حي ذكرى عبد الحميد الإمام

حي ذكرى عبد الحميد الإمام

وتذكره بالرضى والسلام

وتذكره بالرضى والسلام

Honor the memory of Abd al-Hamid, the Imam,

Remember the memory of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis

Salute the memory of Abdelhamid, the Imam,

and remember him with favor and peace.

And remember him with satisfaction and peace

And mention him with contentment and peace.

وترحم عليه في كل حين

وترحم عليه في كل حين

فهو في العلم قدوة الأعلام

فهو في العلم قدوة الأعلام

Pray for mercy upon him at all times,

And have mercy on him at all times

And ask for mercy upon him at every moment,

for in learning he is the luminaries' exemplar.

For he is a role model of scholars

For he is, in knowledge, the exemplar of luminaries.

وهو في الزحف قائد الجيل حقا

وهو في الزحف قائد الجيل حقا

وهو في الدين حجة الإسلام

وهو في الدين حجة الإسلام

In the march, he truly leads the generation;

And he is truly a leader of the generation in struggle

He is, in the march, truly the leader of the generation,

in religion, he is the proof of Islam.

And he is an authority of Islam in religion

And in religion, he is the Proof of Islam.

وهو واعي الذكر الحكيم وداعـ

وهو واعي الذكر الحكيم وداعـ

ـيه وراعي ما فيه من أحكام

ـيه وراعي ما فيه من أحكام

He understands the wise Remembrance and calls

He is aware of the wise remembrance and its caller

He is the conscious keeper of the Wise Remembrance and its caller,

to it, observing the rulings it contains.

And overseer of its rulings

And the guardian of the rulings contained within it.

وهو حامي هدي الرسول وناهيـ

وهو حامي هدي الرسول وناهيـ

ـك بدع له من الزيغ حامي

ـك بدع له من الزيغ حامي

He guards the Messenger's guidance and forbids you

He is protector of the Prophet's guidance and prohibitor

He is the protector of the Prophet's guidance—and suffices

innovations, protecting it from deviation.

Of heresies that protect from deviation

As a defender against innovation and deviation.

كان عبد الحميد رائد بر

كان عبد الحميد رائد بر

طيب القلب راحما للأنام

طيب القلب راحما للأنام

Abd al-Hamid was a pioneer of goodness,

Abdelhamid was a leader of righteousness

Abdelhamid was a pioneer of righteousness,

kind-hearted, compassionate toward humankind.

With a pure heart, merciful to people

Good-hearted, merciful to all people.

طاوي الكشح عن نزاع البرايا

طاوي الكشح عن نزاع البرايا

صادفا عنه صارفا للوئام

صادفا عنه صارفا للوئام

Turning his side away from the strife of humankind,

Folding pride over the conflict of vanities

Turning his side away from the disputes of men,

shunning it and steering toward concord.

Turning away from it, reconciling disharmony

Averting from them, directing towards harmony.

علويا في العلم نفسا ودرسا

علويا في العلم نفسا ودرسا

عمريا في الحكم والإلهام

عمريا في الحكم والإلهام

Like Ali in learning, in spirit and teaching;

Lofty in knowledge, in soul and lesson

Like Ali in knowledge, in soul and in lesson,

like Umar in judgment and inspiration.

Umarite in wisdom and inspiration

Like Umar in judgment and inspiration.

عاش وقفا على الجزائر والإسـ

عاش وقفا على الجزائر والإسـ

ـلام يرعاهما وفي الذمام

ـلام يرعاهما وفي الذمام

He lived consecrated to Algeria and Islam,

He lived dedicated to Algeria and Islam

He lived devoted entirely to Algeria and Islam,

caring for both, faithful to his pledge.

Protecting them, amid difficulties

Guarding them both under his protective pact.

وغيورا على الشريعة يأبى

وغيورا على الشريعة يأبى

غير تشريعها لفض الخصام

غير تشريعها لفض الخصام

And zealous for the Sharia, he rejected

And jealous of Sharia, refusing

Jealous for the Sharia, refusing

any legislation but its own for settling disputes.

Other than its legislation, to resolve disputes

Any legislation but its own to settle disputes.

وغيورا على العروبة يفشي

وغيورا على العروبة يفشي

ضادها لاهجا به في الكلام

ضادها لاهجا به في الكلام

And zealous for Arab identity, he spread

And jealous of Arabism, spreading

Jealous for Arabism, spreading

its ḍād, ever voicing it in speech.

Its pronunciation, articulating it in speech

Its unique tongue, constantly speaking it in discourse.

وغيورا على الجزائر قومـ

وغيورا على الجزائر قومـ

ـيا صميما من سادة الأقوام

ـيا صميما من سادة الأقوام

And zealous for Algeria, a nationalist

And jealous of Algeria, communally

Jealous for Algeria, a nationalist

to the core, one of the leaders of nations.

At the core of the elite peoples

To the core, among the masters of nations.

لم تعقه الأتعاب عن خدمة الشعـ

لم تعقه الأتعاب عن خدمة الشعـ

ـب ولا ضر معضل الأسقام

ـب ولا ضر معضل الأسقام

Hardships did not hinder him from serving the people,

Hardships did not stop him from serving the people

Fatigue did not hinder him from serving the people,

nor did the harm of intractable illnesses.

Nor did the pain of tribulations stop him

Nor did the harm of grievous illness.

لا، ولا أرهبته سيطرة البطـ

لا، ولا أرهبته سيطرة البطـ

 ـش ولا الكيد تحت جنح الظلام

ـش ولا الكيد تحت جنح الظلام

No—nor did the dominance of brute force frighten him,

No, nor did the tyranny of oppression terrify him

No, nor did the domination of tyranny

nor scheming beneath the cover of darkness.

Nor plotting under the wings of darkness

Terrify him, nor plots hatched under the wing of darkness.

فاذا حمت الهزاهز فيها

فاذا حمت الهزاهز فيها

كان عضب المهز كالصمصام

كان عضب المهز كالصمصام

So when upheavals raged within it,

So when instabilities shook it

And when the tremors grew heated within,

he was keen when brandished, like a cutting sword.

His anger shook like clashing swords

He was a sharp blade, shaking like the Samsam sword.

وإذا طمت الخطوب رأينا

وإذا طمت الخطوب رأينا

هـ يدوي كالرعد بالإرزام

هـ يدوي كالرعد بالإرزام

And when calamities surged, we saw

And when hardships intensified, we saw

And when calamities overwhelmed, we saw him

him booming like thunder with a rolling roar.

Him roar like thunder with might

Resounding like thunder with a mighty roar.

كان عبد الحميد في الرأي قطبا

كان عبد الحميد في الرأي قطبا

مرشدا للعقول والأفهام

مرشدا للعقول والأفهام

Abd al-Hamid was a pole-star in judgment,

Abdelhamid was a guiding pole in opinion

Abdelhamid was a pivot in opinion,

guiding minds and understanding.

A guide to minds and understandings

A guide for minds and understandings.

مثل (عبد الحميد) خطط منهـ

مثل (عبد الحميد) خطط منهـ

ـا قويما لقادة الأقلام

ـا قويما لقادة الأقلام

A man like Abd al-Hamid drew from them

The example of (Abdelhamid) designed from it

The likes of Abdelhamid charted a method,

an upright course for the leaders of the pen.

A straight path for leaders of pens

Upright for the leaders of the pen.

يمحض الشعر للكفاح ويوصي

يمحض الشعر للكفاح ويوصي

بالتسامي عن لوثه بالغرام

بالتسامي عن لوثه بالغرام

He devoted poetry wholly to the struggle, and urged

He purified poetry for struggle and advised

He purifies poetry for the struggle and advises

rising above defiling it with amorous passion,

Rising above soiling it with passion

Rising above the pollution of romantic infatuation.

والتجافي عن الغرابة لفظا

والتجافي عن الغرابة لفظا

واجتناب الغموض والإبهام

واجتناب الغموض والإبهام

and shunning strangeness in diction,

And avoiding eccentricity of words

And shunning strangeness in wording,

and avoiding obscurity and ambiguity.

And avoiding ambiguity and obscurity

And avoiding ambiguity and vagueness.

يا ابن باديس يا أبا الشعب قم فانـ

يا ابن باديس يا أبا الشعب قم فانـ

ـظر بفخر لشعبك المقدام

ـظر بفخر لشعبك المقدام

O Ibn Badis, O father of the people, rise and

Oh son of Ben Badis, father of the people, rise and look

O Ibn Badis, O father of the people, rise and look

look proudly upon your intrepid people.

Proudly at your resolute people

With pride at your bold people.

قم تجد شعبك المخلف قبلا

قم تجد شعبك المخلف قبلا

سار شوطا مع الشعوب النوامي

سار شوطا مع الشعوب النوامي

Rise, and find your people, once left behind,

Rise, you will find your former negligent people

Rise, you will find your people, once left behind,

have advanced a stage alongside the growing nations.

Have marched a stretch with the rising nations

Have marched a stride with developing nations.

قم تجد دولة الجزائر قامت

قم تجد دولة الجزائر قامت

وأقامت بالحكم حر النظام

وأقامت بالحكم حر النظام

Rise, and find that Algeria's state has arisen

Rise, you will find the state of Algeria established

Rise, you will find the State of Algeria has stood,

and established through its rule a free order.

And established free rule

And established a free system of governance.

قم تجد راية الجزائر تعلو

قم تجد راية الجزائر تعلو

فوق كل الربوع والآكام

فوق كل الربوع والآكام

Rise, and find Algeria's flag soaring

Rise, you will find the flag of Algeria flying

Rise, you will find the banner of Algeria rising

above all the lands and hills.

Above all the lands and peaks

Above all the quarters and hills.

شبت الثورة التي منك هبت

شبت الثورة التي منك هبت

ريحها حين شب عود الضرام

ريحها حين شب عود الضرام

The revolution flared, and from you blew

The revolution that sprang from you

The revolution ignited, the winds of which blew from you,

its wind, when the kindling caught fire.

When the wick of embers caught fire grew up

When the stick of kindling caught fire.

واستتبت أسبابها فاستحالت

واستتبت أسبابها فاستحالت

كل أنغامنا إلى ألغام

كل أنغامنا إلى ألغام

And its means were secured; then

And its causes became stable, so all

Its causes were established, so they transformed

all our melodies turned into mines.

Our melodies turned into anthems

All our melodies into landmines.

صد جيش التحرير فيها قوى البغـ

صد جيش التحرير فيها قوى البغـ

ـي ورد العرين للضرغام

ـي ورد العرين للضرغام

The Liberation Army repelled the forces of tyranny within it

The army of liberation in it repelled the powers of aggression

In it, the Liberation Army repelled the forces of oppression,

and restored the den to the fierce lion.

And returned the nest to the eagles

And returned the lion's den to the lion.

كيف تنسى الجزائر اليوم وفدا

كيف تنسى الجزائر اليوم وفدا

كنت تحتل صدره في المقام

كنت تحتل صدره في المقام

How could Algeria today forget a delegation

How can Algeria forget today the sacrifice

How can Algeria today forget a delegation

in which you occupied the foremost place,

You took to heart in status

In which you occupied the forefront of status?

يوم جابهت بالدفاع (دلادي)

يوم جابهت بالدفاع (دلادي)

وهو يرغي مهددا بانتقام

وهو يرغي مهددا بانتقام

the day you confronted Daladier in defense,

The day you confronted with defense (Delady)

The day you confronted Daladier in defense,

while he foamed, threatening vengeance?

As he was snarling with threats of revenge

While he frothed, threatening revenge.

قلت بالمدفع اغتررت وحسبي

قلت بالمدفع اغتررت وحسبي

مدفع فوقه به الله رامي

مدفع فوقه به الله رامي

You said: 'You are deluded by the cannon; enough for me

You said with the cannon you transgressed, and it suffices me

You said: "You are deluded by the cannon, but suffice for me

is a cannon above it, which God fires.'

A cannon which God makes its shooter

A cannon above it, with which God shoots."

موقف حاسم شهرت به الإنـ

موقف حاسم شهرت به الإنـ

ـكار في وجه من طغى كالحسام

ـكار في وجه من طغى كالحسام

A decisive stand: you unsheathed in it your protest

A decisive stand you protested with

A decisive stance in which you unsheathed denial

like a sword in the face of the tyrant.

In the face of an oppressor raging like a sword

In the face of the tyrant, like a sword.

كتحدي أبي حنيفة للمنـ

كتحدي أبي حنيفة للمنـ

ـصور أو مالك برفض الحرام

ـصور أو مالك برفض الحرام

Like Abu Hanifa's challenge to al-Mansur,

Like the defiance of Abu Hanifa to al-Mansur

Like the challenge of Abu Hanifa to Al-Mansur,

or Malik's, in refusing the forbidden;

Or Malik rejecting the forbidden

Or Malik in rejecting the forbidden.

وسعيد والمنذر بن سعيد

وسعيد والمنذر بن سعيد

أو كعمر والعز عبد السلام

أو كعمر والعز عبد السلام

and Sa'id, and al-Mundhir ibn Sa'id,

And Sa'id and Al-Mundhir ibn Sa'id

And Sa'id and Al-Mundhir bin Sa'id,

or like Umar, and al-Izz Abd al-Salam;

Or like Umar and Al-'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salam

Or like Umar and Al-Izz bin Abd al-Salam.

أو كيعقوب، وابن يعمر يحيى

أو كيعقوب، وابن يعمر يحيى

وابن تيمية فقيه الشام

وابن تيمية فقيه الشام

or like Ya'qub, and Yahya ibn Ya'mar,

Or like Ya'qub, and Ibn Ya'mar Yahya

Or like Yaqub, and Ibn Ya'mar Yahya,

and Ibn Taymiyya, the jurist of the Levant.

And Ibn Taymiyyah, the jurist of Levant

And Ibn Taymiyyah, the jurist of the Levant.

هكذا أعلن الأئمة قبلا

هكذا أعلن الأئمة قبلا

سيف إنكارهم على الظلام

سيف إنكارهم على الظلام

Thus, the imams of old displayed

Thus the imams before declared

Thus did the Imams declare before,

the sword of their protest against the oppressors.

The sword of their rejection of injustice

The sword of their rejection against the oppressors.

ويح من أسخط الإله وأرضى

ويح من أسخط الإله وأرضى

بالهوى من طغى من الحكام

بالهوى من طغى من الحكام

Woe to whoever angers God and pleases,

Woe to those who angered God and pleased

Woe to him who angers God and pleases

by following whim, the tyrants among rulers.

The desires of oppressive rulers

Through caprice, those rulers who tyrannize.

يا ابن باديس هذه فئة الحـ

يا ابن باديس هذه فئة الحـ

ـق بذكراك تحتفي كل عام

ـق بذكراك تحتفي كل عام

O Ibn Badis, this company of truth

Oh son of Ben Badis, this group of truth

O Ibn Badis, this is the faction of Truth,

celebrates your memory every year,

Honors your memory each year

Celebrating your memory every year.

وتحي (أفريل) شهر توفيـ

وتحي (أفريل) شهر توفيـ

ـك وتوفيك شكرها باحترام

ـك وتوفيك شكرها باحترام

and commemorates April, the month of your passing,

And celebrates (April), the month you passed away

Reviving April, the month of your passing,

and renders you its gratitude with respect.

Thanking you with respect

And fulfilling its gratitude to you with respect.

إن ذكراك موعد عربي

إن ذكراك موعد عربي

وطني لنا كثير الزحام

وطني لنا كثير الزحام

Your commemoration is indeed an Arab occasion,

Your memory is an Arab patriotic

Truly, your memory is an Arab appointment,

a national one for us, thronged with people.

National appointment for us, very crowded

A patriotic one for us, immensely crowded.

إن ذكراك تبعث الوعي في الشعـ

إن ذكراك تبعث الوعي في الشعـ

 ـب كبعث الأرواح في الأجسام

ـب كبعث الأرواح في الأجسام

Your memory indeed awakens awareness in the people,

Your memory awakens awareness in the people

Truly, your memory resurrects consciousness in the people,

like the stirring of souls within bodies.

Like the awakening of souls in bodies

Like the resurrection of souls into bodies.

شعب عبد الحميد ها هو وافى

شعب عبد الحميد ها هو وافى

فالق عبد الحميد بالإكرام

فالق عبد الحميد بالإكرام

O people of Abd al-Hamid, behold, he has come;

Abdelhamid's people, here they are, loyal

The people of Abdelhamid, here they are, coming;

so greet Abd al-Hamid with honor.

Cleaving to Abdelhamid with honor

So meet Abdelhamid with honor.

رفرفت روحه عليك وناجتـ

رفرفت روحه عليك وناجتـ

ـك فهاجتك للدموع الهوامي

ـك فهاجتك للدموع الهوامي

His spirit fluttered over you and whispered

His soul fluttered over you and confided

His spirit fluttered over you and whispered to you,

to you, stirring you to streaming tears.

In you, so it stirred you to shed tears

Stirring you to flowing tears.

قد تبناك بالبرور وربا

قد تبناك بالبرور وربا

ك بنصح كوالد قوام

ك بنصح كوالد قوام

He adopted you with loving kindness and raised

It adopted you with innocence and raised

He adopted you with kindness and raised you

you with counsel, like a watchful father.

You with advice like a caring father

With counsel like an upright father.

لا تضع ما ورثت منه من المجـ

لا تضع ما ورثت منه من المجـ

ـد وكن فيه راشد الأحلام

ـد وكن فيه راشد الأحلام

Do not squander the glory you inherited from him,

Do not lose what you inherited from him of glory

Do not waste the glory you inherited from him,

and be sound of judgment in it.

And be in it rightly guided of dreams

And be mature in your dreams regarding it.

إن ما جد من مشاريعك الغر

إن ما جد من مشاريعك الغر

ر امتداد لمجده المترامي

ر امتداد لمجده المترامي

Indeed, your new and splendid projects

What you accomplish of his great projects

Indeed, the noble projects that have emerged from you

extend his far-reaching glory.

Is an extension of his endless glory

Are an extension of his sprawling glory.

وقوام الشعوب خلق سليم

وقوام الشعوب خلق سليم

مستقيم فكن قوي القوام

مستقيم فكن قوي القوام

And the foundation of peoples is sound character,

And the strength of nations is decent character

The foundation of nations is a sound character,

upright—so be strong in your own foundation.

Upright, so be strong in stature

Upright, so be strong in foundation.

وبتقوى الإله تقوى فخذها

وبتقوى الإله تقوى فخذها

لك زادا لعيش دار الدوام

لك زادا لعيش دار الدوام

And through piety toward God you grow strong; take it

And with piety of God, you will be strengthened

And by fear of God be strengthened, so take it

as your provision for life in the eternal abode.

Take it as provision for eternal home

As provision for the life of the Abode of Eternity.

شغلتنا حياتنا عن مداها

شغلتنا حياتنا عن مداها

فأمنا مصائر الأيام

فأمنا مصائر الأيام

Our life distracted us from its end,

Our lives preoccupied us from their purpose

Our lives distracted us from their ultimate span,

so we thought ourselves safe from the fates of days.

So we forgot the fates of days

So we felt safe from the destinies of days.

ليس غير المتاب حبل نجاة

ليس غير المتاب حبل نجاة

في حياة لجية الآثام

في حياة لجية الآثام

Repentance alone is a lifeline

There is no salvation but repentance

There is no lifeline of salvation other than repentance

in a life that is a deep sea of sins.

In a life laden with sins

In a life that is a deep sea of sins.

رب فاقبل متابنا واعف عنا

رب فاقبل متابنا واعف عنا

وأثبنا الرضى وحسن الختام

وأثبنا الرضى وحسن الختام

Lord, accept our repentance and pardon us,

Lord, accept our repentance and pardon us

Lord, accept our repentance and pardon us,

and reward us with Your favor and a good end.

And make us content and good ending

And reward us with contentment and a good ending.