هناكthere بذلكby that العلمthe mountain
هناك بذلك العلم
منازلناour homes منsince القدمancient times
منازلنا من القدم
There, by that mountain,
There, with that knowledge,
are our homes of old.
Are our homes from the past,
ترىsees عينيmy eye مرابعهاtheir dwelling places
ترى عيني مرابعها
ولاand not تسعىmakes its way لهاto them قدميmy foot
ولا تسعى لها قدمي
My eye beholds their dwelling places,
My eyes see their squares,
yet my foot does not journey there.
Yet my feet do not head to them.
لئنeven if عزتwere beyond reach عليto me فقدthen indeed
لئن عزت علي فقد
فديتI ransomed ترابهاtheir soil بدميwith my blood
فديت ترابها بدمي
Though they are beyond my reach, I have indeed
If leaving them was hard for me,
ransomed their soil with my blood.
I would ransom their soil with my blood.
أسبتunclear; likely “I grieved” لموطنيfor my homeland يمسيbecomes
أسبت لموطني يمسي
ملاذa refuge حثالةthe dregs الأممthe nations
ملاذ حثالة الأمم
[I grieved] for my homeland as it becomes
I bid farewell to my homeland as it turns to dusk,
a refuge for the dregs of nations,
A refuge for the riffraff of nations,
ويهجرهand abandon it بنوهits sons الصيدthe proud
ويهجره بنوه الصيد
أهلpeople of المجدglory والكرمand generosity
أهل المجد والكرم
while its proud sons leave it—
Abandoned by its noble and generous people.
people of glory and generosity.
There, I had family,
هناكthere كانwas ليfor me أهلfamily
هناك كان لي أهل
وأصحابand friends وجيرانand neighbors
وأصحاب وجيران
There I had family,
Friends and neighbors.
and friends and neighbors.
There, I had hope,
هنالكthere كانwas ليfor me أملhope
هنالك كان لي أمل
وأفراحand joys وأحزانand sorrows
وأفراح وأحزان
There I had hope,
Joys and sorrows.
and joys and sorrows.
But the turns of fate estranged us -
فأقصتناthen drove us away صروفvicissitudes الدهرtime
فأقصتنا صروف الدهر
لاnot كناwe were ولاnor كانواthey were
لا كنا ولا كانوا
Then time’s vicissitudes drove us away—
Neither we nor they exist.
would that neither we nor they had ever existed!
A country sold for pittance
بلادa land باعهاsold it بالسحتfor ill-gotten gain
بلاد باعها بالسحت
سمارnight revelers وخوانand traitors
سمار وخوان
A land sold for ill-gotten gain
By treacherous wheeler-dealers,
by night revelers and traitors;
And people scattered across the earth -
وأهلand a people شردواwere driven out فيacross الأرضthe earth
وأهل شردوا في الأرض
لولاwere it not for الغدرtreachery ماnot هانواthey were brought low
لولا الغدر ما هانوا
and a people driven out across the earth—
Had it not been for betrayal, they would not have been disgraced.
but for treachery, they would not have been brought low.
Tomorrow, the free will shatter
غداًtomorrow سيحطمwill shatter الأحرارthe free
غداً سيحطم الأحرار
قيدthe fetter الذلhumiliation والعارand shame
قيد الذل والعار
Tomorrow the free will shatter
The shackles of humiliation and shame.
the chain of humiliation and shame.
Tomorrow, the homelands will be cleansed
غداtomorrow ستطهّرwill be cleansed الأوطانthe homelands
غدا ستطهّر الأوطان
منfrom طغمةa cabal فجارevildoers
من طغمة فجار
Tomorrow the homelands will be cleansed
Of the tyranny of villains.
of a cabal of evildoers.
Tomorrow, the long-awaited tomorrow of vengeance must come,
غداًtomorrow لاno بدalternative أنthat يأتيit comes
غداً لا بد أن يأتي
الغدthe morrow المرجوhoped-for بالثارwith vengeance
الغد المرجو بالثار
Tomorrow, there must surely come
And the face of truth must shine forth.
the hoped-for morrow, with vengeance.
I will go forth, shrouded in my burial cloth,
ولاand no بدalternative لوجهfor the face الحقtruth
ولا بد لوجه الحق
أنthat يجلىbe unveiled باسفارin radiance
أن يجلى باسفار
And the face of truth must
To raise my nation's flag,
be unveiled in radiance.
And defend the homes of my ancestors,
سأقدمI will advance حاملاًbearing كفنيmy shroud
سأقدم حاملاً كفني
لأرفعَso I may raise رايةthe banner of الوطنthe homeland
لأرفعَ راية الوطن
I will advance, bearing my shroud,
Despite the pain of ordeals.
to raise the homeland’s banner,
If I die a martyr for truth
وأحميand I protect موئلthe refuge of الأجدادthe forefathers
وأحمي موئل الأجداد
رغمdespite فواجعthe calamities of المحنtribulations
رغم فواجع المحن
and protect the forefathers’ refuge,
And loyalty to the cause,
despite the calamities of tribulation.
Bury me on the heights,
فانand if متI die شهيدa martyr for الحقtruth
فان مت شهيد الحق
والإخلاصand devotion للسكنto home
والإخلاص للسكن
And if I die a martyr for truth
Above the summit of spears.
and devotion to home,
There in the ancient soil
فحطواthen place فيin العلاthe heights جدثيmy grave
فحطوا في العلا جدثي
وفوقand atop شوامخtowering heights of القُنَنthe summits
وفوق شوامخ القُنَن
then set my grave on high,
I will slumber for all time.
and atop the towering summits.
When will we return to the past,
هنالكthere فيin الثرىthe soil القد“sacred” (first part of split word)
هنالك في الثرى القد
سيّ“sacred” (ending of split word) أرقدُI rest فيthroughout مدىthe span of الزمنtime
سيّ أرقدُ في مدى الزمن
There, in the sacred soil,
Free of oppression's tyranny?
I shall rest for all time.
When will we vanquish the oppressor,
متىwhen سنعودwe will return للماضيto the past
متى سنعود للماضي
أباةthose who reject الضيمoppression أحراراfree
أباة الضيم أحرارا
When shall we return to the past,
And appease the raging soul?
spurning oppression, free?
When we will leave no dissidents
متىwhen نقضيwe put an end علىto الباغيthe oppressor
متى نقضي على الباغي
وتقضيand fulfills النفسthe soul أوطاراdesires
وتقضي النفس أوطارا
When shall we put an end to the oppressor,
In our homelands?
and the soul fulfill its desires,
When we will wash the countries with the blood of tyrants,
ولاand not نبقيwe leave منof الشذاذthe outcasts
ولا نبقي من الشذاذ
فيin الأوطانthe homelands دياراa single inhabitant
في الأوطان ديارا
and leave not one of the outcasts
And take vengeance?
dwelling in the homelands,
ونغسلand we wash بالدمwith the blood القانيcrimson
ونغسل بالدم القاني
البلادthe land ونأخذand we exact الثاراvengeance
البلاد ونأخذ الثارا
and wash with crimson blood
the land, and exact vengeance?
Partial English translation: 43 of 46 Arabic lines translated.