بنىsons of الإسلامIslam جدّواstrive earnestly فيin الجهادjihad
بنى الإسلام جدّوا في الجهاد
بسمرwith dusky spears of الخطal-Khatt والبيضand the white swords الحدادsharp
بسمر الخط والبيض الحداد
O sons of Islam, strive earnestly in jihad,
The Muslims built Islam with great effort
With al-Khatt's dusky spears and sharp white swords.
With the dark ink and the white mourning clothes
وبيعوهاand sell them فربكمfor your Lord اشتراهاhas bought them
وبيعوها فربكم اشتراها
نفوساsouls تربحوهاyou shall gain them فيat المعادthe Resurrection
نفوسا تربحوها في المعاد
And sell them, for your Lord has bought them—
And they sold their souls, so your Lord bought them
Souls you shall gain at the Resurrection.
Souls that will profit in the hereafter
عدوكمyour enemy بعقركمin your heartland مقيمٌdwelling
عدوكم بعقركم مقيمٌ
ليستوليto take control علىover ملكthe dominion of البلادthe land
ليستولي على ملك البلاد
Your enemy dwells in your heartland,
Your enemy resides to seize the kingdom
To seize dominion over the land.
Of the countries
وبيتand the House of القدسHoliness يفرقfears كلevery يومday
وبيت القدس يفرق كل يوم
حذاراfor fear أنthat يعودreturns ملكthe king of البلادthe land
حذارا أن يعود ملك البلاد
And Jerusalem trembles every day,
And Jerusalem's home is torn apart each day
Fearing that the king of the land might return.
Beware that the kingdom of the countries returns
ودينand the faith of اللهGod يلحظهgazes on it أغثناhelp us
ودين الله يلحظه أغثنا
بجفنwith an eyelid قدalready تكحّلhas adorned itself with kohl بالسهادwith sleeplessness
بجفن قد تكحّل بالسهاد
And God's faith gazes on it, crying, 'Help us!'
And the religion of God watches us, distressed
With an eyelid that has made sleeplessness its kohl.
With an eyelid lined with wakefulness
فسلّواso draw المشرفيّةthe Mashrafi swords واستقلواand mount up
فسلّوا المشرفيّة واستقلوا
بهاwith them فوقupon المسومةthe marked الجيادnoble steeds
بها فوق المسومة الجياد
So draw the Mashrafi swords and mount up,
So ask Al-Mushrifiya and take over it
With them upon the marked, noble steeds.
Above the marked horses
فليسfor none يفوزwins بالحسنىthe finest reward سوىexcept منone who
فليس يفوز بالحسنى سوى من
تدرّعhas armored himself بالجلادةwith fortitude للجلادfor combat
تدرّع بالجلادة للجلاد
For none wins the finest reward save one who
For none succeeds with glory but one
Has armored himself with fortitude for combat.
Who armors himself with skin for the executioner