I
Land of the proud, guided by noblemen
The fortress of the Book that can't be bound
O Mauritania, the spring of harmony
The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace.
Chorus:
We will protect you with our lives
and paint your hills with the colour of hope
When you call, "Yes!" is our answer.
II
The crescent moon in your sky will never wane
and the sun on your forehead will never set
Because the noble Arabs enriched you
and the purest source is Africa's.
Chorus
III
We drank the milk of dew and pride
A nature that brought a good harvest
and a fertile pasture, even when it's barren
welcoming us as we ascend.
Chorus
IV
We made your enemy drink a bitter downpour
so he couldn't settle or rest
We resist him wherever he goes
Praying: "Surely, with hardship comes ease".
Chorus
(V, only sung on 57th independence day)
We followed the prophet along the path of the heavens
to the tree of glory above the sky
occupying the Pleiades as our stairway
drawing our border there.
Chorus
VI
We took you as a vow and carried you as a promise
and we happily give you up to the future generations.
Final chorus:
We will protect you with our lives
and paint your hills with the colour of hope
We will protect you with our lives
When you call, "yes!" is our answer.
I
Land of the proud, guided by noblemen
The fortress of the Book that can't be bound
O Mauritania, the spring of harmony
The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace.
Chorus:
We will protect you with our lives
and paint your hills with the colour of hope.
II
The crescent moon in your sky will never wane
and the sun on your forehead will never set
Because the noble Arabs enriched you
and the purest source is Africa's.
VI
We took you as a vow and carried you as a promise
and we happily give you up to the future generations.
I
Land of the proud, guided by noblemen
The fortress of the Book that can't be bound
O Mauritania, the spring of harmony
The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace.