United Arab Emirates National Anthem
عيشي بلادي
Ishy Bilady
Long Live My Nation
1986
1971
Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan
Saad Abdel Wahab
✝ God / Faith 🤝 Unity 🚩 Flag ❤ Love of homeland |
Key Facts
- 1. The anthem was purely instrumental for its first fifteen years; words were added only in 1986.
- 2. The music is credited to Saad Abdel Wahab, who was living and working in the UAE at the time; some accounts attribute it instead to his far more famous uncle, Mohammed Abdel Wahab.
- 3. Arif Al Sheikh was given three days to write words for music that already existed, the reverse of the usual order; the Cabinet approved his text the day after he wrote it.
United Arab Emirates National Anthem Lyrics
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 نفديك بالدما نرويك
نفديك بالأرواح يا وطن
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialThe UAE anthem dates from the founding of the federation in 1971, when it was adopted as an instrumental piece composed by the Egyptian musician Saad Abdel Wahab, a nephew of the celebrated composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab. Words were added only in 1986: the text by Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan was approved by the Cabinet and has been sung ever since.
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Sources & References
- النشيد الوطني الإماراتي وملحنه سعد عبد الوهاب . Al Bayan
- Fact sheet: national anthem . The United Arab Emirates' Government portal (u.ae)
- عيشي بلادي . ar.wikipedia.org
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