National Anthem Comparison
United Arab Emirates vs Oman
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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16 years apart
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Same continent
Comparison Analysis
United Arab Emirates and Oman, both Asia nations, take distinct approaches to their national anthems. United Arab Emirates's "Long Live My Nation" was written in 1986, while Oman's "The Sultan's Anthem" dates to 1970.
Both anthems share themes of god / faith. United Arab Emirates additionally explores unity, flag and love of homeland, while Oman also touches on monarchy, identity and ancestors / heritage.
The emotional tones differ: United Arab Emirates's anthem is proud, while Oman's is majestic.
United Arab Emirates changed its national anthem in 1986, reflecting a shift in the nation's identity or political landscape.
Shared themes
United Arab Emirates
✝ God / Faith 🤝 Unity 🚩 Flag ❤ Love of homeland
Oman
✝ God / Faith 👑 Monarchy 🏛 Identity 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage
Shared themes:
✝ God / Faith
Metadata
| United Arab Emirates | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1986 | 1970 |
| Adopted | 1971 | 1970 |
| Lyricist | Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan | Rashid bin Uzayyiz al-Khusaidi |
| Composer | Saad Abdel Wahab | James Frederick Mills |
| Language | ar | ar |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
Lyrics Side by Side
United Arab Emirates
عيشي بلادي
Original
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
Translation
Live on, my country; long live the union of our Emirates.
May you live for a people whose religion is Islam and whose guidance is the Quran.
I have fortified you in the name of God, O homeland.
My country, my country, my country, my country.
May God shield you from the evils of time.
We have sworn to build, to work,
to work and be faithful, to work and be faithful.
However long we live, we will be faithful, faithful.
May safety endure and the flag live on, O our Emirates,
symbol of Arabism.
We all give our lives for you, with our blood we water you,
we give our souls for you, O homeland.
Oman
نشيد السلام السلطاني
Original
يا ربَّنا احفظ لنا
جلالة السلطان
والشعبَ في الأوطان
بالعزّ والأمان
وليدمْ مؤيدا
عاهلا ممجدا
بالنفوسِ يفتدى
يا عمان نحنُ من عهدِ النبي
أوفياء من كرامِ العرب
فارتقي هام السماء
واملئي الكونَ الضياء
واسعدي وانعمي بالرخاء
Translation
O our Lord, protect for us
His Majesty the Sultan
And the people in the homeland
In honour and in safety.
May he endure, ever supported,
A glorified sovereign,
For whom we would give our lives.
O Oman, since the time of the Prophet
We have been loyal, of the noblest of the Arabs.
So rise to the summit of the sky,
Fill the universe with light,
Be happy and enjoy prosperity.
Interesting facts
United Arab Emirates
- 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.
Oman
- 1. The melody began as a salute: the bandmaster of the British ship HMS Hawkins, visiting Muscat, was asked to write a salutation for the Sultan's visit to the ship, and it was first performed on 10 December 1932
- 2. Royal Decree 2/2020 of 20 February 2020 replaced the closing lines, which had named Sultan Qaboos ("Rejoice, Qaboos has come, may heaven bless him"), with lines addressed to Oman ("So rise to the summit of the sky, fill the universe with light"), so the anthem no longer names any sultan
- 3. Sources differ on who wrote the words: the CIA World Factbook credits Rashid bin Uzayyiz al-Khusaidi, while the Omani newspaper Al Watan names the poet Hafidh bin Salim al-Ghassani, an adviser to Sultan Qaboos; the official text is published without an author's name
- 4. Oman is one of the oldest independent states in the Arab world, with a history stretching back thousands of years
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