امير السيف والقلم المفدى

امير السيف والقلم المفدى

ذكرتك فاعتراني الحزن جدا

ذكرتك فاعتراني الحزن جدا

O cherished emir of sword and pen,

O Emir of sword and pen the redeemer

O cherished Prince of the Sword and the Pen,

I remembered you, and deep sorrow overcame me.

I remembered you so sadness overcame me

I remembered you, and a profound sorrow overwhelmed me.

ذكرتك يوم قمت تشن حربا

ذكرتك يوم قمت تشن حربا

لرد المعتدي وتشد شدا

لرد المعتدي وتشد شدا

I remembered you the day you rose to wage war

I remembered you when you waged a war

I remembered you the day you rose to wage war,

To repel the aggressor, charging fiercely.

To retaliate against the aggressor and tighten ties

To repel the aggressor, striking with fierce resolve.

ذكرتك يوم قدت الجيش تغزو

ذكرتك يوم قدت الجيش تغزو

ويوم جعلت الاستسلام حدا

ويوم جعلت الاستسلام حدا

I remembered you the day you led the army to war,

I remembered you when you led the army to invade

I remembered you the day you led the army on the march,

And the day you made surrender the end.

And when you made surrender a limit

And the day you made surrender the final limit.

وما استسلمت عن وهن ولكن

وما استسلمت عن وهن ولكن

حرمت معونة فحرمت جدا

حرمت معونة فحرمت جدا

Nor did you surrender out of weakness, but

You did not surrender out of weakness but

You did not surrender out of weakness, but rather,

You were denied aid, and so denied good fortune.

You denied aid so you denied excessiveness

You were denied support, and thus denied victory.

ومنك بطانة السوء استفادت

ومنك بطانة السوء استفادت

مصالحها ولم تصدقك ودا

مصالحها ولم تصدقك ودا

And from you the wicked inner circle gained

Yet from you, the evil insiders benefited

An entourage of ill intent profited from you,

Its own advantages, yet bore you no sincere affection.

Their interests but did not believe your affection

Serving their own interests, insincere in their affection.

مضى لك مذ وضعت السيف قرن

مضى لك مذ وضعت السيف قرن

وست سنين مثل الدهر عدا

وست سنين مثل الدهر عدا

A century has passed for you since you laid down the sword,

It has been since you laid down the sword

A century has passed since you laid down the sword,

And six years by count—like an eternity.

Six years like eternity passed

Along with six years that dragged on like an eternity.

تلقى الشعب فيها ما تلقى

تلقى الشعب فيها ما تلقى

من الإرهاق فاستخذى وكدا

من الإرهاق فاستخذى وكدا

The people endured in those years what they endured

The people suffered in it

In that time, the people endured what they endured,

Of oppression; they bowed low and toiled.

Exhaustion so they were weakened and toiled

Of oppression, until they were humbled and worn down.

ولم يعدم من الدنيا رجاء

ولم يعدم من الدنيا رجاء

فمن عدم الرجاء بها تردى

فمن عدم الرجاء بها تردى

Yet they did not lack hope in the world,

And they did not lose hope of life

Yet they were never bereft of hope in this world,

For whoever lacks hope in it falls to ruin.

Who loses life's hope goes astray

For he who lacks hope in it is surely lost.

ولكن قام فيه شباب صدق

ولكن قام فيه شباب صدق

يذود عن الجزائر من تعدى

يذود عن الجزائر من تعدى

But among them arose true-hearted youth,

But sincere youth stood up

But a generation of sincere youth has risen among them,

Who keep all who encroach away from Algeria.

To defend Algeria from transgression

Defending Algeria against those who transgress.

كأني بالجزائر يوم هبت

كأني بالجزائر يوم هبت

أرى روح الجهاد بها استجدا

أرى روح الجهاد بها استجدا

I seem to see Algeria on the day she rose,

It is as if I see Algeria when it awoke

It is as if I see Algeria, the day it awoke,

I see the spirit of jihad renewed within her.

I see the spirit of jihad in it anew

Seeing the spirit of holy struggle renewed within her.

فأبشر يا بن محي الدين أبشر

فأبشر يا بن محي الدين أبشر

فشعبك في الورى بلغ الأشدا

فشعبك في الورى بلغ الأشدا

So rejoice, O son of Muhyi al-Din, rejoice!

So rejoice O Ibn Muhyi al-Din rejoice

So rejoice, O son of Muhyiddin, rejoice,

For your people have come of age among humankind.

For your people have reached maturity

For your people have reached their peak of strength among nations.

فقدنا الملك فيه وما محال

فقدنا الملك فيه وما محال

لملك ضاثع ان يستردا

لملك ضاثع ان يستردا

We lost sovereignty there, yet it is not impossible

We lost the king in it and it is inevitable

We lost sovereignty there, but it is not impossible,

For lost sovereignty to be regained.

For a lost kingdom to be restored

For a lost kingdom to be reclaimed once more.

ذكرت بني الجزائر يوم قاموا

ذكرت بني الجزائر يوم قاموا

بها في أوجه العادين سدا

بها في أوجه العادين سدا

I remembered Algeria's sons on the day they rose

I remembered your Algerians when they stood up

I remembered the sons of Algeria the day they stood,

Within her, a barrier before the aggressors' faces.

Against the enemies a dam

As an impenetrable dam in the face of the aggressors.

ويوم جنوا بشد الأزر فخرا

ويوم جنوا بشد الأزر فخرا

ويوم أتوا بخلف الرأي إدا

ويوم أتوا بخلف الرأي إدا

And the day they reaped glory by strengthening one another's backs,

And when they girded their loins with pride

The day they reaped glory by uniting their ranks,

And the day they wrought a grievous wrong through divided counsel.

And when they came with differing views as medicine

And the day they brought calamity through discord.

وهل يبقى على الأيام حكم

وهل يبقى على الأيام حكم

عنيف فيه صاحبه استبدا

عنيف فيه صاحبه استبدا

And can a rule endure through the ages,

Can tyrannical rule last for days

Does any rule endure throughout the ages,

Brutal, with its master ruling as a despot,

When its owner was dictatorial

That is violent, wherein the ruler plays the tyrant?

عتيق سنه «نيرون» بال

عتيق سنه «نيرون» بال

كأن العنكبوت عليه سدا

كأن العنكبوت عليه سدا

Ancient, laid down by Nero, threadbare,

The ancient law of Nero without

An archaic law, enacted by a 'Nero,' worn and threadbare,

As though the spider had woven its web upon it?

As if spiders spun their webs on it

As if the spider has woven its web over it.

تجلى رسمك الزاهي كبدر

تجلى رسمك الزاهي كبدر

لنا من شمس همتك استمدا

لنا من شمس همتك استمدا

Your radiant portrait shone forth like a full moon,

Your brilliant image appeared like a full moon

Your radiant image appeared to us like a full moon,

Before us, drawing light from the sun of your resolve.

We drew lights from your ambition

Drawing its light from the sun of your high resolve.

نراه فنقبس الأنوار منه

نراه فنقبس الأنوار منه

ومن توقيره لم نلف بدا

ومن توقيره لم نلف بدا

We behold it and draw light from it,

We see it so we gained veneration from it

We gaze upon it and borrow light from its beams,

And we found no choice but to revere it.

And did not wrap it with negligence

Finding no choice but to hold it in deep reverence.