Ishy Bilady

Ishy Bilady
English: Long Live my Nation

National anthem of  United Arab Emirates
Lyrics Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan, 1986
Music Mohammed Abdel Wahab, 1971
Adopted 1971
1986 (with lyrics)
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The National Anthem of the United Arab Emirates, (Arabic: النشيد الوطني الإماراتي, al-Našīd al-Waṭaniy al-’Īmārātī), also popularly known as Ishy Bilady (عيشي بلادي; ‘Īšī Bilādī; literally, Long Live my Nation), was officially accepted as the United Arab Emirates' national anthem after the formation of the country in 1971. The anthem was composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab, who also composed the national anthems of other Arab states. The lyrics to the anthem, officially adopted in 1986, were written by Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan.

Lyrics

Arabic textTransliterationTranslation
عيشي بلادي عاش اتحاد إماراتنا‘Īšī bilādī, ‘aiš itaḥidu imārātināLive my country, the unity of our Emirates lives
عشت لشعب‘išit liš`abinYou have lived for a nation
دينه الإسلام هديه القرآنdīnuhul islāmu haḏihul qurʾānuWhose religion is Islam and guide is the Qur'an
حصنتك باسم الله يا وطنḥaṣnatuki bismillah yā waṭanI made you stronger in Allah's name, oh homeland
بلادي بلادي بلادي بلاديbilādī, bilādī, bilādī, bilādī,My country, My country, My country, My country
حماك الإله شرور الزمانḥamāki illāhu šurūr a'zamāniGod has protected you from the evils of the time
أقسمنا أن نبني نعملaqsamnā an nabnī n‘amaluWe have sworn to build and work
نعمل نخلص نعمل نخلصn‘amalu nuḫliṣ n‘amal nuḫliṣWork sincerely, work sincerely
مهما عشنا نخلص نخلصmahmā ‘ašna nuḫliṣ nuḫliṣAs long as we live, we will be sincere
دام الأمان و عاش العلم يا إماراتناdām alamān wa ‘āš al-‘ālamu yā al-imārātināThe safety has lasted and the flag has lived oh our Emirates
رمز العروبةramzul ‘arūbatiThe symbol of Arabism
كلنا نفديك بالدما نرويكkullunā nafdīki bidimā nurwīkiWe all sacrifice for you, we supply you with our blood
نفديك بالأرواح يا وطنnafdīkā bil-arwāḥi yā waṭanWe sacrifice for you with our souls oh homeland
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