Fida'i

Fidaʾī

فدائي
National anthem of Palestine
Lyrics	Said Al Muzayin, 1965
Music	Ali Ismael, 1965
Adopted	1996
Preceded by	"Mawtini"
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"Fida'ī" (Arabic: فدائي, romanized: Fida'i, lit. 'Fedayeen warrior') is the national anthem of Palestine.

History

The anthem was adopted by the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1996, in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988. It replaced "Mawtini". It was written by Said Al Muzayin (a.k.a. Fata Al Thawra, "boy of the revolution"), while its music was composed by Egyptian maestro Ali Ismael. It was known as the "anthem of the Palestinian redemption".

Lyrics

The word fidāʾīyīn is the Arabic plural of fidāʾī, which means "sacrifice" / "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of fidāʾīyīn might be "martyrs"). The Palestinian fedayeen (from the Arabic fidā'ī, plural fidā'īyūn, فدائيون) are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".

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 وَدَرْبُ اِنْتِصَارِي 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 ʾarḍī yā ʾarḍ al-judūd Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā šaʿbī yā šaʿb al-xulūd Kūrāl: Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī yā ʾarḍī 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.dˤiː 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.dˤiː 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 𝄇

See also

• Mawtini (Ibrahim Tuqan song), the national anthem of Iraq and former, unofficial national anthem of Palestine

External links

• MOFA Palestine
• Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
• Palestine: Fida'i - Audio of the national anthem of Palestine, with information and lyrics (archive link)