Fida'i

Fida'i

English: My Country
National anthem of Palestine
Lyrics	Sagħid Możajn
Music	Għali ‘Esmâgħil
Adopted	1996 (by the Palestine Liberation Organization) 2005 (ratified)

Fedâi (Arabic: فدائي, Arabic pronunciation: [fidaːʔiːj]; "Warrior") is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, adopted in 1996 by the Palestine Liberation Organization.

In 1965, the lyrics (words) were written by Sagħid Możajn and the music was composed by Għali ‘Esmâgħil. It was ratified in 2005.

Lyrics

Arabic original	Latin transcription	IPA transcription	English translation
فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْض الجُدُود فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْب الخُلُود كورال: فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْض الجُدُود فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْب الخُلُود ١ بِعَزْمِي وَنَارِي وَبُرْكَانِ ثَأرِي وَأَشْوَاقِ دَمِي لِأَرْضِي وَدَارِي 𝄇 صَعَدْتُ الجِبَالَا وَخُضْتُ النِّضَالَا قَهَرْتُ المُحَالَا عَبَرْتُ الحُدُود 𝄆 كورال ٢ بِعَزْمِ الرِّيَاح وَنَارِ السِّلَاح وَإِصْرَارِ شَعْبِي بِأَرْض الكِفَاح 𝄇 فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي ودرب انتصاري فِلَسْطِينُ ثَارِي وَأَرْضِ الصُّمُود 𝄆 كورال   ٣ بِحَقِّ القَسَم تَحْتَ ظِلِّ العَلَم بِأَرْضِي وَشَعْبِي وَنَارِ الأَلَم 𝄇 سَأَحْيَا فِدَائِي وَأَمْضِي فِدَائِي وَأَقْضِي فِدَائِي إِلَى أَن تَعُود 𝄆   كورال	Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā ʾardī yā ʾarḍ al-judūd Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā šaʿbī yā šaʿb al-xulūd Kūrāl: Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā ʾardī yā ʾarḍ al-judūd Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā šaʿbī yā šaʿb al-xulūd I Biʿazmī wa nārī wa burkāni thaʾrī Waʾašwāqi damī liʾarḍī wa dārī 𝄆 Ṣaʿadtu l-jibālā wa xuḍtu n-niḍālā Qahartu l-muḥālā ʿabartu l-ḥudūd 𝄇 Kūrāl II Biʿazmi r-riyāḥi wa nāri s-silāḥi Wa iṣrāri šaʿbi biʾarḍ al-kifāḥi 𝄆 Filasṭīnu dārī wa darbu-ntiṣāri Filasṭīnu thārī wa arḍu ṣ-ṣumūd 𝄇 Kūrāl III Biḥaqqi l-qasam taḥta ẓilli l-ʿalam Biʾarḍī wa šaʿbī wa nāri l-ʾalam 𝄆 Saʾaḥyā fidāʾī wa ʾamḍī fidāʾī Wa ʾaqḍī fidāʾī ʾilā ʾan taʿūd 𝄇 𝄆 Kūrāl 𝄇	[fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi] [jæː ʔɑr.diː jæː ʔɑr.dˤɑ‿l.ʒʊ.duːd] [fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi] [jæː ʃɑʕ.biː jæː ʃɑʕb æl.χʊ.luːd] [kuː.rɑːl] [fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi] [jæː ʔɑr.diː jæː ʔɑr.dˤɑ‿l.ʒʊ.duːd] [fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi] [jæː ʃɑʕ.biː jæː ʃɑʕb æl.χʊ.luːd] 1 [bɪ.ʕɑz.miː wɑ nɑː.riː wɑ bʊr.kæː.ni θɑʔ.riː] [wɑ.ʔæʃ.wɑː.qi dæ.miː lɪ.ʔɑr.dˤiː wɑ dɑː.riː] 𝄆 [sˤɑ.ʕɑd.tʊ‿l.ʒi.bæː.læː wɑ χʊdˤ.tʊ‿n.nɪ.dˤɑː.læː] [qɑ.hɑr.tʊ‿l.mʊ.ħæː.læː ʕɑ.bɑr.tʊ‿l.ħʊ.duːd] 𝄇 [kuː.rɑːl] 2 [bɪ.ʕɑz.mɪ‿r.rɪ.jæː.ħi wɑ nɑː.rɪ‿s.si.læː.ħi] [wɑ ʔɪsˤ.rɑː.ri ʃɑʕ.bi bi.ʔɑrdˤ ɪl.ki.fæː.ħi] 𝄆 [fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ dæː.riː wɑ dɑr.bʊ‿n.tɪ.sˤɑː.ri] [fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ θæː.riː wɑ ɑr.dˤʊ‿sˤ.sˤʊ.muːd] 𝄇 [kuː.rɑːl] 3 [bɪ.ħɑq.qɪ‿l.qɑ.sæm tɑħ.tɑ ðˤɪl.lɪ‿l.ʕɑ.læm] [bɪ.ʔɑr.dˤi wɑ ʃɑʕ.biː wɑ nɑː.rɪː‿l.ʔæ.læm] 𝄆 [sæ.ʔɑħ.jæː fi.dæː.ʔi wɑ ʔɑm.dˤiː fi.dæː.ʔi] [wɑ ʔɑq.dˤiː fi.dæː.ʔi ʔi.læː ʔæn tɑ.ʕʊːd] 𝄇 𝄆 [kuː.rɑːl] 𝄇	Warrior, warrior, warrior, Oh my land, the land of the ancestors Warrior, warrior, warrior, Oh my people, people of eternity Chorus: Warrior, warrior, warrior, Oh my land, the land of the ancestors Warrior, warrior, warrior, Oh my people, people of eternity I With my determination, my fire and the volcano of my vendetta With the longing in my blood for my land and my home 𝄆 I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers 𝄇 Chorus II With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the weapons And the determination of my nation in the land of struggle 𝄆 Palestine is my home, and the path of my triumphal Palestine is my vendetta and the land of withstanding 𝄇 Chorus III By the oath under the shade of the flag By my land and nation, and the fire of pain 𝄆 I will live as a warrior, I will remain a warrior, I will die as a warrior - until my country returns 𝄇 𝄆 Chorus 𝄇