طارَflew قَلْبيmy heart إِلَىto الجَزائِرِAlgeria شَوْقَاin longing
طارَ قَلْبي إِلَى الجَزائِرِ شَوْقَا
فَكَوَتْهُthen seared it النِّيرانُthe flames مَسًّاtouching وحَرْقَاand burning
فَكَوَتْهُ النِّيرانُ مَسًّا وحَرْقَا
My heart flew to Algeria in longing.
Then the flames seared it with their burning touch,
وهْوَwhile it يَفديsacrifices itself for الأُوراسَthe Aurès عَنْwith طِيْبِgladness نَفْسٍof spirit
وهْوَ يَفدي الأُوراسَ عَنْ طِيْبِ نَفْسٍ
كَيْفَhow يَرْضَىwould it consent بَعْدَafter الأَحِبَّةِthe loved ones يَبْقَىto remain؟!
كَيْفَ يَرْضَى بَعْدَ الأَحِبَّةِ يَبْقَى؟!
while it willingly sacrifices itself for the Aurès.
How could it accept living on after its loved ones?!
ياO سَماءَsky الرَّحْمَنِof the Most Merciful صُبِّيpour down عَلَيْهاupon her
يا سَماءَ الرَّحْمَنِ صُبِّي عَلَيْها
ماwhat يُغيثُbrings relief to الأَوْطانَthe homelands غَرْبًاin the west وشَرْقَاand in the east !
ما يُغيثُ الأَوْطانَ غَرْبًا وشَرْقَا !
O sky of the Most Merciful, pour down upon her
what brings relief to homelands, west and east!
نَحْنُwe أَحْبابُكُمْyour loved ones وماand not فيin يَدَيْناour hands
نَحْنُ أَحْبابُكُمْ وما في يَدَيْنا
غَيْرُother than دَمْعٍtears مِنْfrom مُوقِناour eye's inner corner قَدْhas تَبَقَّىremained
غَيْرُ دَمْعٍ مِنْ مُوقِنا قَدْ تَبَقَّى
We are your loved ones, and in our hands
nothing remains but tears from the corners of our eyes.
فيin فِلْسْطينَPalestine كَمْmany a مُحِبٍّloving one نَصيرٍsupporter
في فِلْسْطينَ كَمْ مُحِبٍّ نَصيرٍ
فيin قُيودِthe chains المُحْتَلِّof the occupier ماnot زالَceased يَشْقَىhe suffers
في قُيودِ المُحْتَلِّ ما زالَ يَشْقَى
In Palestine, many a loving supporter
still suffers in the occupier's chains.
لَوْif أَتاحواthey allowed لَهُfor him القُدومَcoming لَأَهْدَىhe would have offered
لَوْ أَتاحوا لَهُ القُدومَ لَأَهْدَى
رُوحَهُhis soul لِلْأُوراسِto the Aurès كَرْمَىin homage وعِشْقَاand love
رُوحَهُ لِلْأُوراسِ كَرْمَى وعِشْقَا
Had they allowed him to come, he would have offered
his soul to the Aurès, in homage and love.
يَعْجِزْis unable الحُرُّthe free man أَنْto يَرُدَّrepay جَمِيلًاa kindness
يَعْجِزْ الحُرُّ أَنْ يَرُدَّ جَمِيلًا
وهْوَwhile he is فيin الأَسْرِcaptivity والشَّماتَةِand gloating خَنْقَاchoking
وهْوَ في الأَسْرِ والشَّماتَةِ خَنْقَا
A free man is powerless to repay a kindness
while in captivity, choked by gloating.
سَامِحِيناforgive us كَماjust as تُسَامِحُforgives أُمٌّa mother
سَامِحِينا كَما تُسَامِحُ أُمٌّ
وَلَدًاa son عاجِزًاunable عَنِto العَوْنِhelp طَوْقََاin strength !
وَلَدًا عاجِزًا عَنِ العَوْنِ طَوْقََا !
Forgive us, as a mother forgives
a son who lacks the strength to help!
Translation model: Sol 6.1