Fida'i

National anthem of Palestine

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"Fida'ī" (Arabic: فدائي, romanized: Fida'i, lit. 'Fedayeen warrior') is the national anthem of Palestine.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The anthem was adopted by the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1996,^[2] in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988.^{[not verified in body]} 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 fidāʾī (Arabic: فدائي; plural: فدائيون fidāʾīyūn (standard) or فدائيين fidāʾīyīn (informal), often rendered in English as fedayeen) means "sacrifice" or "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of fidāʾīyīn might be "martyrs"). The Palestinian fedayeen are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".

Arabic original^[3]	Latin transcription	IPA transcription^[a]	English translation
فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْضَ الجُدُود فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْبَ الخُلُود كورال: فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْضَ الجُدُود فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْبَ الخُلُود ١ بِعَزْمِي وَنَارِي وَبُرْكَانِ ثَأرِي وَأَشْوَاقِ دَمِّي لِأَرْضِي وَدَارِي 𝄇 صَعَدْتُ الجِبَالَ وَخُضْتُ النِّضَالَ قَهَرْتُ المُحَالَ عَبَرْتُ الحُدُود 𝄆 كورال ٢ بِعَزْمِ الرِّيَاحِ وَنَارِ السِّلَاحِ وَإِصْرَارِ شَعْبِي بِأَرْضِ الكِفَاحِ 𝄇 فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي وَدَرْبُ انْتِصَارِي^[b] فِلَسْطِينُ ثَارِي وَأَرْضُ 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 ʾarḍa l-judūd Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Yā shaʿbī yā shaʿba l-khulūd Kūrāl: Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Yā ʾarḍī yā ʾarḍa l-judūd Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Yā shaʿbī yā shaʿba l-khulūd I Bi-ʿazmī wa-nārī wa-burkāni thārī Wa-ʾashwāqi dammī li-ʾarḍī wa-dārī 𝄆 Ṣaʿadtu l-jibāla wa-khuḍtu n-niḍāla Qahartu l-muḥāla ʿabartu l-ḥudūd 𝄇 Kūrāl II Bi-ʿazmi r-riyāḥi wa-nāri s-silāḥi Wa-ʾiṣrāri shaʿbī bi-ʾarḍi l-kifāḥi 𝄆 Filasṭīnu dārī wa-darbu ntiṣārī^[b] Filasṭīnu thārī wa-ʾarḍu ṣ-ṣumūd 𝄇 Kūrāl III Bi-ḥaqqi l-qasam taḥta ẓilli l-ʿalam Bi-ʾarḍī wa-shaʿbī wa-nāri l-ʾalam 𝄆 Sa-ʾaḥyā fidāʾī wa-ʾamḍī fidāʾī Wa-ʾaqḍī fidāʾī ʾilá ʾan taʿūd 𝄇 𝄆 Kūrāl 𝄇	/fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/ /jaː ʔar.dˤiː jaː ʔar.dˤa‿l.ʒu.duːd/ /fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/ /jaː ʃaʕ.biː jaː ʃaʕ.ba‿l.xu.luːd/ Chorus: /fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/ /jaː ʔar.dˤiː jaː ʔar.dˤa‿l.ʒu.duːd/ /fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/ /jaː ʃaʕ.biː jaː ʃaʕ.ba‿l.xu.luːd/ 1 /bi.ʕaz.miː wa.naː.riː wa.bur.kaː.ni θaː.riː/ /wa.ʔaʃ.waː.qi dam.miː li.ʔar.dˤiː wa.daː.riː/ 𝄆 /sˤa.ʕad.tu‿l.ʒi.baː.la wa.xudˤ.tu‿n.ni.dˤaː.la/ /qa.har.tu‿l.mu.ħaː.la ʕa.bar.tu‿l.ħu.duːd/ 𝄇 Chorus 2 /bi.ʕaz.mi‿r.ri.jaː.ħi wa.naː.ri‿s.si.laː.ħi/ /wa.ʔisˤ.raː.ri ʃaʕ.biː bi.ʔardˤi‿l.ki.faː.ħi/ 𝄆 /fi.las.tˤiː.nu daː.riː wa.dar.bu‿n.ti.sˤaː.riː/^[b] /fi.las.tˤiː.nu θaː.riː wa.ʔar.dˤu‿sˤ.sˤu.muːd/ 𝄇 Chorus 3 /bi.ħaq.qi‿l.qa.sam taħ.ta ðˤil.li‿l.ʕa.lam/ /bi.ʔar.dˤiː wa.ʃaʕ.biː wa.naː.ri‿l.ʔa.lam/ 𝄆 /sa.ʔaħ.jaː fi.daː.ʔijj wa.ʔam.dˤiː fi.daː.ʔijj/ /wa.ʔaq.dˤiː fi.daː.ʔijj ʔi.laː ʔan ta.ʕuːd/ 𝄇 𝄆 Chorus 𝄇	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^[b] 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 𝄇

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Notes

^ See Help:IPA/Arabic and Palestinian Arabic.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sometimes sung as
فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي فِلَسْطِينُ نَارِي
Filasṭīnu dārī Filasṭīnu nārī
[fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ dæː.riː fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ nɑː.riː]
("Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire").

References

^ World Statesmen (2000). "Palestinian National Authority". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
^ ^a ^b National Anthems. "Palestine". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
^ ^a ^b Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Palestinian National Anthem". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009.

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)

National anthems of Palestine

Year	1948–1958	1958–1967	1967–1994	1994–1996	1996–present
West Bank	"As-Salam Al-Malaki Al-Urduni"	"As-Salam Al-Malaki Al-Urduni"	"Hatikvah"	"Mawtini"	"Fida'i"
Gaza Strip	"Salam Affandina"	"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy"	"Hatikvah"	"Mawtini"	"Fida'i"

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