حذَّرتُه لو يَنفَعُ التَّحذيرُ

حذَّرتُه لو يَنفَعُ التَّحذيرُ

لكن كذا يَجني الرُّدى مَغرُورُ

لكن كذا يَجني الرُّدى مَغرُورُ

I warned him—if only warning could avail!

I warned him, though warning is useless,

But thus a deluded one reaps death.

Thus does the deluded reap adversity.

وكذا يُلاقي الآثمونَ جزاءهُم

وكذا يُلاقي الآثمونَ جزاءهُم

وكذا على الباغي الزَّمانُ يَدورُ

وكذا على الباغي الزَّمانُ يَدورُ

And thus the sinners meet their recompense;

Thus do the wicked meet their punishment,

and thus time turns against the aggressor.

Thus does time bring ruin on the unjust.

وبَغَى وما التَّاريخُ يَحفَظُ مِثلَه

وبَغَى وما التَّاريخُ يَحفَظُ مِثلَه

بَغياً يُلاقي ويلَهُ المَغمورُ

بَغياً يُلاقي ويلَهُ المَغمورُ

He wrought oppression—history records none like it—

He was insolent as history records none other,

oppression whose woe the overwhelmed endure.

Insolence which the overwhelmed comes to rue.

كنَّا وكانَ الكُلُّ مِنَّا آمِناً

كنَّا وكانَ الكُلُّ مِنَّا آمِناً

في سِربِه والعَيشُ منه غَضيرُ

في سِربِه والعَيشُ منه غَضيرُ

We lived, and every one of us was safe

We all lived in security, each of us

in his home, with life lush and abundant.

In his flock, and life was verdant.

لا شملُنا مُتَصَدِّعٌ لا نَومنا

لا شملُنا مُتَصَدِّعٌ لا نَومنا

مُتَقَطِّعٌ لا قَلبُنا مَذعورُ

مُتَقَطِّعٌ لا قَلبُنا مَذعورُ

Our unity was not fractured, nor our sleep

Neither was our unity fragmented, nor was our sleep

interrupted, nor our heart terrified,

Disturbed, nor were our hearts perturbed

حتى دَهانا ما دَهى المَغمورَ مِن

حتى دَهانا ما دَهى المَغمورَ مِن

سَيلٍ له بِمَصائِبٍ تَفجيرُ

سَيلٍ له بِمَصائِبٍ تَفجيرُ

until what befell the overwhelmed befell us, from

Until what befell the overwhelmed, from a torrent

a torrent bursting forth with calamities.

Of disasters bursting forth, afflicted us.

ما ذنبُ أطفالٍ وذنبُ عَجائِزٍ

ما ذنبُ أطفالٍ وذنبُ عَجائِزٍ

في الدُّورِ دُكَّت فَوقهُنَّ الدُّورُ

في الدُّورِ دُكَّت فَوقهُنَّ الدُّورُ

What guilt had children, what guilt had old women

What was the fault of children and old women

in the houses, when the houses were smashed down upon them?

In homes collapsed upon them?

ما كان أغنَى الآثِمينَ وحِزبَهُم

ما كان أغنَى الآثِمينَ وحِزبَهُم

عمَّا جَنَوهُ ومالَهُ الدُّورُ

عمَّا جَنَوهُ ومالَهُ الدُّورُ

How little the sinners and their party needed

How did the wealth of the wicked and their party

what they perpetrated—and what had the houses to do with it?

Avail them, when ruin befell their homes?

دعهُم يَذوقوا الآنَ شَرَّ فِعالهِم

دعهُم يَذوقوا الآنَ شَرَّ فِعالهِم

فَجزاءُ أفعالِ الشُّرورِ شُرورُ

فَجزاءُ أفعالِ الشُّرورِ شُرورُ

Let them now taste the evil of their deeds;

Let them now taste the evil of their deeds;

for evil is the recompense of evil deeds.

The requital of evil acts is further evil.

فأسِيرهُم لم يُغنِ عنهُ قَتيلُهمُ

فأسِيرهُم لم يُغنِ عنهُ قَتيلُهمُ

وقَتيلُهم لم يُغنِ عنهُ أسيرُ

وقَتيلُهم لم يُغنِ عنهُ أسيرُ

Their captive was not helped by their slain,

Their captive was of no avail when their slain

nor was their slain helped by a captive.

Perished, nor did their slain avail when captive.

كم نازحٍ عَن أهلِه وبِلادِه

كم نازحٍ عَن أهلِه وبِلادِه

قد ساقَهُ لِهَلاكِه المَقدُورُ

قد ساقَهُ لِهَلاكِه المَقدُورُ

How many a wanderer, far from his family and homeland,

How many a refugee from his family and homeland

has fate driven to his death!

Has ruin predestined and led to perdition.

ألأسرَ والتَّقتيلَ كان نَصيبُه

ألأسرَ والتَّقتيلَ كان نَصيبُه

ولِشَعبِه التَّخريبُ والتَّدميرُ

ولِشَعبِه التَّخريبُ والتَّدميرُ

Captivity and slaughter were his lot,

Captivity and slaughter was his fate,

and for his people, devastation and destruction.

And for his people, destruction and devastation.

يا يومَ تونسَ هل سَتُخبِرُنا بِمَا

يا يومَ تونسَ هل سَتُخبِرُنا بِمَا

شاهَدته فالقَولُ منكَ كَثيرُ

شاهَدته فالقَولُ منكَ كَثيرُ

O day of Tunis, will you tell us what

O day of Tunis, will you tell us what

you witnessed? You have so much to say.

You witnessed? For much can you recount.

كيفَ الأفارقةُ القَساوِرَةُ الأُلَى

كيفَ الأفارقةُ القَساوِرَةُ الأُلَى

يَعلو لهم يومَ اللِّقاءِ زَئيرُ

يَعلو لهم يومَ اللِّقاءِ زَئيرُ

How fared the Africans, the lions whose

How the valiant Africans, when battle raged,

roar rises on the day of battle?

Raised their fierce and wild cry!

صدق الَّذِي بالقومِ قد ناداهُمُ

صدق الَّذِي بالقومِ قد ناداهُمُ

فالقُوم هُم والغَيرُ قَومٌ بورُ

فالقُوم هُم والغَيرُ قَومٌ بورُ

He spoke truly who hailed them as 'the men';

True is He who called them a folk

for they are the men; the others are worthless folk.

While others are but a folk inept and void.

عادوا لَنا مَرفوعةً أعلامُ نص

عادوا لَنا مَرفوعةً أعلامُ نص

رِهِمُ وذَيلُ فَخارِهِم مَجرورُ

رِهِمُ وذَيلُ فَخارِهِم مَجرورُ

They returned to us, their victory banners raised,

They returned to us with banners of victory held high

and the train of their glory trailing.

And the tails of their glorious steeds dragged low.

عادوا وكُلُّ حَقيبَةٍ ملأى من أس

عادوا وكُلُّ حَقيبَةٍ ملأى من أس

لابِ العِدا وَوِطابُهُم مَعمورُ

لابِ العِدا وَوِطابُهُم مَعمورُ

They returned, every bag filled with spoils

They returned, their bags filled with arms

of the enemy, and their leather flasks well stocked.

Of the foe, while their resolve remained firm.

وغُزاةُ جَيشِ فَرَنسةَ الأحرارُ مَن

وغُزاةُ جَيشِ فَرَنسةَ الأحرارُ مَن

لَهُمُ بَدا يومَ الفَخارِ ظُهورُ

لَهُمُ بَدا يومَ الفَخارِ ظُهورُ

And the free warriors of France's army are those

The warriors of France's free army, they

whose triumph shone forth on the day of glory.

Whose valor the day of glory brought to light.

بَذَلوا نُفوسَهُمُ ضَحِيَّةَ واجبٍ

بَذَلوا نُفوسَهُمُ ضَحِيَّةَ واجبٍ

لم يَثنِ مِن عَزماتِهِم تَحذيرُ

لم يَثنِ مِن عَزماتِهِم تَحذيرُ

They offered their lives as a sacrifice to duty;

They sacrificed themselves out of obligation

no warning turned them from their resolve.

Undeterred by any warning of risk.

غاياتُهم تحَريرُ أوطانٍ لَهُم

غاياتُهم تحَريرُ أوطانٍ لَهُم

فدَنا إلى أوطانِهِم تَحريرُ

فدَنا إلى أوطانِهِم تَحريرُ

Their aims: the liberation of their homelands;

Their goal being the liberation of lands

and liberation drew near to their homelands.

So liberation drew near their lands.

مُتَلَهِّفينَ لِيَومِ فَصلٍ حاسِمٍ

مُتَلَهِّفينَ لِيَومِ فَصلٍ حاسِمٍ

يُبدونَ فيه ما تُكِنُّ صُدورُ

يُبدونَ فيه ما تُكِنُّ صُدورُ

Longing for a day of decisive resolution,

Eager for a decisive day of justice

on which they reveal what their breasts conceal.

When their resolve would be made known.

عادوا وفي ساحِ الوَغى مَكتوبَةٌ

عادوا وفي ساحِ الوَغى مَكتوبَةٌ

لَهُمُ مِنَ الشَّرَفِ الرَّفيعِ سُطورُ

لَهُمُ مِنَ الشَّرَفِ الرَّفيعِ سُطورُ

They returned, and on the battlefield were inscribed

They returned, the annals of war writ

for them lines of lofty honor.

With lines of sublime honor for them.

عادوا لنا وصُدورُهم مَثلوجَةٌ

عادوا لنا وصُدورُهم مَثلوجَةٌ

فَرَحاً وصَدرُ عَدُوِّهم مَحرورُ

فَرَحاً وصَدرُ عَدُوِّهم مَحرورُ

They returned to us, their breasts cooled

They returned to us, their chests filled

with joy, while their enemy's breast was scorched.

With joy, while the breasts of their foes simmered.

قًُل لِلعَدُوِّ ولم يُشاهِد من قِوى ال

قًُل لِلعَدُوِّ ولم يُشاهِد من قِوى ال

حُلَفاءِ بَحراً بالسِّلاَح يَمورُ

حُلَفاءِ بَحراً بالسِّلاَح يَمورُ

Tell the enemy, who has not seen the forces of the

Say to the foe who saw no glimpse of allied

Allies—a sea surging with weapons:

Arms surging like a raging sea:

سَل جَيشَكَ المَكسورَ عَنهم في الوَغى

سَل جَيشَكَ المَكسورَ عَنهم في الوَغى

يُخبِرك عنهم جَيشُك المَكسورُ

يُخبِرك عنهم جَيشُك المَكسورُ

Ask your shattered army about them in battle;

Ask your broken army about them in battle,

your shattered army will tell you about them.

Your broken army will tell you about them.

بدءُ انتصارٍ ذا وكُلُّ بِدايةٍ

بدءُ انتصارٍ ذا وكُلُّ بِدايةٍ

شُكِرَت فإنَّ خِتامَها مَشكورُ

شُكِرَت فإنَّ خِتامَها مَشكورُ

This is the beginning of victory; every beginning

The start of a victory, and every beginning

that is praised has a praiseworthy end.

Is thanked, for its conclusion will be praised.

قلنا الهَناءُ به انتِصارا مثلما

قلنا الهَناءُ به انتِصارا مثلما

قد عَمَّهُم ويلٌ به وثُبورُ

قد عَمَّهُم ويلٌ به وثُبورُ

We voiced joy at this victory, just as

We declared, congratulations on a victory

woe and ruin had overwhelmed them through it.

That encompassed them, while woe and ruin encompassed the others.

حاشا لِمَغرِبِنا يذوقُ رَزِيَّةً

حاشا لِمَغرِبِنا يذوقُ رَزِيَّةً

ومَليكُنا المَحبوبُ فيه أميرُ

ومَليكُنا المَحبوبُ فيه أميرُ

Far be it from our Morocco to taste calamity,

Far be it from our Morocco to taste calamity!

while our beloved king is its ruler.

May our beloved king reign there as prince!

النَّصرُ مُقتِرنٌ بِطَلعَتِه فَدا

النَّصرُ مُقتِرنٌ بِطَلعَتِه فَدا

مَ أميرُنا ومَليكُنا المَنصورُ

مَ أميرُنا ومَليكُنا المَنصورُ

Victory is bound to his presence; so long

Victory is linked to his rising, so may

live our prince and our victorious king!

Our prince and king remain victorious!