عربِيَّةٌArab (feminine) الأعْرَافِcustoms رَمْزُsymbol الانتِمَاءْbelonging
عربِيَّةٌ الأعْرَافِ رَمْزُ الانتِمَاءْ
وَهُـوِيَّتيand my identity الإسلامIslam عُنْوَانُemblem البَقَاءْsurvival
وَهُـوِيَّتي الإسلام عُنْوَانُ البَقَاءْ
I am Arab in my customs, a symbol of belonging.
Arabic is the symbol of my identity
And my identity is Islam, the emblem of survival.
And Islam is the title of my eternity
وأناand I ابنةdaughter الأحرارِthe free شِيمَتُنَاour nature العلاloftiness
وأنا ابنة الأحرارِ شِيمَتُنَا العلا
بِمكارِمِthrough the noble qualities of الأخلاقِcharacter ناطَحْنَاwe locked horns with السَّمَاءْthe sky
بِمكارِمِ الأخلاقِ ناطَحْنَا السَّمَاءْ
And I am a daughter of the free; loftiness is our nature.
I'm the daughter of the free, our trait is glory
With noble character, we have locked horns with the sky.
With high morals, we've reached the sky
مَرُفُوعَةٌraised هاماتناour heads لاnot نَـنْحَـــنِيwe bow
مَرُفُوعَةٌ هاماتنا لا نَـنْحَـــنِي
لاnot نَنْثَـنِيwe turn back بالصَّدِّby rebuff خَلْــفًاbackward للوَرَاءْto the rear
لا نَنْثَـنِي بالصَّدِّ خَلْــفًا للوَرَاءْ
Our heads are held high; we do not bow.
Our pride held high, we do not bow
We do not turn back in retreat when rebuffed.
Nor bend backwards to the past
لاَlet not يُخْدَعَنَّever be deceived لَــبيبُنَاour discerning one منْby صَيْحَةٍa shout
لاَ يُخْدَعَنَّ لَــبيبُنَا منْ صَيْحَةٍ
إنْif قَلَّدَimitate العُمْيَانthe blind صَوْتَthe voice of البَـبَغَاءْthe parrot
إنْ قَلَّدَ العُمْيَان صَوْتَ البَـبَغَاءْ
Let no discerning person among us be deceived by a shout,
Wise minds won't be fooled by any call
If the blind imitate the parrot's voice.
If the blind mimic the parrot's drawl
أَسْلاَفُنَاour forebears أَمْضُواsigned سِجِلَّthe record of خُلُودِهِمْtheir immortality
أَسْلاَفُنَا أَمْضُوا سِجِلَّ خُلُودِهِمْ
ِنَّاindeed we (clipped form) عَلىon نَهْجِthe path of الْخُلُودِimmortality لَفِيsurely in ارْتِقَاءْascent
ِنَّا عَلى نَهْجِ الْخُلُودِ لَفِي ارْتِقَاءْ
Our forebears signed the record of their immortality.
Our ancestors fulfilled their eternal track
Indeed, we are ascending on the path of immortality.
We're on the path to rise and not go back
ملأواthey filled الحَيَاةَlife سَمَاحَةًgenerosity ، مَلكُواthey ruled الدُّنَىthe worlds
ملأوا الحَيَاةَ سَمَاحَةً ، مَلكُوا الدُّنَى
بِشُرُوقِwith the dawning of سُمْعَةِthe renown of هَدْيِهِمِtheir guidance سَطَعَshone الفَضَاءْthe expanse
بِشُرُوقِ سُمْعَةِ هَدْيِهِمِ سَطَعَ الفَضَاءْ
They filled life with generosity; they ruled the worlds.
They filled life with generosity, ruled the world
With the dawning renown of their guidance, the expanse shone.
Their guidance shone, illuminating the space unfurled
نَحْنُwe اتَّخْذْنَاwe took عِزَّنَاour honor مِـنْfrom دِينِنَاour faith
نَحْنُ اتَّخْذْنَا عِزَّنَا مِـنْ دِينِنَا
نَطْوِيwe traverse سَبِيلِthe path of المَجْدِglory لاnot نَرْضَىwe accept الفَنَاءْannihilation
نَطْوِي سَبِيلِ المَجْدِ لا نَرْضَى الفَنَاءْ
We have drawn our honor from our faith.
We made our honor from our religion
We traverse the path of glory; we do not accept annihilation.
We pave the road of glory, reject oblivion