شَجَانَا نَوْحٌ شَادِيهَا

شَجَانَا نَوْحٌ شَادِيهَا

وَتَصْوِيعُ بَوادِيهَا

وَتَصْوِيعُ بَوادِيهَا

We are saddened by her singer's lament

and the scattering of her desert folk.

بِلادٌ كَانَتْ النُّعْمَى

بِلادٌ كَانَتْ النُّعْمَى

تَرَاءى فِي مَغَانِيهَا

تَرَاءى فِي مَغَانِيهَا

A land where prosperity once

was seen amid her dwellings.

فَمَاذَا أَنْزَلَتْ فِيهَا

فَمَاذَا أَنْزَلَتْ فِيهَا

مِنَ البُؤْسِ أَعَادِيهَا

مِنَ البُؤْسِ أَعَادِيهَا

What have they brought upon her

of misery, those enemies of hers!

كَوارِثُ أَفْحَشَتْ فتُهِي

كَوارِثُ أَفْحَشَتْ فتُهِي

بُ الأَرْقَامُ مُحْصِيهَا

بُ الأَرْقَامُ مُحْصِيهَا

Calamities so monstrous that

the numbers daunt whoever counts them.

رَمَتْهَا النَّكْبَةُ الكُبْرَى

رَمَتْهَا النَّكْبَةُ الكُبْرَى

بِجَيْشٍ مِنْ دَواهِيهَا

بِجَيْشٍ مِنْ دَواهِيهَا

The great calamity assailed her

with an army of its disasters.

جُنُودٌ لا عِدَادَ لَهَا

جُنُودٌ لا عِدَادَ لَهَا

بِهَا غَضَّتْ نَوَاحِيهَا

بِهَا غَضَّتْ نَوَاحِيهَا

Troops beyond all counting—

her regions were choked with them.

فَهَبَّتْ لِلزِّيَادِ وَلَمْ

فَهَبَّتْ لِلزِّيَادِ وَلَمْ

يَرَعْهَا بَأْسُ غَازِيهَا

يَرَعْهَا بَأْسُ غَازِيهَا

So she rose in defense, nor

did her invader's might daunt her.

يُجَاهِدُ كل فُتْيَتِهَا

يُجَاهِدُ كل فُتْيَتِهَا

وَيجهدُ كل أَهْلِيهَا

وَيجهدُ كل أَهْلِيهَا

All her young men fight,

and all her people strive.

فَلَمَّا اسْتَنْفَدَتْ أَغْلَى

فَلَمَّا اسْتَنْفَدَتْ أَغْلَى

قُرُاهَا فِي تَفَانِيَهَا

قُرُاهَا فِي تَفَانِيَهَا

And when she had spent the dearest

of her villages in her self-sacrifice,

تَوَى أَبْطَالُهَا وَأَبَى

تَوَى أَبْطَالُهَا وَأَبَى

حَيَاةً الذُّل بَاقِيهَا

حَيَاةً الذُّل بَاقِيهَا

her heroes perished, and

her survivors refused a life of humiliation.

نُفُوسٌ حُرَّةٌ صَدَقَتْ

نُفُوسٌ حُرَّةٌ صَدَقَتْ

عَلَى الجُلَّى مَعَالِيهَا

عَلَى الجُلَّى مَعَالِيهَا

Free souls, whose noble qualities proved true

in the face of dire calamity.

لَئِنْ جُلَّتْ مَصائِبُهَا

لَئِنْ جُلَّتْ مَصائِبُهَا

فَما انْحَلَّتْ أَوَاخِيهَا

فَما انْحَلَّتْ أَوَاخِيهَا

Though her calamities grew immense,

her bonds did not unravel.

وَلَمْ تثْلَلْ عَزَائِمُهَا

وَلَمْ تثْلَلْ عَزَائِمُهَا

وَلَمْ تَفْلَلُ موَاضِيهَا

وَلَمْ تَفْلَلُ موَاضِيهَا

Nor were her resolves shattered,

nor her keen blades blunted.

وَمَا عدِمَتْ مُوَاسَاةْ

وَمَا عدِمَتْ مُوَاسَاةْ

مَفَاخِرُهَا تُواسِيهَا

مَفَاخِرُهَا تُواسِيهَا

Nor has she lacked consolation:

her glories console her.

لَقَدْ عَظمتْ بِحَاضِرِهَا

لَقَدْ عَظمتْ بِحَاضِرِهَا

كَمَا عَظُمَتْ بِماضِيهَا

كَمَا عَظُمَتْ بِماضِيهَا

Indeed, she is great in her present,

as she was great in her past.

فَنَحْنُ اليَوْمَ فِي ذِكْرَى

فَنَحْنُ اليَوْمَ فِي ذِكْرَى

بُطُولتِها نُحَيِّيهَا

بُطُولتِها نُحَيِّيهَا

So we today, in remembrance

of her heroism, salute her.

وَنُصْفِيَهَا مُوَدَّتنَا

وَنُصْفِيَهَا مُوَدَّتنَا

وَخَيْرُ الرْاحِ صافِيهَا

وَخَيْرُ الرْاحِ صافِيهَا

And offer her our pure affection—

and the finest wine is the purest.

وَنَذْكرَ كُل عَارِفَةٍ

وَنَذْكرَ كُل عَارِفَةٍ

لَهَا بِالشُّكْرِ نقْضِيهَا

لَهَا بِالشُّكْرِ نقْضِيهَا

And we recall each kindness

of hers, repaying it with gratitude.

إِذَا ظَلَّتْ إِلَى حِينٍ

إِذَا ظَلَّتْ إِلَى حِينٍ

فَعَدْلُ اللهِ حَامِيهَا

فَعَدْلُ اللهِ حَامِيهَا

If she remains thus for a time,

then God's justice is her guardian.

ستَبْقَى الدَّهْرَ مَا بَقِيَتْ

ستَبْقَى الدَّهْرَ مَا بَقِيَتْ

فَضَائِلُ قَوْمِهَا فِيهَا

فَضَائِلُ قَوْمِهَا فِيهَا

She will endure forever, as long as

her people's virtues remain within her.

وَيَأْتِي النَّصْرُ وَفْقَ مُنَى

وَيَأْتِي النَّصْرُ وَفْقَ مُنَى

تَمَنِّيهَا فَيُرْضِيهَا

تَمَنِّيهَا فَيُرْضِيهَا

And victory will come to match the hopes

of her longing, and satisfy her.