هكذاthus، يفعلact أبناءsons الجزائرAlgeria
هكذا، يفعل أبناء الجزائر
ياO صلاحَSalah (rectitude) الدينal-Din (the faith)، فيin أرضland الجزائرAlgeria
يا صلاحَ الدين، في أرض الجزائر
This is how the sons of Algeria act.
Thus do the sons of Algeria
Thus do the sons of Algeria act
O Salah al-Din, in the land of Algeria,
O Salah al-Din, in the land of Algeria
O Salah al-Din, in the land of Algeria
سرْmarch إلىto الميدانthe battlefield، مأمونَsecure الخطاthe steps
سرْ إلى الميدان، مأمونَ الخطا
وتطوعand volunteer، فيin صفوفranks الجيشthe army ثائرa revolutionary
وتطوع، في صفوف الجيش ثائر
March to the battlefield, your steps secure.
March on to the battlefield, with assured step
March to the battlefield with steps assured
And volunteer in the army's ranks as a revolutionary.
And volunteer, in the ranks of the insurgent army
And volunteer in the army's ranks, a revolutionary
أنتyou جنديّa soldier بساحاتin the arenas الفداself-sacrifice
أنت جنديّ بساحات الفدا
وأناand I فيin ثورةrevolution التحريرliberation شاعرa poet
وأنا في ثورة التحرير شاعر
You are a soldier in the arenas of sacrifice,
You are a soldier in the fields of sacrifice
You are a soldier in the fields of sacrifice
And I am a poet in the revolution for liberation.
And I, in the revolution of liberation, a poet
And I, in the revolution of liberation, am a poet
زغرديululate joyfully ياO أمَّهhis mother وافتخريand be proud
زغردي يا أمَّه وافتخري
فابنكfor your son الشهمgallant فدائيّa self-sacrificing fighter مغامرdaring
فابنك الشهم فدائيّ مغامر
Ululate with joy, O his mother, and be proud!
Sing O mother and pride yourself
Ululate with joy, O mother, and take pride
For your gallant son is a daring self-sacrificing fighter.
For your valiant son is a daring adventurer
For your gallant son is a daring commando
كنbe شواظًاa flame، وتنزلْand descend كالقضاlike fate
كن شواظًا، وتنزلْ كالقضا
وتفجّرand explode، فوقabove هاماتheads الجبابرthe tyrants
وتفجّر، فوق هامات الجبابر
Be a flame, and descend like fate.
Be fierce, and descend like destiny
Be a searing flame, and descend like Fate
And explode above the tyrants' heads.
And explode, over the skulls of the tyrants
And erupt above the heads of the tyrants
صلواتيmy prayers لكfor you، واللهand God معكwith you
صلواتي لك، والله معك
سوفwill ألقاكI meet you بأعيادat the festivals البشائرglad tidings
سوف ألقاك بأعياد البشائر
My prayers are for you, and God is with you.
My prayers for you, and God is with you
My prayers are yours, and God is with you
I shall meet you at the festivals of glad tidings.
I will meet you on the days of good tidings
I shall meet you at the feasts of good tidings
فإذاthen if ماemphatic particle عشتَyou live، حققتَyou fulfill الرجاthe hope
فإذا ما عشتَ، حققتَ الرجا
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle متّyou die، فلتحياthen may she live الجزائرAlgeria
وإذا ما متّ، فلتحيا الجزائر
Then if you live, you will fulfill the hope,
If you live, you will fulfill hope
For if you live, you have realized the hope
And if you die, then long live Algeria!
And if you die, long live Algeria
And if you die, then long live Algeria
هكذاthus يفعلact أبناءsons الجزائرAlgeria
هكذا يفعل أبناء الجزائر
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This is how the sons of Algeria act.
Thus do the sons of Algeria
Thus do the sons of Algeria act
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Partial English translation: 15 of 16 Arabic lines translated.