سَلِمَتْ ثورةٌ وبُورك عيدُ

سَلِمَتْ ثورةٌ وبُورك عيدُ

وتعالَتْ جُموعُكم والحشودُ

وتعالَتْ جُموعُكم والحشودُ

May the revolution endure, and blessed be the festival!

A revolution has prevailed, a feast blessed,

And may your gatherings and throngs rise high!

Your multitudes have risen, the crowds have assembled,

وزكت ساحةٌ من المجدِ تُعْلِي

وزكت ساحةٌ من المجدِ تُعْلِي

جانِبَيْها معاصمٌ وزُنودُ

جانِبَيْها معاصمٌ وزُنودُ

And may a field of glory flourish, raised

An arena of glory elevates,

on either side by wrists and forearms.

Its sides fortified by wrists and arms.

أيُّها المبدعونَ يُحيون " نيسا

أيُّها المبدعونَ يُحيون " نيسا

ناً " جديداً تَرِفُّ فيه الوُرود

ناً " جديداً تَرِفُّ فيه الوُرود

O creators, bringing to life an April

O you who revive “Nissan” anew, upon which roses bloom,

made new, in which the roses flutter;

And spring returns renewed by

ويعود الربيعُ غضّاً بما

ويعود الربيعُ غضّاً بما

تضفي عليه وجوهُكم والجُهود

تضفي عليه وجوهُكم والجُهود

and spring returns fresh with what

The radiance your faces and efforts cast upon it.

your faces and efforts bestow upon it.

Blessed are these arms, whatever they build and seek and add on.

بوركت هذه السواعدُ ما

بوركت هذه السواعدُ ما

تبني وما تبتغي وما تستزيد

تبني وما تبتغي وما تستزيد

Blessed be these arms for what

Heat eats away their skin, then they grow it back

they build, what they seek, and what more they desire.

With that which has brought hearts together.

يأكُلُ الحَرُّ جِلْدَها ثم تُنشا

يأكُلُ الحَرُّ جِلْدَها ثم تُنشا

بالذي ضمت القلوبَ جلود

بالذي ضمت القلوبَ جلود

The heat devours their skin; then there are fashioned

Stains of sun as flags of struggle,

skins from what the hearts have embraced.

And the fluttering of souls within them like standards.

بُقَعُ الشمسِ للنِّضال شعارا

بُقَعُ الشمسِ للنِّضال شعارا

تٌ وخفقُ الأرْواح فيها بنود

تٌ وخفقُ الأرْواح فيها بنود

The sun's marks are emblems of struggle,

They have towered with that which builders lessen

and the throbbing of souls within them, banners.

And beautified with that which levels the ground.

شَمَخَتْ بالذي تُقِلُّ بُناةٌ

شَمَخَتْ بالذي تُقِلُّ بُناةٌ

وزها بالذي يُقِلّ الصعيد

وزها بالذي يُقِلّ الصعيد

Builders have towered with what they bear,

The eternity of time will wear away, and will remain

and the earth has grown splendid with what it carries.

A bitter gallantry and resolute determination.

جدَّةُ الدهرِ سوف تَبْلَى وتبقى

جدَّةُ الدهرِ سوف تَبْلَى وتبقى

نخوةٌ مُرّة وعزمٌ عنيد

نخوةٌ مُرّة وعزمٌ عنيد

Time's freshness will wear away, but there remain

Everything has its limits, but not

bitter pride and stubborn resolve.

What peoples originate - it has no limits.

كلُّ شيءٍ له حدودٌ وليست

كلُّ شيءٍ له حدودٌ وليست

للذي تُبدِعُ الشعوبُ حدود

للذي تُبدِعُ الشعوبُ حدود

Everything has limits, but there are no

And what a willful mind builds

limits to what peoples create.

Barriers and dams collapse before it.

وعلى ما يشيد ذهنٌ مَريد

وعلى ما يشيد ذهنٌ مَريد

تتهاوى حواجزٌ وسدود

تتهاوى حواجزٌ وسدود

Before what a rebellious mind builds,

Peace be upon those who pave

barriers and dams tumble down.

Paths on which eternity walks.

وسلاماً للعالمين يشقو

وسلاماً للعالمين يشقو

ن دروباً يمشي عليها الخلود

ن دروباً يمشي عليها الخلود

And peace to the learned, who carve

The fragrance of its verses spreads

paths along which immortality walks.

Above it, ancestors outstripping descendants.

عطرات رباعُها يتهادى

عطرات رباعُها يتهادى

فوقها يَسْبِقُ الجدودَ الحفيد

فوقها يَسْبِقُ الجدودَ الحفيد

Fragrant are their abodes; gliding gently

False is the generosity expected, and the sweat of laborers is grace and existence.

over them, the grandson outstrips his forebears.

A revolution has prevailed, a blessed feast renewed,

كذِبَ الجودُ مرتجى وتِجاراً

كذِبَ الجودُ مرتجى وتِجاراً

عَرَقُ الكادحين فضلٌ وجود

عَرَقُ الكادحين فضلٌ وجود

Generosity is false when hoped for and traded;

A feast that benefits people, not heedlessness, ambiguities, nor promises.

the workers' sweat is bounty and generosity.

Not as they have frozen them,

سلِمَتْ ثورةٌ، غذا مرّ عيد

سلِمَتْ ثورةٌ، غذا مرّ عيد

جَدَّ عيدٌ منها رضيٌّ سعيدُ

جَدَّ عيدٌ منها رضيٌّ سعيدُ

May the revolution endure; when a festival passes,

Those black pledges,

a new festival arises from it, contented and happy.

Neither for resurrection nor awakening hoped for,

ينفع الناس، لا المباهجُ غُفْلٌ

ينفع الناس، لا المباهجُ غُفْلٌ

مُبْهَماتٌ ولا العطاءُ وعود

مُبْهَماتٌ ولا العطاءُ وعود

It benefits the people: its delights are not aimless,

They were buried, shrouds drawn over them.

nor vague, nor is its giving mere promises.

The promise drew near and dawn broke

للجماهير لا كما أوقفتْها

للجماهير لا كما أوقفتْها

لكروشٍ تلك العهودُ السود

لكروشٍ تلك العهودُ السود

For the masses—not as they were reserved

And the long-awaited morn could be glimpsed.

for bellies by those dark eras.

And I see the sacrifices kindling a generation,

لا لبعثٍ ولا نشورٍ تُرَجّى

لا لبعثٍ ولا نشورٍ تُرَجّى

قُبِرَتْ وانطوتْ عليها اللّحود

قُبِرَتْ وانطوتْ عليها اللّحود

No revival, no resurrection is hoped for them;

After generation, from their light, increasing it.

they were buried, and the graves closed over them.

“Nissan”, you are the feast of resurrection,

أزِفَ الوعدُ وانجلى الصبح

أزِفَ الوعدُ وانجلى الصبح

واستشرف للعين فجرهُ الموعود

واستشرف للعين فجرهُ الموعود

The promise has drawn near, and the morning has cleared,

And the gathering of ranks around you a feast.

and its promised dawn has risen before the eye.

A front like the front of a lion, bold,

وأرى التضحياتِ يَقبِسُ جيلٌ

وأرى التضحياتِ يَقبِسُ جيلٌ

بعد جيلٍ من ضوئها ويَزيد

بعد جيلٍ من ضوئها ويَزيد

And I see sacrifices, as one generation takes a spark,

Pride walking with it and steadfastness.

then another, from their light, and adds to it.

The height of glory is that scattered parts

يومَ " نيسانَ " أنت للبعث عيدٌ

يومَ " نيسانَ " أنت للبعث عيدٌ

والتفافُ الصفوفِ حولَك عيدُ

والتفافُ الصفوفِ حولَك عيدُ

O April day, you are a festival for the Baath,

Unite when soldiers are rallied.

and the ranks gathering around you are a festival.

Grain by grain the gleanings are gathered

جبهةٌ مثلُ جبهةِ اللّيثِ، بأس

جبهةٌ مثلُ جبهةِ اللّيثِ، بأس

واعتزازٌ يمشي بها وصُمود

واعتزازٌ يمشي بها وصُمود

A front like a lion's brow, where valor,

Until a unique strand is straightened.

pride, and steadfastness stride.

The standing of nations is effort and patience

غايةُ المجدِ أن يُلَمَّ شتاتٌ

غايةُ المجدِ أن يُلَمَّ شتاتٌ

كلُّهُ حين يُسْتَجاشُ جنود

كلُّهُ حين يُسْتَجاشُ جنود

The height of glory is that the scattered be united,

And giving, doubled through them in return.

all soldiers when called to arms.

And according to the extent to which land is prepared

حبةً حبةً تُضَمُّ اللئالي

حبةً حبةً تُضَمُّ اللئالي

ريثما يستقيمُ عِقْدٌ فَريد

ريثما يستقيمُ عِقْدٌ فَريد

Bead by bead, the pearls are strung

And crops cultivated will the harvest be.

until a matchless necklace takes shape.

O guardians of the sanctuary, and the burden of responsibilities heavy,

وقِوامُ الشعوب جهد وصبرٌ

وقِوامُ الشعوب جهد وصبرٌ

وعطاءٌ عَبْرَيهما مردود

وعطاءٌ عَبْرَيهما مردود

The mainstay of peoples is toil and patience,

And their load exhausting.

and giving, repaid through both.

Indeed, cowardice is aided by ancestry,

وعلى قدر ما تُمَهَّد أرضٌ

وعلى قدر ما تُمَهَّد أرضٌ

ويُنَمَّى زرعٌ يكونُ الحصيد

ويُنَمَّى زرعٌ يكونُ الحصيد

And in proportion to how the soil is prepared

And courage betrayed by lineage.

and a crop nurtured, so is the harvest.

Indolence can shame action,

يا حُماةَ الحِمى وعبءُ الأمانا

يا حُماةَ الحِمى وعبءُ الأمانا

تِ ثقيلٌ وحملُهُنَّ يؤود

تِ ثقيلٌ وحملُهُنَّ يؤود

O defenders of the homeland, the burden of trusts

And action shame indolence.

is heavy, and bearing them weighs one down.

In your hands are the destinies of a people

ولقد تَنْصُرُ الجدودُ جباناً

ولقد تَنْصُرُ الجدودُ جباناً

ولقد تَخْذُلُ الشّجاعَ الجدود

ولقد تَخْذُلُ الشّجاعَ الجدود

And indeed fortune may support a coward,

Whose dedication grants you strong support.

and indeed fortune may forsake the brave.

Devoted to loyalty, he gives you

ولقد يخجل القُعُودَ قيام

ولقد يخجل القُعُودَ قيام

ولقد يخجل القيامَ قعود

ولقد يخجل القيامَ قعود

And indeed, standing may shame sitting,

Weakness - what you give him he redoubles and increases.

and indeed, sitting may shame standing.

And he has, of the secrets of intentions,

رهنُ أيدِيكُمُ مصايرُ شعْبٍ

رهنُ أيدِيكُمُ مصايرُ شعْبٍ

في يديه للتضحياتِ رصيد

في يديه للتضحياتِ رصيد

In your hands lie the destinies of a people

Insight that reveals the obscured.

whose hands hold a reserve of sacrifices.

His talents have been distorted until

مُغْرَمٌ بالوفاء يُسدي إليكم

مُغْرَمٌ بالوفاء يُسدي إليكم

ضعفَ ما قد تُسْدُونه ويزيد

ضعفَ ما قد تُسْدُونه ويزيد

Enamored of loyalty, it offers you

The intelligent and dimwitted among them blinded.

twice what you may offer it, and more.

Unleash them - from them will blaze forth a flame

ولديه من مضمراتِ النّوايا

ولديه من مضمراتِ النّوايا

بَصَرٌ يكشِفُ الغيوبَ حديد

بَصَرٌ يكشِفُ الغيوبَ حديد

And to discern concealed intentions, it has

Illuminating the darkness, the fetters undone.

keen sight that reveals the unseen.

And add a mile to the mile, as

شُوِّشَتْ عنده المواهبُ حتى

شُوِّشَتْ عنده المواهبُ حتى

ليُعَمّى ذكيُّها والبليد

ليُعَمّى ذكيُّها والبليد

Its talents have been so muddled

Thoroughbreds quicken their pace and excel.

that their bright and dull are alike obscured.

And extend with accomplishments and increase,

فجِّروها يُفَجّرِ الشرقَ منها

فجِّروها يُفَجّرِ الشرقَ منها

ضَرَمٌ يُسْرِج الظلام، وقيدُ

ضَرَمٌ يُسْرِج الظلام، وقيدُ

Unleash them; from them the East shall be ignited

And stubbornly persevere without them and resist.

by a blazing fire that lights the darkness.

O pioneers of history - how excellent the boldness,

وأضيفوا شوطاً لشوط كما

وأضيفوا شوطاً لشوط كما

تعلي جيادٌ طرادها وتُجيد

تعلي جيادٌ طرادها وتُجيد

And add a lap to a lap, as

And the goal virtuous and sublime the anthem.

steeds intensify their racing and excel.

Ignite the ember of struggle and extend

وأمِدّوا بالمنجَزاتِ وزيدوا

وأمِدّوا بالمنجَزاتِ وزيدوا

واستميتوا من دونهنّ وذُودوا

واستميتوا من دونهنّ وذُودوا

And supply achievements, and add more;

Its fire - for it to give rise to a beaming light.

and fight to the death in their defense, and protect them.

Your path does not weary you, nor

يا حداةَ التاريخ طابت شداةٌ

يا حداةَ التاريخ طابت شداةٌ

وسمت غايةٌ وجلّ النشيدُ

وسمت غايةٌ وجلّ النشيدُ

O camel-drivers of history, sweet are the singers,

Does a system make smooth the difficult way.

lofty is the goal, and sublime the song.

Thinking what was made easy for him

سعِّروا جمرةَ الكفاحِ ومُدّوا

سعِّروا جمرةَ الكفاحِ ومُدّوا

نارَها يَنْبَثِقْ لنورٍ عمود

نارَها يَنْبَثِقْ لنورٍ عمود

Kindle the ember of struggle, and spread

Were shares, with nothing left beyond them.

its fire; let a pillar of light spring forth.

And delusion that there had accrued to him

لا يَهُنْ دربُكُم عليكُمْ ولا

لا يَهُنْ دربُكُم عليكُمْ ولا

يُسلِسْ نظاماً مشيٌ عليه وئيد

يُسلِسْ نظاماً مشيٌ عليه وئيد

Do not let your road seem easy to you, nor

Plenty, and abundant the extended shadow.

let slow steps along it loosen discipline,

The paths of glory are rugged - on them

ظنّه أنّ ما تيسّرَ منه

ظنّه أنّ ما تيسّرَ منه

حِصَصٌ ليس بعدهنّ مَزيد

حِصَصٌ ليس بعدهنّ مَزيد

thinking that what has come easily from it

Each day in each mile a martyr.

amounts to portions beyond which there is no more,

We enjoy what the excellent have cooked, and forget

وانخداعاً أن قد أفاء عليه

وانخداعاً أن قد أفاء عليه

سَجْسَجٌ وارفُ الظلالِ مديد

سَجْسَجٌ وارفُ الظلالِ مديد

or deluded that there has spread over it

That they are the salt of what they have cooked and the fuel.

a mild clime with abundant, far-reaching shade.

And civilization gushes forth from a breast

طُرُقُ المجدِ مُوعراتٌ عليها

طُرُقُ المجدِ مُوعراتٌ عليها

كلّ يوم في كل شبرٍ شهيد

كلّ يوم في كل شبرٍ شهيد

The roads of glory are rugged; upon them,

That has watered a wrist and shed blood and veins.

every day, in every handspan, a martyr.

And states are built by skulls - never has

نَغْتذي ما طها الطهاةُ وننسى

نَغْتذي ما طها الطهاةُ وننسى

أنّهم ملحُ ما طهوا والوَقود

أنّهم ملحُ ما طهوا والوَقود

We feed on what the cooks have cooked, and forget

A cup applauded from them, nor a lute strummed.

that they are the salt of what they cooked, and the fuel.

Unharmed is the eternity of rising and falling, and who knows

والحضارتُ ما تفجّر صدرٌ

والحضارتُ ما تفجّر صدرٌ

وسقى معصم ودرَّ وريد

وسقى معصم ودرَّ وريد

And civilizations are what has burst from a breast,

To where this rising will lead.

what a wrist has watered and a vein poured forth.

And the nights since the night of insect and spider

والكيانات بالجماجم ما

والكيانات بالجماجم ما

صفّق كأسٌ منها وما رنّ عود

صفّق كأسٌ منها وما رنّ عود

And states are founded on skulls, not

And prowler and fugitive and outcast.

on the clink of a cup within them or the ring of a lute.

And lasting struggle to a bitter day

سلِمُ الدهرُ في صُعود ومن يدري

سلِمُ الدهرُ في صُعود ومن يدري

إلى أين سوف يمضي الصعود

إلى أين سوف يمضي الصعود

Time's ladder rises—and who knows

Where master and slave are made equal.

where that ascent will lead?

And time walks fearsomely - no

والليالي مذ كان ليلُ بزاةٍ

والليالي مذ كان ليلُ بزاةٍ

وشباكٌ وقانصٌ وطريد

وشباكٌ وقانصٌ وطريد

And the nights, since night began: falcons,

Eye batting, nor neck turned.

nets, a hunter, and quarry;

Something new is born and forgotten and walks on,

وصراعٌ دامٍ ليوم مريرٍ

وصراعٌ دامٍ ليوم مريرٍ

يستوي فيه سيّدٌ ومسود

يستوي فيه سيّدٌ ومسود

and a bloody struggle toward a bitter day

Without its notice, something new.

when master and subject are equal.

O loved ones, tomorrow beckons

ومهيباً يمشي الزمانُ فلا

ومهيباً يمشي الزمانُ فلا

تطرف عينٌ ولا يُلَفَّتُ جيد

تطرف عينٌ ولا يُلَفَّتُ جيد

And time walks on in majesty, so

A assured tomorrow, assured and strong.

no eye blinks, nor is a neck turned.

No clouds dim your bright horizon, nor is absent

فجديد ينشا ويُنسى ويَمْشي

فجديد ينشا ويُنسى ويَمْشي

فوقَه دون أَنْ يُحَسّ، جديدُ

فوقَه دون أَنْ يُحَسّ، جديدُ

Then something new arises and is forgotten; another walks

Guiding stars that shine within it.

over it, unfelt—something new.

Your watchfulness - the people's eyes

يا ربايا غدٍ يُلَوِّحُ منها

يا ربايا غدٍ يُلَوِّحُ منها

مشرئباً غدٌ مكينٌ وطيد

مشرئباً غدٌ مكينٌ وطيد

O tomorrow's nurslings, from whom there beckons

That do not know eyelids' sleep.

a secure, steadfast tomorrow, craning its neck.

Keepers awake whose gaze

لا خبا نوؤكم ولا غاب عنكم

لا خبا نوؤكم ولا غاب عنكم

من نجوم تلوح فيه سعود

من نجوم تلوح فيه سعود

May your constellation never fade, nor vanish from you

The despised and praised do not escape when reckoned.

the lucky stars that shine within it.

And a book for the people in its folds

ورعتكم من المواطن عينٌ

ورعتكم من المواطن عينٌ

ليس تدري أجفانها ما الهجود

ليس تدري أجفانها ما الهجود

And may a citizen's eye watch over you,

Every good doubled in return.

whose lids know nothing of sleep,

And peace upon the most noble virgin leader -

ساهرات ما إن يُغَيَّبُ عنها

ساهرات ما إن يُغَيَّبُ عنها

حين يُحصى المذمومُ والمحمود

حين يُحصى المذمومُ والمحمود

ever wakeful, with nothing hidden from it

The hunted have converged upon his path.

when the blameworthy and the praiseworthy are tallied.

And at his call have responded far-flung

وكتاب للشعْب في دَفّتيه

وكتاب للشعْب في دَفّتيه

كلّ خير بِضعْفِهِ مردود

كلّ خير بِضعْفِهِ مردود

And a book for the people, within whose two covers

Parts, the distant drawn in by the near.

every good deed is repaid twofold.

A front like the front of a lion - bold,

وسلاماً للقائد الأصيد البكرِ

وسلاماً للقائد الأصيد البكرِ

تلاقت على خطاه الصيدُ

تلاقت على خطاه الصيدُ

And greetings to the lofty leader, al-Bakr;

Pride walking with it and steadfastness.

the proud have converged upon his footsteps.

A revolution has prevailed and a feast blessed,

واستجابت لدعوة منه أشتا

واستجابت لدعوة منه أشتا

ت يضمُّ القريبَ منها البعيد

ت يضمُّ القريبَ منها البعيد

And to his summons there answered scattered

Your multitudes have risen and the crowds assembled.

groups, their distant ones gathering the near.

جبهة مثلُ جبهة الليث، بأس

جبهة مثلُ جبهة الليث، بأس

واعتزاز يمشي بها وصمود

واعتزاز يمشي بها وصمود

A front like a lion's brow, where valor,

pride, and steadfastness stride.

سَلِمَتْ ثورةْ وبورك عيد

سَلِمَتْ ثورةْ وبورك عيد

وتَعالت جموعكم والحشودُ

وتَعالت جموعكم والحشودُ

May the revolution endure, and blessed be the festival!

And may your gatherings and throngs rise high!