ياO بلبلاًa nightingale غرِداًmelodious غنيsang فأشجاناand stirred our sorrow
يا بلبلاً غرِداً غني فأشجانا
لمnot يبقremained قلبٌa heart وماand not روّاهhe watered it ألحاناmelodies
لم يبق قلبٌ وما روّاه ألحانا
O melodious nightingale who sang and stirred our sorrow,
O nightingale, sing for us, your melodies bring us joy
No heart remained that he had not watered with melodies.
No heart remains that your tunes have not inspired
أرقتyou poured out منsome of دمكyour blood الغاليprecious علىupon وطنa homeland
أرقت من دمك الغالي على وطن
ومنand from فؤادكyour heart ألحاناًmelodies وأشجاناand sorrows
ومن فؤادك ألحاناً وأشجانا
You poured out some of your precious blood upon a homeland,
I'm sleepless thinking of your precious blood shed for the homeland
And from your heart, melodies and sorrows.
And the poems and songs that flow from your heart
منfor أجلthe sake of أوطانناour homelands ماwhat نحنwe نبذلُهwe offer it
من أجل أوطاننا ما نحن نبذلُه
وفيand in سبيلthe pursuit of العلاglory قدindeed كانhappened ماwhat كاناhappened
وفي سبيل العلا قد كان ما كانا
What we offer is for the sake of our homelands,
For the sake of our homelands we make every sacrifice
And in pursuit of glory, what happened has indeed happened.
In pursuit of excellence we accept what comes to pass
فمشعلُso the torch of الحقtruth يبقىremains ساطعاًradiant أبداًforever
فمشعلُ الحق يبقى ساطعاً أبداً
ماas long as دامcontinues يسقيهwaters it فيضٌa torrent منfrom ضحاياناour sacrifices
ما دام يسقيه فيضٌ من ضحايانا
So the torch of truth remains radiant forever,
The torch of truth forever shines bright
As long as a torrent from our sacrifices waters it.
As long as it's fueled by our people's sacrifice