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Libya National Anthem

ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا

Libya, Libya, Libya

Libya, Libya, Libya

1955
2011
Al Bashir al-Arebi
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
🕊 Freedom Battle / War God / Faith 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage 🤝 Unity |

Key Facts

  • 1. Mohammed Abdel Wahab composed the anthems of four Arab countries (Libya, UAE, Tunisia, and contributed to others), earning him the unofficial title of the Arab world's anthem composer.
  • 2. Gaddafi's replacement anthem 'Allahu Akbar' was originally an Egyptian military march from the 1956 Suez Crisis, which Gaddafi repurposed without Egypt's consent.
  • 3. The restored anthem had to be re-recorded from scratch in 2011 because no official orchestral recording had survived the 42 years of suppression under Gaddafi's rule.
Libya - ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا

Libya National Anthem Lyrics

كُورَال: يَا بِلَادِي يَا بِلَادِي بِجِهَادِي وَجِلَادِي اِدْفَعِي كَيْد اَلْأَعَادِي وَالْعَوَادِي وَاسْلَمِي اِسْلَمِي اِسْلَمِي اِسْلَمِي طُولَ الْمَدَى إِنَّنَا نَحْنُ الْفِدَاء لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا ١ يَا بِلَادِي أَنْتِ مِيرَاثُ الْجُدُودْ لَا رَعَى اللهُ يَدًا تَمْتَدُّ لَكْ فَاسْلَمِي إِنَّا عَلَى الدَّهْرِ جُنُودْ لَا نُبَالِي إِنْ سَلِمْتِ مَنْ هَلَكْ وَخُذِي مِنَّا وَثِيقَاتِ الْعُهُودْ إِنَّنَا يَا لِيبِيَا لَنْ نَخْذِلَكْ لَنْ نَعُودْ لِلْقُيُودْ قَدْ تَحَرَّرْنَا وَحَرَّرْنَا الْوَطَنْ لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا كُورَال ٢ جُرُّدَ الْأَجْدَادُ عَزْمًا مُرْهَفَا يَوْمَ نَادَاهُمْ مُنَادٍ لِلْكِفَاحْ ثُمَّ سَارُوا يَحْمِلُونَ الْمُصْحَفَا بِالْيَدِ الْأُولَىٰ وَبِالْأُخْرَى السِّلَاحْ فَإِذَا فِي الْكَوْنِ دِينٌ وَصَفَا وَإِذَا الْعَالَمُ خَيْرٌ وَصَلَاحْ فَالْخُلُودْ لِلْجُدُودْ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ شَرَّفُواْ هٰذَا الْوَطَنْ لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا كُورَال ٣ حَيِّ الْمُخْتَارْ أَمِيرَ اَلْفَاتِحِينْ إِنَّهُ فِي لِيبِيَا رَمْزُ الْجِهَادْ حَمَلَ الْرَّايَةَ فِينَا بِالْيَمِينْ وَتَبَعْنَاهُ لِتَحْرِيرِ الْبِلَادْ فَانْثَنَىٰ بِالْمَجْدِ وَالْفَتْحِ الْمُبِينْ وَرَكَزْنَا فَوْقَ هَامَاتِ الْنِّجَادْ رَايَةً حُرَّةً ظَلَّلَتْ بِالْعَزِّ أَرْجَاءَ الْوَطَنْ لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا كُورَال ٤ يَا ابْنَ لِيبْيَا يَا ابْنَ آسَادَ الْشَّرَى إِنَّنَا لِلْمَجْدِ وَالْمَجْدُ لَنَا مُذْ سَرَوْنَا حَمِدَ الْقَوْمُ الْسُّرَى بَارَكَ اللهُ لَنَا اِسْتِقْلَالَنَا فَابْتَغُوا الْعَلْيَاءَ شَأْوًا فِي الْوَرَى وَاسْتَعِدُّواْ لِلْوَغَى أَشْبَالَنَا لِلْغِلَابْ يَا شَبَابْ إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا كِفَاحٌ لِلْوَطَنْ لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا لِيبِيَا

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Analysis

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Originally the anthem of the Kingdom of Libya from 1951 until Gaddafi's coup in 1969. After the 2011 revolution that overthrew Gaddafi, the country restored this pre-Gaddafi anthem. The music was composed by the renowned Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab, one of the most influential Arab musicians of the 20th century.

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  1. Libya, Libya, Libya . Wikipedia

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