National anthem of the United Arab Emirates

The National Anthem of the United Arab Emirates, (النشيد الوطني الاماراتي), also popularly known as Ishy Bilady (عيشي بلادي; ; 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 Saad Abdel Wahab, who also composed the national anthems of other Arab states, including that of Libya. The lyrics to the anthem, officially adopted in 1996, were written by Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan.

Lyrics

Arabic text	Transliteration	Translation
عيشي بلادي عاش اتحاد إماراتنا		Live my country, the unity of our Emirates lives
عشت لشعب		You have lived for a nation
دينه الإسلام هديه القرآن		Whose religion is Islam and guide is the Qur'an
حصنتك باسم الله يا وطن		I made you stronger in God's name, oh homeland
بلادي بلادي بلادي بلادي		My country, My country, My country, My country
حماك الله شرور الزمان		God has protected you from the evils of the time
أقسمنا أن نبني نعمل		We have sworn to build and work
نعمل نخلص نعمل نخلص		Work sincerely, work sincerely
مهما عشنا نخلص نخلص		As long as we live, we will be sincere
دام الأمان و عاش العلم يا إماراتنا		The safety has lasted and the flag has lived oh our Emirates
رمز العروبة		The symbol of Arabism
كلنا نفديك بالدما نرويك		We all sacrifice for you, we supply you with our blood
نفديك بالأرواح يا وطن		We sacrifice for you with our souls oh homeland

External links

• Instrumental version of "Tahiat Alalam" in RealAudio