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ʿĪshī Bilādī is the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates. It was officially accepted as the national anthem of the UAE after the formation of the country in 1971.

History and use

It is not clear whether it was the Egyptian composer Saad Abdel Wahab or his uncle, Egyptian composer Alhan Ahammed, who created the melody for the anthem in 1971. The anthem did not have lyrics until 1986, which were written by Arif Al Sheikh.

Lyrics

Arabic original	MSA Romanization	IPA transcription	English translation
عيشي بلادي عاش اتحاد إماراتنا عشت لشعب دينه الإسلام هديه القرآن حصنتك باسم الله يا وطن بلادي بلادي بلادي بلادي حماك الإله شرور الزمان أقسمنا أن نبني نعمل نعمل نخلص نعمل نخلص مهما عشنا نخلص نخلص دام الأمان وعاش العلم يا إماراتنا رمز العروبة كلنا نفديكِ بالدماء نرويكِ نفديك بالأرواح يا وطن	ʿĪshī bilādī ʿāsh ittiḥādu ʾimārātinā ʿIshti li-shaʿbin dīnuhu l-ʾislāmu haddyuhu l-qurʾānu Ḥaṣṣantuka bismillah yā waṭan Bilādī bilādī bilādī bilādī Ḥamāki-lʾilāhu shurūra z-zamān ʾAqsamnā ʾan nabniya naʿmal Naʿmal nukhliṣ naʿmal nukhliṣ Mahmā ʿishnā nukhliṣ nukhliṣ Dām al-ʾamānu wa-ʿāsh al-ʿalam yā ʾimārātinā Ramz al-ʿurūbati kullunā nafdīki bi-d-dimāʾ narwīki Nafdīka bi-l-ʾarwāḥ yā waṭan		Long live my country, the unity of our Emirates lives. You've lived for the nation's faith of Islam and guide of the Quran. I've made you stronger in God's name – oh, homeland. My country, my country, my country, my country. God protected you from the evils of time. We have sworn to build and work – work earnestly, work earnestly. As long as we live, we will be sincere. The safety has lasted, the flag has lived – oh, our Emirates! The symbol of Arabism: we all sacrifice and shed blood for you; For you we sacrifice with our souls – oh, homeland!

Notes

1. Arabic: عيشي بلادي, lit. 'Long Live my Country'
2. It is often anglicised as Ishy Bilady.
3. See Help:IPA/Arabic and Gulf Arabic.

References

1. ^ "United Arab Emirates". nationalanthems.info.
2. "The day the UAE's national anthem was heard for the first time". The National. December 2, 2022. There is some confusion over who composed the anthem, between Mohammed Abdel Wahab and his nephew Saad Abdel Wahab, who is better known as an actor and singer.
3. ^ "Pride of poet who penned the words of UAE national anthem". The National. November 25, 2013.
4. "National Anthem". Protocol Department - Dubai. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
5. "عارف الشيخ.. مبدع النشيد الوطني الإماراتي". بوابة العين الاخبارية. 2017-12-02.

External links

• United Arab Emirates: Ishy Bilady - Audio of the national anthem of United Arab Emirates, with information and lyrics (archive link)
• Instrumental version of "Tahiat Alalam" in RealAudio
• Vocal version of "Ishy Bilady".

• Asian anthems
• Emirati patriotic songs
• National symbols of the United Arab Emirates
• Compositions in F major