Mauritania National Anthem
نشيد موريتانيا الوطني
Nashid Muritaniya al-Watani
National Anthem of Mauritania
2017
2017
Committee
Committee
✝ God / Faith ❤ Love of homeland 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage |
Key Facts
- 1. The new anthem uses imagery of fish and the sea, unusual for a country that is 90% Saharan desert, reflecting the importance of the Atlantic coastline to Mauritanian identity and economy.
- 2. Mauritania's 2017 anthem change was bundled with adding green stripes to the national flag, making it one of the rare cases where both anthem and flag were redesigned simultaneously by popular vote.
- 3. The previous anthem had no musical instruments in its official performance, being sung a cappella in accordance with certain interpretations of Islamic tradition regarding music.
Mauritania National Anthem Lyrics
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بِلَادَ الْأُبَاةِ الْهُدَاةِ الْكِرَامْ
وَحِصْنَ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي لَا يُضَامْ
أَيَا مُورِيتَانِ رَبِيعَ الْوِئَامْ
وَرُكْنَ السَّمَاحَةِ ثَغْرَ السَّلَامْ
كورال:
سَنَحْمِي حِمَاكِ وَنَحْنُ فِدَاكِ
وَنَكْسُو رُبَاكِ بِلَوْنِ الْأَمَلْ
وَعِنْدَ نِدَاكِ نُلَبِّي أَجَلْ
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بُدُورُ سَمَائِكِ لَمْ تُحْجَبِ
وَشَمْسُ جَبِينِكِ لَمْ تُغْرَبِ
نَمَاكِ الْأَمَاجِدُ مِنْ يَعْرُبِ
لِإِفْرِيقِيَّا الْمَنْبَعِ الْأَعْذَبِ
كورال
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رَضَعْنَا لِبَانَ النَّدَى وَالْإِبَا
سَجَايَا حَمَلْنَ جَنًى طَيِّبَا
وَمَرْعًى خَصِيبًا، وَإِنْ أَجْدَبَا
سَمَوْنَا، فَكَانَ لَنَا أَرْحَبَا
كورال
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سَقَيْنَا عَدُوَّكِ صَابًا وَمُرًّا
فَمَا نَالَ نُزْلًا وَلَا مُسْتَقَرَّا
نُقَاوِمُهُ حَيْثُ جَاسَ وَمَرَّا
نُرَتِّلُ إِنَّ مَعَ العُسْرِ يُسْرَا
كورال
(٥)
قَفَوْنَا الرَّسُولَ بِنَهْجٍ سَمَا
إِلَىٰ سِدْرَةِ الْمَجْدِ فَوْقَ السَّمَا
حَجَزْنَا الثُّرَيَّا لَنَا سُلَّمَا
رَسَمْنَا هُنَالِكَ حَدَّ الْحِمَىٰ
كورال
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أَخَذْنَاكِ عَهْدًا حَمَلْنَاكِ وَعْدًا
وَنُهْدِيكِ سَعْدًا لِجِيلٍ أطَلْ
كورال النهائي:
سَنَحْمِي حِمَاكِ وَنَحْنُ فِدَاكِ
وَنَكْسُو رُبَاكِ بِلَوْنِ الْأَمَلْ
سَنَحْمِي حِمَاكِ وَنَحْنُ فِدَاكِ
وَعِنْدَ نِدَاكِ نُلَبِّي أجَلْ
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialMauritania adopted a new national anthem in 2017, replacing the original anthem used since independence in 1960. The new anthem was selected through a national competition and approved by constitutional referendum. It replaced the previous anthem 'Be a Helper for God' which had been in use for over fifty years.
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- National anthem of Mauritania . Wikipedia
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