Fida'i

فدائي Fidaʼī

English: My Redemption
National anthem of  Palestinian territories
Lyrics	Said Al Muzayin
Music	Ali Ismael
Adopted	1996

The Palestinian national anthem ("My Redemption"; Arabic: فدائي‎ Fidāʼī ), is the national anthem of the Palestinian National Authority^{[1][not in citation given]}. It was adopted by the Palestinian National Council in 1996,^{[citation needed]} in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988.^{[citation needed]} It was written by Said Al Mozayen (aka Fata Al Thawra, "boy of the revolution"), and its music was composed by Egyptian maestro Ali Ismael, and it was known as the "anthem of the Palestinian redemption".

Lyrics

Arabic Lyrics	Transcription	Translation
بلادي بلادي بلادي يا أرضي يا أرض الجدود فدائي فدائي فدائي يا شعبي يا شعب الخلود   بعزمي وناري وبركان ثأري وأشواق دمي لأرضي وداري صعدت الجبالا وخضت النضالا قهرت المحالا عبرت الحدود   بعزم الرياح ونار السلاح وإصرار شعبي بأرض الكفاح فلسطين داري فلسطين ناري فلسطين ثاري وأرض الصمود   بحق القسم تحت ظل العلم بأرضي وشعبي ونار الألم سأحيا فدائي وأمضي فدائي وأقضي فدائي إلى أن تعود   فدائي	Bilādī bilādī Bilādī yā arḍī yā arḍ al-judūd Fidā'ī Fidā'ī Fidā'ī yā shaʿbī yā shaʿb al-khulūd Biʿazmī wa nārī wa burkāni thaʼrī Waʼashwāqi damī liʼarḍī wa dārī Ṣaʿadtu l-jibālā wa khuḍtu n-niḍālā Qahartu l-muḥālā ʿabartu l-ḥudūd Biʿazmi r-riyāḥ wa nāri s-silāḥ Wa iṣrāri shaʿbi biʼarḍ al-kifāḥ Filasṭīnu dārī Filasṭīnu nārī Filasṭīnu thārī wa arḍi aṣ-ṣumūd Biḥaqqi l-qasam taḥta ẓilli l-ʿalam Biʼarḍī wa shaʿbī wa nāri l-alam Saʼaḥyā fidāʼī wa amḍī fidāʼī Wa aqḍī fidāʼī ilā an taʿūd Fidāʼī	My country, my country My country, my land, land of my ancestors My redemption, my redemption My redemption, my people, people of eternity 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 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, Palestine is my fire, Palestine is my vendetta and the land of withstanding By the oath under the shade of the flag By my land and nation, and the fire of pain I will live as a redemption, I will remain a redeemer, I will spend my redemption - until my country returns My redemption

• Fidāʼī: redeemer, one who risks his life voluntarily; one who sacrifices himself; hence the word fedayeen.

See also

• Mawtini

References

1. ^ http://www.mofa.gov.ps/arabic/Palestine/anthem.php

External links

• MOFA Palestine
• Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
• The Interval Signals Online page for Palestine has a file named "al-Quds Palestinian Arab Radio", which ends with a different vocal version of the Anthem. The anthem starts at around 1:59.