ارفعيraise ياO أمَّةnation العُرْبthe Arabs اللواءْthe banner
ارفعي يا أمَّة العُرْب اللواءْ
صاعدًاrising فيin عزةdignity نحوtoward السماءْthe sky
صاعدًا في عزة نحو السماءْ
Raise, O nation of the Arabs, the banner,
Raise, O Arab nation, the banner
Rising in dignity toward the sky;
Ascending proudly towards the sky
اِرفعيهraise it رمزَa symbol يُمْنٍgood fortune ورخاءْand prosperity
اِرفعيه رمزَ يُمْنٍ ورخاءْ
حاملاًbearing مناfrom us إلىto اللهGod الدعاءْthe prayer
حاملاً منا إلى الله الدعاءْ
Raise it as a symbol of good fortune and prosperity,
Raise it as a symbol of prosperity and comfort
Bearing from us to God our prayer.
Bearing our supplication to God
أناI العربيُّthe Arab الأبيُّunbowed
أنا العربيُّ الأبيُّ
بربيin my Lord وشعبيand my people أَدينْI believe
بربي وشعبي أَدينْ
I am the unbowed Arab;
I am the proud Arab
In my Lord and my people I believe.
Loyal to my Lord and my people
شعاريmy emblem: سلامٌpeace يرفُّflutters
شعاري: سلامٌ يرفُّ
ظلالاًas shade علىover العالمينْall the worlds
ظلالاً على العالمينْ
My emblem: peace that flutters
My motto is: Peace that flutters
As shade over all the worlds.
Its shade over all people
وجوِّيand my skies: حمىًa sanctuary لاnot يباحُmay be violated
وجوِّي: حمىً لا يباحُ
وأرضيَand my land: حصنٌa fortress حصينْimpregnable
وأرضيَ: حصنٌ حصينْ
And my skies: a sanctuary none may violate;
My atmosphere: a protected sanctuary
And my land: an impregnable fortress.
My land: an impregnable fortress
بلاديmy homeland إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle انتسْبتُI claim belonging
بلادي إذا ما انتسْبتُ
إليهاto it، رفعتُI raise الجبينْthe brow
إليها، رفعتُ الجبينْ
My homeland—whenever I proclaim my belonging
When I trace my lineage
To it, I raise my brow.
To it, I raise my forehead
حاضريmy present مستبشرٌglad يبسِمُsmiles ليat me
حاضري مستبشرٌ يبسِمُ لي
مشرقُradiant الوجهthe face بنورwith the light الأملِhope
مشرقُ الوجه بنور الأملِ
My present is glad and smiles at me,
My present smiles at me
Its face radiant with the light of hope.
Its face shining with hope's light
وبعزميand with my resolve أبتنيI build مستقبليmy future
وبعزمي أبتني مستقبلي
لستُI am not منof يَعْرُبَYa'rub إنif لمnot أفعلِI do so
لستُ من يَعْرُبَ إن لم أفعلِ
And with my resolve I build my future;
With my determination I build my future
I am not of Ya'rub if I fail to do so.
I won't drift if I don't act
ارفعيraise ياO أمَّةnation العُرْبthe Arabs اللواءْthe banner
ارفعي يا أمَّة العُرْب اللواءْ
صاعدًاrising فيin عزةdignity نحوtoward السماءْthe sky
صاعدًا في عزة نحو السماءْ
Raise, O nation of the Arabs, the banner,
Raise, O Arab nation, the banner
Rising in dignity toward the sky;
Ascending proudly towards the sky
اِرفعيهraise it رمزَa symbol يُمْنٍgood fortune ورخاءْand prosperity
اِرفعيه رمزَ يُمْنٍ ورخاءْ
حاملاًbearing مناfrom us إلىto اللهGod الدعاءْthe prayer
حاملاً منا إلى الله الدعاءْ
Raise it as a symbol of good fortune and prosperity,
Raise it as a symbol of prosperity and comfort
Bearing from us to God our prayer.
Bearing our supplication to God
إنَّاindeed we بَنِيsons العُربْthe Arabs لناwe have
إنَّا بَنِي العُربْ لنا
فيin كلevery إصلاحٍreform يَدُa hand
في كل إصلاحٍ يَدُ
Indeed we, sons of the Arabs, have
We Arabs, our role
A hand in every reform.
In any reform is essential
نَجْمَعُwe unite لاnot نُبَدِّدُwe scatter
نَجْمَعُ لا نُبَدِّدُ
نَدْفَعُwe defend لاnot نهدِّدُwe threaten
نَدْفَعُ لا نهدِّدُ
We unite, not scatter;
We unite, we don't divide
We defend, not threaten.
We give, we don't threaten
فيon الأرضthe earth نحنُwe رحمةٌa mercy
في الأرض نحنُ رحمةٌ
بهاthrough it الجميعُeveryone يَسْعَدُfinds happiness
بها الجميعُ يَسْعَدُ
On earth, we are a mercy
On earth, we are a mercy
Through which everyone finds happiness.
Through which all prosper
فيin شهدbore witness الماضيthe past لناfor us
في شهد الماضي لنا
وسوفand will يَشْهَدُbear witness الغَدُtomorrow
وسوف يَشْهَدُ الغَدُ
In [unclear syntax], the past bore witness for us;
In the honey of the past we
And tomorrow will bear witness.
And the future will testify
وطنٌa homeland يبعَثُawakens فيon الأرضthe earth الحياةْlife
وطنٌ يبعَثُ في الأرض الحياةْ
يجدُfinds الخائفُthe fearful person أمْنًاsafety فيin حماهْits sanctuary
يجدُ الخائفُ أمْنًا في حماهْ
A homeland that awakens life on earth;
A homeland that gives life to the earth
The fearful find safety in its sanctuary.
The fearful will find safety in its protection
ظلُّهُits shade الممدودُspreading منfrom ظلِّthe shade الإلهْGod
ظلُّهُ الممدودُ من ظلِّ الإلهْ
ماؤهits water العذبُsweet علىupon كلall الشِّفاهُthe lips
ماؤه العذبُ على كل الشِّفاهُ
Its spreading shade is from the shade of God;
Its outstretched shade from God's shade
Its sweet water is upon all lips.
Its fresh water quenches every lip
ارفعيraise ياO أمَّةnation العُرْبthe Arabs اللواءْthe banner
ارفعي يا أمَّة العُرْب اللواءْ
صاعدًاrising فيin عزةdignity نحوtoward السماءْthe sky
صاعدًا في عزة نحو السماءْ
Raise, O nation of the Arabs, the banner,
Raise, O Arab nation, the banner
Rising in dignity toward the sky;
Ascending proudly towards the sky
اِرفعيهraise it رمزَa symbol يُمْنٍgood fortune ورخاءْand prosperity
اِرفعيه رمزَ يُمْنٍ ورخاءْ
حاملاًbearing مناfrom us إلىto اللهGod الدعاءْthe prayer
حاملاً منا إلى الله الدعاءْ
Raise it as a symbol of good fortune and prosperity,
Raise it as a symbol of prosperity and comfort
Bearing from us to God our prayer.
Bearing our supplication to God
حيِّhail جُمهوريَّةًa republic
حيِّ جُمهوريَّةً
تَمْلأُfills الدنياthe world سَنَاradiance
تَمْلأُ الدنيا سَنَا
Hail a republic
Long live the republic
That fills the world with radiance.
That fills the world with light
هَتَفَacclaimed الكونُthe universe بهاfor it
هَتَفَ الكونُ بها
ولهاand before it الدهرُtime انحنَىbowed
ولها الدهرُ انحنَى
The universe acclaimed it,
The universe hailed it
And time bowed before it.
And time bowed to it
هاهناhere المجدُglory حَبَاcrawled
هاهنا المجدُ حَبَا
وتربَّىand was nurtured.. هاهنَاhere
وتربَّى.. هاهنَا
Here glory crawled,
And nurtured...here
And here it was nurtured.
To whom does precedence belong if not us?
لِمَنto whom السبقُprecedence لَمنْto whom
لِمَن السبقُ لَمنْ
فضلُهُits credit إلاexcept لَنَاto us؟
فضلُهُ إلا لَنَا؟
To whom belongs precedence—to whom
Between our past and the meteors
Its credit, if not to us?
A lineage, more honorable than any lineage!
بَيْنَbetween ماضِيناour past وبينَand between الشُّهُبِthe shooting stars
بَيْنَ ماضِينا وبينَ الشُّهُبِ
نَسَبٌkinship، أَكْرمْhow noble بهit is (exclamatory) منas a نَسَبِkinship!
نَسَبٌ، أَكْرمْ به من نَسَبِ!
Between our past and the shooting stars
What illuminated knowledge and the light of literature?
There is kinship—how noble a kinship!
What are they without the Arab sky?
ماwhat سَنَاradiance العلمknowledge ونورُand the light الأدبِliterature؟
ما سَنَا العلم ونورُ الأدبِ؟
ماwhat هُمَاthey both لولاwere it not for سَمَاءُthe sky العَرَبِthe Arabs؟
ما هُمَا لولا سَمَاءُ العَرَبِ؟
What are the radiance of knowledge and the light of literature?
Raise, O Arab nation, the banner
What would they be without the sky of the Arabs?
Ascending proudly towards the sky
ارفعيraise ياO أمَّةnation العُرْبthe Arabs اللواءْthe banner
ارفعي يا أمَّة العُرْب اللواءْ
صاعدًاrising فيin عزةdignity نحوtoward السماءْthe sky
صاعدًا في عزة نحو السماءْ
Raise, O nation of the Arabs, the banner,
Raise it as a symbol of prosperity and comfort
Rising in dignity toward the sky;
Bearing our supplication to God
اِرفعيهraise it رمزَa symbol يُمْنٍgood fortune ورخاءْand prosperity
اِرفعيه رمزَ يُمْنٍ ورخاءْ
حاملاًbearing مناfrom us إلىto اللهGod الدعاءْthe prayer
حاملاً منا إلى الله الدعاءْ
Raise it as a symbol of good fortune and prosperity,
Bearing from us to God our prayer.
Partial English translation: 50 of 52 Arabic lines translated.