Thursday, 22 September 2016

National Anthem of Saudi Arabia

 (Arabicالنشيد الوطني السعودي‎‎) was first officially adopted in 1950 with no lyrics and then again in 1984 with lyrics. The original composition was by Abdul-Rahman al-Khateeb (عبد الرحمن الخطيب) in 1947 and the brass instrumental version was later arranged by Seraj Omar (سراج عمر). The lyrics were written by Ibrahim Khafaji (إبراهيم خفاجي).
It is referred to simply as The National Anthem (النشيد الوطني an-Našīd al-Waṭaniyy), although it is commonly known by its incipitSārʿī (سارعي, "Hasten"), from Sārʿī lil-maǧdi wal-ʿalyāʾ (سارعي للمجد والعلياء, "Hasten to glory and supremacy!"). The lyrics call upon the country to hasten to greatness and raise the flag, glorify God, and asks Him to grant the King of Saudi Arabia long life.
The instrumental version is called the Royal Salute (السلام الملكي as-Salām al-Malakiyy) which is also the name of the ceremony in which it is played to salute senior members of the royal family as well as diplomatic figures.

Lyrics[edit]

ArabicTransliterationEnglish translation[citation needed]
سارعي
للمجد والعلياء
مجدي لخالق السماء
وارفعي الخفاق أخضر
يحمل النور المسطر
رددي الله أكبر
يا موطني
موطني
قد عشت فخر المسلمين
عاش المليك
للعلم
والوطن
Sārʿī
Li-l-majdi wa-l-ʿalyāʾ,
Majidī li-xāliqi s-samāʾ!
Wa-rfaʿī l-xaffāqa ʾaxᵭar
Yaħmilu n-nūra l-musaᵵᵵar
Raddidī: Allāhu ʾakbar,
Yā mawᵵanī!
Mawᵵanī,
ʿqad ʿišta faxra l-muslimīn
ʿĀš a-l-malik
Li-l-ʿalam
Wa-l-waᵵan!
Hasten
To glory and supremacy,
Glorify the Creator of the heavens!
And raise the green flag
Carrying the written light reflecting guidance,
Repeat: Allahu Akbar! [1]
O my country!
My country,
Live as the pride of Muslims!
Long live the King
For the flag
And the homeland!

Notes[edit]

  1. Jump up^ "Allahu Akbar" means "God is the Greatest" in Arabic, but is expressed the same way by every Muslim in the world, regardless of their language.

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