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Bahrain

بحريننا

Baḥraynunā

Our Bahrain

Written 2002
Adopted 2002
Lyrics Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (2002 revision); Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash (1985 original)
Music Ahmad Al Jumairi (2002 official arrangement)
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Key Facts

  • 1. Bahrain's anthem began as a wordless instrumental in 1942, making it one of the first national anthems composed in the Arab world.
  • 2. The current Arabic lyrics were written in 2002 by Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, then Minister of the Royal Court, to mark Bahrain's transition from emirate to kingdom under the new constitution.
  • 3. The 2002 official recording was rearranged by Bahraini composer Ahmad Al Jumairi and includes a fanfare performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • 4. The pre-2002 lyrics, written by police-band colonel Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash in 1985, hailed the Amir and the State of Bahrain rather than the King and the Kingdom.
Bahrain - بحريننا

Lyrics

بَحْرَيْنُنَا مَلِيكُنَا رَمْزُ الْوِئَامْ دُسْتُورُهَا عَالِي الْمَكَانَةِ وَالْمَقَامْ مِيثَاقُهَا نَهْجُ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْعُرُوبَةِ وَالْقِيَمْ عَاشَتْ مَمْلَكَةُ الْبَحْرَيْن بَلَدُ الْكِرَامْ مَهْدُ السَّلَامْ

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Analysis

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Bahrain's national anthem was first composed as an instrumental piece in 1942, making the country one of the earliest in the Arab world to adopt one. Music alone served from independence in 1971 until 1985, when police-band colonel Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash supplied the original Arabic verses. After the National Action Charter and a constitutional referendum turned the emirate into a kingdom in 2002, the lyrics were revised by Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of the Royal Court, to greet the new monarch and the new state. Composer Ahmad Al Jumairi rearranged the score and recorded the official version with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The result is one of the shortest national anthems in the Arab world, used at every state and protocol occasion.

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Sources & References

  1. Flag Guide (national flag, anthem and official protocol) . Bahrain National Portal (bahrain.bh) (2024)

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