عَهْدًا سَنَبْقَى لِلْمَعَالِي نَرْتَقِي lyrics

عَهْدًا سَنَبْقَى لِلْمَعَالِي نَرْتَقِي

A pledge: we will continue to rise to greatness

وَنَظَلُّ نَحْيَا بِالْكِتَابِ وَنَلْتَقِي

wa-naẓallu naḥyā bil-kitābi wa-naltaqī

And we will remain alive by the Book and meet

حَتَّى نُحَقِّقَ بِالْعُلُومِ وَنَعْتَلِيَ

Until we achieve with sciences and ascend

وَنَكُونَ رُوَّادًا عَلَى مَرِّ الزَّمَنِ

And become pioneers throughout time

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

​جِدٌّ وَجِهَادٌ ... سَعْيٌ وَرَشَادٌ

Diligence and struggle... effort and guidance

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

​يَا مَنْ غَرَسْنَ الْعِلْمَ فِي أَرْوَاحِنَا

Oh, you who planted knowledge in our souls

يَا مَنْ أَضَأْنَ دُرُوبَنَا بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ

Oh, you who illuminated our paths with knowledge

لَكُنَّ مِنَّا الشُّكْرُ مِنْ أَعْمَاقِنَا

To you from us is thanks from the depths of our hearts

أَنْتُنَّ بَذْرُ الْخَيْرِ فِي أَرْضِ الْوَطَنِ

antunna baḏru al-khayri fī arḍi al-waṭan

You are the seed of goodness in the land of the homeland

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

​فِكْرٌ وَبِنَاءٌ ... مَجْدٌ وَوَلَاءٌ

Thought and building... glory and loyalty

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

​رَايَاتُنَا خَفَّاقَةٌ فَوْقَ الْقِمَمْ

rāyātunā khaffāqatun fawqa al-qimam

Our banners are fluttering above the peaks

وَالْعِلْمُ نُورٌ سَاطِعٌ يَمْحُو الظُّلَمْ

And knowledge is a shining light that erases darkness

نَمْضِي بِعَزْمٍ سَائِرِينَ وَبِالْهِمَمْ

We proceed with determination, marching with resolve

خُطُوَاتُنَا نَحْوَ الْمَعَالِي كُلَّ حِين

Our steps towards greatness always

الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

عِلْمٌ وَعَمَلُ ... صِدْقٌ وَأَمَلُ

Knowledge and action... honesty and hope

الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

نَمْضِي عَلَى دَرْبِ الْهُدَى نحو النجاح

We walk on the path of guidance towards success

نَجْتَازُ أَسْوَارَ الصُّعُوبَةِ قادرين

We overcome the walls of difficulty, capable

حَتَّى نَرَى شَمْسَ التَّفَوُّقِ فِي الصَّبَاحْ

ḥattá nará shamsa at-tafawwuqi fī aṣ-ṣabāḥ

Until we see the sun of excellence in the morning

تَشْدُو بِأَحْلَى لَحْنِ عِزٍّ لِليَمَن

Singing the sweetest melody of glory for Yemen

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

عَزْمٌ وَفَلَاحْ ... مَجْدٌ وَنَجَاحْ

Determination and success... glory and triumph

الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

لَا نَرْتَضِي دَرْبَ الْخُمُولِ وَإِنَّمَا

lā nartaḍī darba al-khumūli wa-innamā

We do not accept the path of laziness, but rather

نَسْعَى إِلَى الْعَلْيَاءِ بِالْعَزْمِ الْمُتَاحْ

We strive for loftiness with available determination

وَسَنَرْفَعُ الْوَطَنَ الْعَزِيزَ بِعِلْمِنَا

And we will raise the dear homeland with our knowledge

وَيَظَلُّ فَجْرُ الْفَوْزِ يَأْتِي بِانْشِرَاحْ

And the dawn of victory will always come with joy

​الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school

الْجِيلُ الرَّائِدُ مَدْرَسَتِي

The pioneering generation is my school