Janna (Saroot)

Janna (Saroot)

Al-Saroot’s “Janna Janna” (Paradise, Paradise) became one of the most iconic chants of the Syrian revolution—an anthem that turned grief into collective strength. Sung from rooftops, protests, and besieged streets, the chant carried a simple but radical promise: our homeland is a paradise worth fighting for, even when the world refuses to see it. Al-Saroot’s voice, iconic and humble, was transformed into a symbol of resistance, unity, and the unbreakable spirit of a people demanding freedom.

Paradise, paradise, paradise—
By God, our homeland, you are paradise to us.
Beloved country, blessed earth,
Even your fire feels like paradise.

From your soil we drank, in your embrace we grew.
We ache for your dust, and your glory carries us—
Lifting us to the summit, to the highest of heights.

Rise, rise, Daraa—
In the darkest nights, you are the spark.
Homs calls out for aid,
The shoulder that carried our sorrow,
The strength that carried us all.

Homs, mother of Arab pride—
Fear bows at your gates.
Hardship does not shake us;
Hardship is what shaped us.
Ask about us—your heroes—
Ask the people of Homs.

Aleppo, land of the noble—
Syria calls your name.
Come to her side, do not leave her,
For your people have long been abandoned.

Hama, forgive us—
We are indebted to you.
You are of us and from us,
And in the Almighty we place our hope.
God does not forsake His people.

Jisr al-Shughur and Rastan—
Singing the melody of sacrifice.
No matter how many you kill or bury,
You bury nations, but you cannot silence them.
Creator, open the gates of paradise for us.

Our martyrs did not die—
Raise your voices for them, daughters of our land.
Servants and companions await them,
By God’s will, they walk toward paradise.

From Raqqa to Qamishli,
The blood of courage burns hot—
Fighting nations, praying through the smoke,
Fighting nations, praying through the pain.
O tyrant, leave us.

Even the free people of the coast
Testify that your end is near.
Your rule is broken, your cruelty exposed,
Your power collapsing.
O coward, leave us.

Turn, turn, turn—
O seagulls, circle the sky.
O martyr, your homeland calls you—
Jasmine and roses in your name.
Pray, our people—
For paradise is our dream.

May God grant us paradise.

Paradise, Paradise, Paradise - Abdel Basset Sarout leading a protest in Homs

جنة جنة جنة والله يا وطنا
يا وطن يا حبيب يا بو تراب الطيب
حتى نارك جنة

بترابك روينا وبأحضانك روينا
ولترابك حنينا وبمجدك علينا
للقمة وصلنا للعليا وصلنا

ثوري ثوري درعا بعتامينا انتي شمعة
حمصية تنادي فزعة يا مسند حملنا
يا مسند حملنا

حمص يا أم العروبة للخوف باست توبة
ما انهاب الصعوبة لا ما نعرف الصعوبة
أبطال واسأل عنا حمصية واسأل عنا

حلب يا أم الأجواد سوريا لك تنادي
حي على الجهاد لا تخذلي وطنا
اشقد خذلتي أهلنا

يا حماة سامحينا والله حقك علينا
انت منا وإلينا بالجبار أملنا
حاشا الله يخاذلنا

جسر الشغور ورستن لحن الشهادة غنن
مهما تقتل وتدفن تقتل أمم وتدفن
يا باري إلنا الجنة

شهيدينا لا ما مات زغردن له يا البنات
خادمات وحوريات خادمات وحوريات
بإذن الله على الجنة

من الرقة للقامشلي دم البطولة يغلي
يقتل أمم ويصلي يقتل أمم ويصلي
يا خسيس ارحل عنا

حتى أحرار الساحل تبصم بأنك راحل
والله نظامك فاشل ظالم وأمنك فاشل
يا خسيس ارحل عنا

دوري دوري دوري يا نوارس دوري
يا شهيد يلادي ياسمين وجوري
وادعوا يا أهلنا
والشهادة حلمنا

الله يرزقنا الشهادة

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