Maadha Al-Mughawish was a valiant commander, poet, and fighter who was martyred in the Great Syrian Revolt. He was the son of a martyr, the father of a martyr, and the creator of the anthem 'Wassi'u Al-Marjeh' (Make Room in the Square), which became associated with the Druze control of Marjeh Square during the Great Arab Revolt in 1918.
Maadha Al-Mughawish was born in Jabal Al-Arab in 1880, to his father Hamad Al-Mughawish, who was martyred in 1911 when he was executed by Sami Pasha Al-Faruqi in Marjeh Square along with 5 other notables of the mountain (Touqan Al-Atrash, Yahya Amer, Hazzam Ezz El-Din Al-Halabi, Mohammad Al-Qal'ani, and Mazyad Amer).
Al-Mughawish is the author of the famous anthem "Wassi'u Al-Marjeh", which he improvised on the day the Jabal Al-Arab rebels liberated Damascus on September 29, 1918, after they devastated the Ottoman army in a famous battle near Deir Ali. The horsemen of the mountain chanted it after him as they entered Marjeh Square.
Make room in the square... for the square is ours
Make room in the square... so our horses may play
The rebels, in the ecstasy of victory, also chanted his victory celebration song:
The throne of injustice has collapsed
And glory has arrived in our lands
It is all over for you, foreigners
Battling is our habit
We are your protectors, O flag
With our souls and our hearts
Maadha Al-Mughawish was martyred in Al-Suwarah Al-Saghirah in 1926 during a confrontation with the French army.
You can watch the "Zayinu Al-Marjeh" anthem in the attached video
