Afghan National Anthem

Pashto: ملی سرود
Dari: سرود ملی

English: Afghan National Anthem
Pashto: Milli Surood Dari: Surūd-e Millī
National anthem of Afghanistan
Lyrics	Abdul Bari Jahani
Music	Babrak Wassa
Adopted	2006
Music sample
Afghan National Anthem (instrumental)

The Afghan National Anthem (Pashto: ملی سرود‎ - Milli Surood; Persian: سرود ملی‎ - "Surūd-e Millī") was adopted and officially announced by a Loya Jirga in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Afghan Constitution, the national anthem shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the various tribes of Afghanistan. The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.

Lyrics of the current anthem

Milli Surood
Original Pashto Lyrics	Pashto Transliteration	Dari Translation	Dari Transliteration	English Translation
First stanza
دا وطن افغانستان دی دا عزت د هر افغان دی کور د سولې، کور د تورې هر بچی يې قهرمان دی	Dā watan Afğānistān di Dā izat da har Afğān di Kor da sole, kor da tūre Har bačay ye qahramān di	این وطن افغانستان است این عزت هر افغان است میهن صلح، جایگاه شمشیر هر فرزندش قهرمان است	īn watan afğānestān ast īn ezat-e har afğān ast mīhan-e solh, jāygāh-e šamšīr har farzandeš qahramān ast	This land is Afghanistan! It is the pride of every Afghan. The land of peace, the land of the sword. Its sons are all brave.
Second stanza
دا وطن د ټولو کور دی د بلوڅو، د ازبکو د پښتون او هزاره وو د ترکمنو، د تاجکو	Dā watan da ṭolo kor di Da Balotso, da Uzbəko Da Pax̌tūn aw Hazārawo Da Turkməno, da Tājəko	این وطن میهن همه است از بلوچ، از ازبکها از پشتون، هزاره‌ها از ترکمن و تاجیکها	īn watan mīhan-e hame ast az baloč, az uzbakhā az paštūn, hazārahā az turkman o tājīkhā	This is the country of every tribe, The land of Baloch and Uzbeks, Pashtuns and Hazaras, Turkmen and Tajiks.
Third stanza
ور سره عرب، ګوجر دي پاميريان، نورستانيان براهوي دي، قزلباش دي هم ايماق، هم پشه يان	Wər sara Arab, Gūjər dī Pāmīryān, Nūristānyān Brāhawī dī, Qizilbāš dī Ham Aymāq, ham Pašayān	هم عرب و گوجرها پامیری‌، نورستانیها براهویی است و قزلباش هم ایماق و پشه‌ئیان	ham arab o gūjarhā pāmīrī, nūristānīhā brāhawī ast o qizilbāš ham aymāq o pašaiyān	With them, Arabs and Gujjars, Pamiris, Nuristanis, Brahuis and Qizilbash, Also Aimaqs and Pashayis.
Fourth stanza
دا هيواد به تل ځلېږي لکه لمر پر شنه اسمان په سينه کې د آسيا به لکه زړه وي جاويدان	Dā hīwād ba təl źaleǵī Ləka lmar pər šnə asmān Pə sīna ke da Āsyā ba Ləka zṛə wī jāwīdān	این کشور همیشه تابان خواهد بود مثل آفتاب در آسمان کبود در سینهٔ آسیا مثل قلب جاویدان	īn kešwar hamīše tābān xāhad būd mesl-e āftāb dar āsemān-e kabūd dar sīna-ye āsyā mesl-e qalb jāwīdān	This Land will shine for ever, Like the sun in the blue sky. In the chest of Asia, It will remain as the heart forever.
Fifth stanza
نوم د حق مو دی رهبر وايو الله اکبر وايو الله اکبر وايو الله اکبر	Nūm da haq mo day rahbar Wāyū Allāhu Akbar Wāyū Allāhu Akbar Wāyū Allāhu Akbar	نام حق است ما را رهبر می‌گوییم الله اکبر می‌گوییم الله اکبر می‌گوییم الله اکبر	nām-e haq ast mā rā rahbar mīgūyīm allāho akbar mīgūyīm allāho akbar mīgūyīm allāho akbar	We will follow the one God; We all say, Allah is great! We all say, Allah is great!

Historic anthems

An anthem was adopted in 1973 after the abolition of the Afghan monarchy, when the Republic of Afghanistan was set up by President Daoud Khan.^{[citation needed]} Its lyrics were written by Abdul Rauf Benawa and the music was composed by Abdul Ghafoor Breshna. Another anthem was adopted after the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was set up in 1978. Its lyrics were written by Sulaiman Layeq.^{[citation needed]}