Maldives
ޤައުމީ ސަލާމް
Gaumii Salaam
National Salute
1948
1972
Muhammad Jameel Didi
Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva
🤝 Unity 🚩 Flag ❤ Love of homeland |
Context
The current anthem was adopted in 1972 with lyrics by Muhammad Jameel Didi and music by Sri Lankan composer W.D. Amaradeva. The anthem replaced an earlier version used since 1948. It is written in Dhivehi, which uses the Thaana script, a unique writing system derived from Arabic numerals.
Lyrics
ޤައުމީ މިއެކުވެރިކަން މަތީ ތިބެގެން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
ޤައުމީ ބަހުން ގިނަ ހެޔޮ ދުޢާ ކުރަމުން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
ޤައުމީ ނިޝާނަށް ހުރުމަތް ހިތުގެ ލޭ އިން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Interesting facts
- • The music was composed by W.D. Amaradeva, a renowned Sri Lankan musician, creating a rare cross-national collaboration
- • The Maldives anthem is written in Thaana script, one of the world's most unusual writing systems, derived from Arabic numerals
- • The Maldives is the lowest-lying country on Earth, with an average elevation of just 1.5 meters above sea level