National Anthem of Saudi Arabia

National Anthem of Saudi Arabia
النشيد الوطني

English: The National Anthem
an-Našīd al-Waṭaniyy
National anthem of	Saudi Arabia
Lyrics	‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi, 1984
Music	Abdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, 1947
Adopted	1950, 1984
Music sample
as-Salâm al-Malaki (instrumental)

The national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: النشيد الوطني السعودي, romanized: an-Našīd al-Waṭanī as-Suʿūdī, lit. 'Chant of the Saudi Nation'), which can be known by its incipit "Hasten!" (Arabic: سارعي, romanized: Sâregħi), was first adopted in 1950. A few years before, this song was a present given by the Fâruq of Egypt to King Abdulaziz when he visited Egypt. It was composed by Abdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, which was then rearranged by Serâġ Omar. Later in 1984, ‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi wrote the lyrics to the song; in the same year, the anthem was officially readopted with the lyrics.

Lyrics

Official Arabic lyrics since 1984

Arabic script	Roman Arabic	IPA transcription
سَارِعِي ،لِلْمَجْدِ وَالْعَلْيَاء !مَجِّدِي لِخَالِقِ الْسَّمَاء وَارْفَعِي الْخَفَّاقَ الْأَخْضَر ،يَحْمِلُ الْنُّورَ الْمُسَطَّر !رَدِّدِي اللهُ أَكْبَر !يَا مَوْطِنِي ،مَوْطِنِي !عِشْتَ فَخْرَ الْمُسْلِمِين عَاشَ الْمَلِك لِلْعَلَم !وَالْوَطَن	Sâregħi Lel-maġde wal-għaljâ‘, Maġġedi li-xâleqe s-samâ‘! Warfagħe l-xaffâqa ‘axḍar Jaħmelo n-nura l-mosaṭṭar, Raddedi: Allâho ‘akbar! Jâ mawṭeni! Mawṭeni, Għeẋta faxra l-moslemin! Għâẋa l-malek Lel-għalam Wal-waṭan!	/saːriʕij/ /lilmadʒdi walʕaljaːʔ/ /madʒdʒidij lixaːliqis samaːʔ/ /warfaʕil xaffaːqa ʔaxdˤar/ /jaħmilun nuwral musatˤtˤar/ /raddidij ʔallaːhu ʔakbar/ /jaː mawtˤinij/ /mawtˤinij/ /ʕiʃta faxral muslimijn/ /ʕaːʃal malik/ /lilʕalam/ /walwatˤan/

English translation

Hasten!

To glory and supremacy,

Exalt the Creator of heavens!

And raise the green flag

Carrying the written light of aegis;

Repeat: "Allahu Akbar!"

O my country!

My country,

As pride of Muslims live on!

Long live the King

For the flag

And the land!