown,
Of a connected nation not to be Ignored,
وكتائبٍand battalions مَرْصُوصَةٍtightly ranked لاnot تَنْثنيturn back
وكتائبٍ مَرْصُوصَةٍ لا تَنْثني
إلاexcept علىwith نَصْرٍa victory أعزَّmightier وand أجْمَلِmore beautiful
إلا على نَصْرٍ أعزَّ و أجْمَلِ
and tightly ranked battalions that do not turn back
And serried squadrons that will not bend
except with a mightier and more beautiful victory.
Save to a victory mightier and more beautiful.