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Bahrain National Anthem

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; in 1972, a year after independence, the police band lengthened it by having the melody played twice.
  • 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 in 1985 by Colonel Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash, a former leader of the police band, hailed the Amir and the State of Bahrain rather than the King and the Kingdom.
Bahrain - بحريننا

Bahrain National Anthem 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, to be played at official receptions and occasions, which made the country one of the first in the Gulf to adopt national anthem music. Music alone served from independence in 1971 until 1985, when Colonel Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash, a former leader of the police band, supplied the original Arabic verses. After the National Action Charter, approved by referendum in 2001, and the amended constitution of 2002 turned the emirate into a kingdom, 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.

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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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