Kassaman

Kassaman or Qassaman (Arabic: قَسَمًا, Algerian Arabic pronunciation: [qɑ.sæ.mæn]; "We Pledge") is the national anthem of Algeria. Mufdi Zakariah wrote the lyrics in 1956. He did this while in jail by the French. The composer of the music is Mohamed Fawzi, from Egypt. He wrote the lyrics on the walls of a French prison with his blood.

Kassaman

English: We Pledge
قَسَمًا
National anthem of Algeria
Also known as	Qassaman
Lyrics	Mufdi Zakariah, 1955
Music	Mohamed Fawzi, 1963
Adopted	1963

Lyrics

Arabic original	Transliteration	IPA transcription	English translation
١ قسما بالنازلات الماحقات و الدماء الزاكيات الطاهرات و البنود اللامعات الخافقات في الجبال الشامخات الشاهقات نحن ثرنا فحياة أو ممات و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائر فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا ٢ نحن جند في سبيل الحق ثرنا و إلى استقلالنا بالحرب قمنا لم يكن يصغى لنا لما نطقنا فاتخذنا رنة البارود وزنا و عزفنا نغمة الرشاش لحنا وعقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائر فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا ٣ يا فرنسا قد مضى وقت العتاب و طويناه كما يطوى الكتاب يا فرنسا ان ذا يوم الحساب فاستعدي و خذي منا الجواب ان في ثورتنا فصل الخطاب و عقدنا العزم أن تحيى الجزائر فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا ٤ نحن من أبطالنا ندفع جندا و على أشلائنا نصنع مجدا و على أرواحنا نصعد خلدا و على هاماتنا نرفع بندا جبهة التحرير أعطيناك عهدا و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائر فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا ٥ صرخة الأوطان من ساح الفدا فاسمعوها و استجيبوا للندا و اكتبوها بدماء الشهدا و اقرأوها لبني الجيل غدا قد مددنا لك يا مجد يدا و عقدنا العزم أن تحيا الجزائر فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا… فاشهدوا	I Qasaman bi-n-nāzilāti l-māḥiqāt Wa-d-dimāʾi z-zākiyāti ṭ-ṭāhirāt Wa-l-bunūdi l-lāmiʿāti l-khāfiqāt Fi-l-jibāli sh-shāmikhāti sh-shāhiqāt Naḥnu thurnā fa-ḥayātun ʾaw mamāt Wa-ʿaqadnā al-ʿazma ʾan taḥyā l-Jazāʾir Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! II Naḥnu jundun fi sabīli l-ḥaqqi thurnā Wa ʾila stiqlālinā bi-l-ḥarbi qumnā Lam yakun yuṣğā lanā lamā naṭaqnā Fa-ttakhadhnā rannata l-bārūdi waznā. Wa-ʿazafnā nağmata r-rashshāshi laḥnā Wa-ʿaqadnā al-ʿazma ʾan taḥyā l-Jazāʾir Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! III Yā Faransā, qad maḍā waqtu l-ʿitāb Wa-ṭawaynāhu kamā yuṭwā l-kitāb Yā Faransā ʾinna dhā yawmu l-ḥisāb Fa-staʿiddī wa-khudhī minnā l-jawāb ʾInna fī thawratinā faṣlu l-khiṭāb Wa-ʿaqadnā al-ʿazma ʾan taḥyā l-Jazāʾir Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! IV Naḥnu min ʾabṭālinā nadfaʿu jundā Wa-ʿala ʾashlaʾinā naṣnaʿu majdā. Wa-ʿala ʾarwāḥinā naṣʿadu khuldā. Wa-ʿala hāmātinā narfaʿu bandā. Jabhatu t-Taḥrīri ʾaʿṭaynāki ʿahdā. Wa-ʿaqadnā al-ʿazma ʾan taḥyā l-Jazāʾir Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! V Ṣarkhatu l-ʾawṭāni min sāḥi l-fidā Ismaʿūhā wa-stajībū li-n-nidā Wa-ktubūhā bi-dimāʾi sh-shuhadāʾ Wa-qraʾūhā li-banī l-jayli ğadā. Qad madadnā laka yā majdu yadā Wa-ʿaqadnā al-ʿazma ʾan taḥyā l-Jazāʾir Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū! Fa-shhadū!	1 [qɑ.sæ.mæn bɪn.næː.zi.læː.tɪ‿l.mæː.ħɪ.qɑːt] [wæ‿d.di.mæː.ʔɪ‿z.zæː.ki.jæː.tɪ‿tˤ.tˤɑː.hɪ.rɑːt] [wæ‿l.bu.nuːdɪ‿l.æː.mɪ.ʕæː.tɪ‿l.χɑː.fi.qɑːt] [fɪ‿l.ʒi.bæː.lɪ‿ʃ.ʃæː.mɪ.χɑː.tɪ‿ʃ.ʃæː.hɪ.qɑːt] [næħ.nʊ t̪ʊr.næː fæ.ħæ.jæː.tʊn ʔɑw mæ.mæːt] [wɑ ʕɑ.qɑd.næː‿l.ʕæz.mæ ʔæn tæħ.jæː‿l.ʒæ.zæ.ʔɪr] [fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ] 2 [næħ.nʊ ʒʊn.dʊn fi sæ.biː.lɪ‿l.ħæq.qɪ t̪ʊr.nɑː] [wæ ʔɪ.lɑ stɪq.læː.li.nɑː bɪl.ħær.bɪ qʊm.nɑː] [læm jæ.kʊn jʊsˤ.ʁɑ læ.næː læ.mɑː næ.tˤɑq.nɑː] [fæ‿t.tæ.χɑd̪.næː rɑn.næ.tæ‿l.bæː.rʊː.di wæz.nɑː] [wæ ʕæ.zæf.næː næʁ.mæ.tæ‿r.rɑʃ.ʃæː.ʃi læħ.nɑː] [wɑ ʕɑ.qɑd.næː‿l.ʕæz.mæ ʔæn tæħ.jæː‿l.ʒæ.zæ.ʔɪr] [fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ] 3 [jɑː fɑ.ræn.sɑː qɑd mɑ.dˤɑ wɑq.tʊ‿l.ʕɪ.tæːb] [wɑ tˤɑ.wæj.næː.hʊ kæ.mæː jʊtˤ.wæː‿l.ki.tæːb] [jɑː fɑ.ræn.sæː ʔɪn.næ d̪æː jæw.mʊ‿l.ħi.sæːb] [fæs.tæ.ʕɪd.diː wæ χʊ.d̪iː mɪn.næː‿l.ʒæ.wæːb] [ʔɪn.na fiː t̪ɑw.rɑ.ti.nɑː fæsˤ.lʊ‿l.χɪ.tˤɑːb] [wɑ ʕɑ.qɑd.næː‿l.ʕæz.mæ ʔæn tæħ.jæː‿l.ʒæ.zæ.ʔɪr] [fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ] 4 [næħ.nʊ mɪn ʔɑb.tˤɑː.li.næː næd.fæ.ʕʊ ʒʊn.dɑː] [wæ ʕæ.lɑ ʔæʃ.læ.ʔɪ.nɑː næsˤ.nɑ.ʕʊ mæʒ.dɑː] [wæ ʕæ.lɑ ʔɑr.wɑː.ħi.næː næsˤ.ʕɑ.dʊ χʊl.dɑː] [wæ ʕæ.læ hæː.mæː.tɪ.næː nær.fæ.ʕʊ bæn.dɑː] [ʒæb.hæ.tʊ‿t.tæħ.rɪː.ri ʔɑʕ.tˤɑj.næː.ki ʕæh.dɑː] [wɑ ʕɑ.qɑd.næː‿l.ʕæz.mæ ʔæn tæħ.jæː‿l.ʒæ.zæ.ʔɪr] [fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ] 5 [sˤɑr.χɑ.tʊ‿l.ʔɑw.tˤɑː.ni mɪn sæː.ħɪ‿l.fi.dɑː] [ɪs.mæ.ʕuː.hɑː wæ‿s.tæ.ʒiː.bʊː lɪn.ni.dɑː] [wæ‿k.tʊ.bʊː.hæː bɪ.di.mæː.ʔɪ‿ʃ.ʃʊ.hæ.dɑːʔ] [wɑ‿q.rɑ.ʔʊː.hæː li.bæ.niː‿l.ʒæj.li ʁɑ.dɑː] [qɑd mæ.dæd.næː læ.kæ jæː mæʒ.dʊ jæ.dɑː] [wɑ ʕɑ.qɑd.næː‿l.ʕæz.mæ ʔæn tæħ.jæː‿l.ʒæ.zæ.ʔɪr] [fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ fæʃ.hæ.dʊ]	I We swear by the lightning that destroys, By the streams of generous blood being shed, By the bright flags that wave, Flying proudly on the high mountains That we are in revolt, whether to live or to die, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness! II We are soldiers in revolt for truth And we have fought for our independence. When we spoke, nobody listened to us, So we have taken the noise of gunpowder as our rhythm And the sound of machine guns as our melody, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness! III O France, the time of reproof is over And we have ended it as a book is ended; O France, this is the day of reckoning So prepare to receive from us our answer! In our revolution is the end of empty talk; We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness! IV From our heroes we shall make an army come to being, From our dead we shall build up a glory, Our spirits shall ascend to immortality And on our shoulders we shall raise the Standard. To the nation's Liberation Front we have sworn an oath, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness! V The cry of the motherland sounds from the battlefields. Listen to it and answer the call! Let it be written with the blood of martyrs And be read to future generations. Oh, Glory, we have held out our hand to you, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

Berber translation (Tifinagh)

Berber translation (Latin)

I ⵙ ⵜⵉⵎⵙ ⴷ-ⴼⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⵊⴰⵀⴷⵏ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵏⵊⴰⵇ ⵉⵡⴷⵏ ⵉⵜⵔⴰⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵉⴷⵓⵔⴰⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵢⵓⴼⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⵏⴽⴽⵔ ⵖⴼ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ, ⴰⴷ ⵏⴷⴷⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵜⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⵏⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵎⵎⵜ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ! II ⵏⴽⴽⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵢⵉⵎⵊⴰⵀⴷⵏ, ⵏⴽⴽⵔ ⴷ ⵉⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⵉⵢⵏ, ⵉ ⵜⵉⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⴱⴳⵙ ⵉ ⵢⵉⵎⵏⵖⵉⵢⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵜⴰⵣⵡⴰⵔⴰ ⵏⴳⵔ ⵜⵉⵖⵔⵉ, ⵉⵛⵏⴳⴰ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵙ-ⵙⵍⵉⵏ ⵏⴼⵔⴰ ⵉ ⵡⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵉⴷⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴱⴰⵔⵓⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵏⴼⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵉⵣⵣⴰ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ! III ⵟⴰⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵀⵉⵡⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⴰ ⵏⵔⵔⴰ-ⵜⵜ ⴰⴽⴽⵉⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵙⵖ ⵢⵓⵙⴰ-ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰ ⴰⵛⵏⴳⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵢⵔⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔ ⵟⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⴰ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ-ⵜⴳ ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵙⵜ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ! IV ⵉⵎⵊⴰⵀⴷⵏ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵓⵖⵏ-ⴷ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵙⴳ ⵉⵎⵣⵡⵓⵔⴰ ⵟⴰⵍⴰⵖⵜ ⵏ ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ ⵜⴳⴰ-ⵢⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏⴷⴷⵔ ⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴷⴷⵔ ⵓⵣⴽⴽⴰ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵜⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ ⵙ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰ ⵏⵔⵣⴰ ⴰⵙⴰⵍⵓ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ! V ⵟⵉⵖⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⵓⴼⵔⴰⵔ-ⴷ ⵙⴳ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⵉ ⵜⵙⵍⴰⵎ-ⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⵊⴰⵀⴷⵏ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵔⵓ ⵓⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵉⵎⵜⵜⵉⴷⵏ ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵉⵍⴰⵍⵏ ⴰⵣⴽⴽⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⴰ ⵢⵉⵙⵖ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ, ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰ ⵏⵔⵔⴰ-ⵢⴰⴽ-ⴷ ⴰⴼⵓⴷ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ-ⵏⵏⴰⵖ ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⵏⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ!

I S times d-fkan igenwan S idammen n yimjahden-nnaɣ S usenjaq iwden itran Seg idurar-nnaɣ yufraren Nekker ɣef tmurt, ad nedder di tlelli neɣ ad nemmet Nefka awal i tudert n Lezzayer-nnaɣ Nefka awal, nefka awal, nefka awal! II Nekkni d imjahden, nekker d igrawliyen I tilelli n tmurt nebges i yimenɣiyen Di tazwara nger tiɣri, icenga ur as-slin Nefra i webrid iden S ubarud ad nfel i tizza Nefka awal i tudert n Lezzayer-nnaɣ Nefka awal, nefka awal, nefka awal! III Tallit n uhiwet tefra Nerra-tt akkin ɣur deffir Ass n yiseɣ yusa-d ass-a Acengu ad yerr adar Tagrawla-nnaɣ ad as-teg talast Nefka awal i tudert n Lezzayer-nnaɣ Nefka awal, nefka awal, nefka awal! IV Imjahden-nnaɣ uɣen-d azar seg imezwura Talaɣt n idammen tga-yasen udem Nedder akken ad idder uzekka Nnig-nnaɣ tezwar tafukt S ugraw-nnaɣ ameqqran ass-a nerza asalu Nefka awal i tudert n Lezzayer-nnaɣ Nefka awal, nefka awal, nefka awal! V Tiɣri n tmurt tufrar-d Seg imenɣi teslam-as S idammen n yimjahden-nnaɣ ad yaru umezruy-nnaɣ Imettiden ad d-ilalen azekka ad t-lemden A yiseɣ-nnaɣ, ass-a nerra-yak-d afud Nefka awal i tudert n Lezzayer-nnaɣ Nefka awal, nefka awal, nefka awal!