Palestine National Anthem
فدائي
Fida'i
Fida'i
1965
1972
Said Al Muzayin
Ali Ismael
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Key Facts
- 1. The word "fida'i" means "one who sacrifices himself"; the Palestinian fedayeen are widely described as freedom fighters.
- 2. Fida'i replaced "Mawtini" as the Palestinian anthem, and "Mawtini" went on to become the official national anthem of Iraq in 2004.
- 3. Palestinian sources say the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis rearranged Fida'i in 1981 as a gesture of solidarity; Greek sources describe a different work, an anthem Yasser Arafat commissioned from him for the PLO, presented in Beirut in January 1982.
- 4. The poet Said Al Muzayin signed his patriotic work under the pen name "Fata Al-Thawra", meaning "the boy of the revolution".
- 5. Sources differ on the adoption year: English-language references give 1996, tied to the 1988 Declaration of Independence, while Palestinian sources describe a 1972 adoption by the PLO Executive Committee ratified in 2005.
Palestine National Anthem Lyrics
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا أرضي يا أرض الجدود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا شعبي يا شعب الخلود
بعزمي وناري وبركان ثاري
وأشواق دمي لأرضي وداري
صعدت الجبال وخضت النضال
قهرت المحال حطمت القيود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا أرضي يا أرض الجدود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا شعبي يا شعب الخلود
بعصف الرياح ونار السلاح
وإصرار شعبي لخوض الكفاح
فلسطين داري ودرب انتصاري
فلسطين ثاري وأرض الصمود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا أرضي يا أرض الجدود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا شعبي يا شعب الخلود
بحق القسم تحت ظل العلم
بأرضي وشعبي ونار الألم
سأحيا فدائي وأمضي فدائي
وأقضي فدائي إلى أن أعود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا أرضي يا أرض الجدود
فدائي فدائي فدائي
يا شعبي يا شعب الخلود
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
Editorial"Fida'i" ("The Fedayee", roughly "one who sacrifices himself") was written by the Palestinian poet Said Al Muzayin, known by the pen name Fata Al-Thawra, and set to music by the Egyptian composer Ali Ismael in 1965. It was adopted as the anthem of the Palestinian people by the Palestine Liberation Organization, replacing the older patriotic song "Mawtini", which later became the national anthem of Iraq. The lyrics dwell on struggle, steadfastness, and the hoped-for return to the homeland. Its final musical arrangement, by the Palestinian composer Hussein Nazek, dates from 2005, the year the Palestinian cabinet ratified the anthem.
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Sources & References
- النشيد الوطني الفلسطيني . Embassy of the State of Palestine in Lebanon
- النشيد الوطني . Embassy of the State of Palestine in Egypt
- فلسطين: معلومات (النشيد الوطني) . Embassy of the State of Palestine in Poland
- National anthem of Palestine . Wikipedia (2026)
- فدائي (نشيد) . Arabic Wikipedia (2026)
- Palestine . nationalanthems.info (2013)
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