National Anthem of Saudi Arabia

The national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: النشيد الوطني السعودي), which can be known by its incipit "Hasten!" (Arabic: سارعي), was first adopted in 1950. A few years before, this song was a present given by the Fâruq of Egypt to King Abdulaziz when he visited Egypt.[1] It was composed by Abdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, which was then rearranged by Serâġ Omar. Later in 1984, ‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi wrote the lyrics to the song; in the same year, the anthem was officially readopted with the lyrics.[2][3][4]

National Anthem of Saudi Arabia
النشيد الوطني
English: The National Anthem
an-Našīd al-Waṭaniyy
Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg
National anthem of Saudi Arabia
Lyrics‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi, 1984
MusicAbdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, 1947
Adopted1950, 1984
Music sample

Lyrics

Official Arabic lyrics since 1984

Arabic script Roman Arabic IPA transcription

سَارِعِي
،لِلْمَجْدِ وَالْعَلْيَاء
!مَجِّدِي لِخَالِقِ الْسَّمَاء
وَارْفَعِي الْخَفَّاقَ الْأَخْضَر
،يَحْمِلُ الْنُّورَ الْمُسَطَّر
!رَدِّدِي اللهُ أَكْبَر
!يَا مَوْطِنِي
،مَوْطِنِي
!عِشْتَ فَخْرَ الْمُسْلِمِين
عَاشَ الْمَلِك
لِلْعَلَم
[2][3][5][6][7]!وَالْوَطَن

Sâregħi
Lel-maġde wal-għaljâ‘,
Maġġedi li-xâleqe s-samâ‘!
Warfagħe l-xaffâqa ‘axḍar
Jaħmelo n-nura l-mosaṭṭar,
Raddedi: Allâho ‘akbar!
Jâ mawṭeni!
Mawṭeni,
Għeẋta faxra l-moslemin!
Għâẋa l-malek
Lel-għalam
Wal-waṭan!

/saːriʕij/
/lilmadʒdi walʕaljaːʔ/
/madʒdʒidij lixaːliqis samaːʔ/
/warfaʕil xaffaːqa ʔaxdˤar/
/jaħmilun nuwral musatˤtˤar/
/raddidij ʔallaːhu ʔakbar/
/jaː mawtˤinij/
/mawtˤinij/
/ʕiʃta faxral muslimijn/
/ʕaːʃal malik/
/lilʕalam/
/walwatˤan/

English translation

Hasten!
To glory and supremacy,
Exalt the Creator of heavens!
And raise the green flag
Carrying the written light of aegis;
Repeat: "Allahu Akbar!"
O my country!
My country,
As pride of Muslims live on!
Long live the King
For the flag
And the land!

References

  1. https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/a-history-of-the-saudi-national-anthem-1.2281470 A history of the Saudi national anthem. gulfnews.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.nationalanthems.info/sa.htm Saudi Arabia. nationalanthems.info. Kendall, David. 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.sayidaty.net/node/603541/أسرة-ومجتمع/شخصية-اليوم/نشيد-العلم-السعودي-قصة-خلدها-التاريخ#photo/1 نشيد العلم السعودي.. قصة خلدها التاريخ. Sayidaty.net. 2017-09-15.
  4. https://stepfeed.com/5-facts-you-should-know-about-saudi-arabia-s-national-anthem-0055 Al Ash-Shaykh, Malik. 2018-09-23. 5 facts you should know about Saudi Arabia's national anthem. Stepfeed.
  5. https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/247673/الرأي/أخطاء-السلام-الوطني-وتقصير-التربويين! أخطاء السلام الوطني وتقصير التربويين! Makkah Newspaper. 2016-09-16.
  6. "][ اكثر السعوديين يخطئون في النشيد الوطني ][‏ - نادي الهلال السعودي - شبكة الزعيم - الموقع الرسمي". Archived from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  7. "نشيدنا الوطني: قصة، وتوضيح، وتصحيح!!". 31 January 2012.