National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan

"Our Brave and Noble King" (Persian: ای شاهِ غیور و مهربانِ ما‎, romanized: Šâhe Ğažur o Mehrabane Ma), also known as "Grand Salute" (Pashto: لوی سلام‎, romanized: Loya Salami) was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1943 to 1973.[1][2]

Šâhe Ğažur o Mehrabane Ma
English: Our Brave and Noble King
ای شاهِ غیور و مهربانِ ما
Former national anthem of  Afghanistan
Also known as"Loya Salami" (English: "Grand Salute")
LyricsMohammed Makhtar, 1943
MusicMohammed Farukh, 1943
Adopted1943
Relinquished1973
Audio sample
"Grand Salute"
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National anthems of Afghanistan
 "Milli Sorud"1926–1943
 "Šâhe Ğažur o Mehrabane Ma"1943–1973
 "Milli Sorud"1973–1978
 "Garam shah lā garam shah"1978–1992
 "Qal’a-ye Islam, qalb-e Asiya"1992–2006
 "Milli Sorud" 2006–present

History

The national anthem was adopted in 1943 and replaced the previous royal anthem without a title or text. Because of her relation to the king, she was replaced after his fall in 1973.

Lyrics
Persian lyrics
Persian transliteration
English translation

ای شاهِ غیور و مهربانِ ما
هستیم از جان مطیعِ شما
ما فرزندانِ توییم
ما فداکارِ توییم
ای شاهِ ما
ای شاهِ ما
ای شاهِ ملت‌خواهِ ما

Šâhe ǧažur o mehrabane ma
Hastem as jan motiye šoma
Mâ farsandane to im!
Mâ feda kare to im.
Ey Šâhe mâ
Ey Šâhe mâ
Ey Šâhe mellat čaye mâ!

Our brave and noble King,
We are your faithful followers.
We are your sons!
We are ready to sacrifice to you.
Oh, our King!
Oh, our King!
Oh, our King and friend of the people!

See also

References
  1. Afghanistan (1943-1973) » nationalanthems.info
  2. Himno de Afganistán (1943-1973)
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