National Anthem of Algeria

National Anthem of Algeria 1:13 Public Domain

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Country	Algeria
Anthem	National Anthem of Algeria
Duration	1:13
Format	MP3
License	Public Domain

Arabic & English Translation

قسما بالنازلات الماحقاتWe swear by the lightning that destroys,

و الدماء الزاكيات الطاهراتBy the streams of generous blood being shed,

و البنود اللامعات الخافقاتBy the bright flags that wave,

في الجبال الشامخات الشاهقاتFlying proudly on the high djebels,

نحن ثرنا فحياة أو مماتThat we are in revolt, whether to live or to die,

و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائرWe are determined that Algeria should live,

فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا…So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

نحن جند في سبيل الحق ثرناWe are soldiers in revolt for truth

و إلى استقلالنا بالحرب قمناAnd we have fought for our independence.

لم يكن يصغى لنا لما نطقناWhen we spoke, nobody listened to us,

فاتخذنا رنة البارود وزناSo we have taken the noise of gunpowder as our rhythm

و عزفنا نغمة الرشاش لحناAnd the sound of machine guns as our melody,

وعقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائرWe are determined that Algeria should live,

فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا…So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

يا فرنسا قد مضى وقت العتابO France, the time of reproof is over

و طويناه كما يطوى الكتابAnd we have ended it as a book is ended;

يا فرنسا ان ذا يوم الحسابO France, this is the day of reckoning

فاستعدي و خذي منا الجوابSo prepare to receive from us our answer!

ان في ثورتنا فصل الخطابIn our revolution is the end of empty talk;

و عقدنا العزم ان تحيى الجزائرWe are determined that Algeria should live,

فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا…So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

نحن من أبطالنا ندفع جنداFrom our heroes we shall make an army come to being,

و على أشلائنا نصنع مجداFrom our dead we shall build up a glory,

و على أرواحنا نصعد خلداOur spirits shall ascend to immortality

و على هاماتنا نرفع بنداAnd on our shoulders we shall raise the Standard.

جبهة التحرير أعطيناك عهداTo the nation’s Liberation Front we have sworn an oath,

و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائرWe are determined that Algeria should live,

فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا…So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

صرخة الأوطان من ساح الفداThe cry of the Fatherland sounds from the battlefields.

فاسمعوها و استجيبوا للنداListen to it and answer the call!

و اكتبوها بدماء الشهداLet it be written with the blood of martyrs

و اقرأوها لبني الجيل غداAnd be read to future generations.

قد مددنا لك يا مجد يداOh, Glory, we have held out our hand to you,

و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائرWe are determined that Algeria should live,

فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا…So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

Romanization

Qasman bil-nazilat al-maḥiqāt
wa al-dimā' al-zākiyāt al-ṭāhirāt
wa al-bunūd al-lāmi'āt al-khāfiqāt
fī al-jibāl al-shāmikhāt al-shāhiqāt
naḥnu tharnā fa-ḥayāt aw mamāt
wa 'aqadnā al-'azm an taḥyā al-jazā'ir
fashhadū… fashhadū… fashhadū…

naḥnu jund fī sabīl al-ḥaqq tharnā
wa ilā istiqlālinā bil-ḥarb qumnā
lam yakun yuṣghā lanā limā naṭaqnā
fa-ittakhadhnā ranna al-bārūd waznān
wa 'azafnā naghmat al-rashāsh luḥnā
wa 'aqadnā al-'azm an taḥyā al-jazā'ir
fashhadū… fashhadū… fashhadū…

yā faransā qad maḍā waqt al-'itāb
wa ṭawaynāh kamā yuṭwā al-kitāb
yā faransā in dhā yawm al-ḥisāb
fa-is'ta'dī wa khudhī minnā al-jawāb
in fī thawratinā faṣl al-khiṭāb
wa 'aqadnā al-'azm an taḥyā al-jazā'ir
fashhadū… fashhadū… fashhadū…

naḥnu min abṭālinā nadfa' jundā
wa 'alā ash'lā'inā naṣna' majdā
wa 'alā arwāḥinā naṣ'ud khuldā
wa 'alā hāmātinā narfa' bundā
Jabhat al-taḥrīr a'taynāk 'ahdā
wa 'aqadnā al-'azm an taḥyā al-jazā'ir
fashhadū… fashhadū… fashhadū…

ṣarḵat al-awṭān min sāḥ al-fidā
fa-is'ma'ūhā wa istajībū lil-nidā
wa uktubūhā bidimā' al-shuhadā
wa iqra'ūhā li-banī al-jīl ghadā
qad madadnā lak yā majd yadā
wa 'aqadnā al-'azm an taḥyā al-jazā'ir
fashhadū… fashhadū… fashhadū…

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