الرَّمْلُthe sand مِنfrom نارِfire الغُزاةِthe invaders رَمادُash
الرَّمْلُ مِن نارِ الغُزاةِ رَمادُ
والأفْقُand the horizon مَوْتٌdeath والسَّماءُand the sky حِدادُmourning
والأفْقُ مَوْتٌ والسَّماءُ حِدادُ
The sand is ash from the invaders’ fire.
The sand is ash from the invaders' fire
And the horizon is death, and the sky is mourning.
The horizon is death and the sky mourning
كمhow much كنتُI was أرغبُI long أنthat أُعايِدَI offer Eid greetings إخوَتيmy brothers!
كم كنتُ أرغبُ أن أُعايِدَ إخوَتي!
لَكنْbut تَواصَلَpersisted فيin الحُروفِthe letters سَوادُdarkness ...
لَكنْ تَواصَلَ في الحُروفِ سَوادُ ...
How I longed to offer my brothers Eid greetings!
How I longed to reunite with my brothers!
But darkness persisted in the letters...
But darkness prevailed in the letters...
ياO غزّةَGaza النَّصْرِالأَكيدِthe certain victory سنَلْتَقيwe shall meet
يا غزّةَ النَّصْرِالأَكيدِ سنَلْتَقي
وعلىand upon خُطاكِyour footsteps سَترقصُwill dance الأَعْيادُthe festivals !
وعلى خُطاكِ سَترقصُ الأَعْيادُ !
O Gaza of certain victory, we shall meet,
O Gaza, victory is sure to come
And in your footsteps the festivals shall dance!
Celebrations will dance in your footsteps!