Ishy Bilady (Arabic: عيشي بلادي, lit. 'Long Live my Country') 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.[1]
English: Long Live my Nation | |
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النشيد الوطني الإماراتي | |
National anthem of the United Arab Emirates | |
Also known as | Īshī Bilād (English: Long Live my Nation) |
Lyrics | Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan, 1986 |
Music | Saad Abdel Wahab or Mohammed Abdel Wahab, 1971 |
Adopted | 1971 1986 (with lyrics) |
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It is not clear whether it was the Egyptian composer Saad Abdel Wahab or his uncle, Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab, who created the melody for the anthem in 1971.[2] The anthem did not have lyrics until 1986, which were written by Arif Al Sheikh.[1][3]
Arabic original[3][4][5] | MSA Romanization | IPA transcription[a] | English translation |
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عيشي بلادي عاش اتحاد إماراتنا |
ʿĪšī bilādī ʿāš ittiḥādu ʾimārātinā |
[ʕɪː.ʃiː bi.læː.diː ʕɑːʃ æt.tɪ.ħæː.du ʔi.mɑː.rɑː.ti.næː] |
Long live my country, the unity of our Emirates lives. |
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.