Bilady, Bilady, Bilady

بلادي بلادي بلادي

English: My country, my country, my country
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
The flag of Egypt
National anthem of Egypt
Lyrics	Mohamed Younis Al-Qady, 1878
Music	Sayed Darwish, 1923
Adopted	1923 1952 (unofficially) 1979 (officially)
Music sample
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (Instrumental)

Bilady, Bilady, Bilady ("My country, my country, my country"; Arabic: بلادي بلادي بلادي‎ Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī) is the national anthem of Egypt. The melody was composed by Sayed Darwish (1892–1923) and was adopted in 1979. Although the modern version has three stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. This anthem replaced Walla Zaman Ya Selahy.

Lyrics

Arabic lyrics	Transliteration	English translation
بلادي بلادي بلادي لكِ حبي وفؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي مصر يا أم البلاد أنت غايتي والمراد وعلى كل العباد كم لنيلك من أيادي مصر أنت أغلى درة فوق جبين الدهر غرة يا بلادي عيشي حرة واسلمي رغم الأعادي مصر يا أرض النعيم سدت بالمجد القديم مقصدي دفع الغريم وعلى الله اعتمادي مصر أولادك كرام أوفياء يرعوا الزمام نحن حرب وسلام وفداكي يا بلادي	Chorus: Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī Miṣr yā umm al-bilād Anti ghāyatī wal-murād Wa-‘alá kull al-‘ibād Kam li-Nīlik min āyād Chorus Miṣr anti aghlá durrah Fawqa gabīn ad-dahr ghurrah Yā bilādī ‘ayshī ḥurrah Wa-aslamī raghm al-a‘ādī Chorus Miṣr yā arḍi an-na‘īm Sudti bi-al-magdi al-qadīm Maqṣidī daf‘u al-gharīm Wa-‘alá Allāh i‘timādī. Chorus Miṣr awlādik kirām Awfiyā’ yar‘ū az-zimām Naḥnu ḥarbun wa-salām Wa-fidākī yā bilādī. Chorus	Chorus: My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, You have my love and my majesty. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, You have my love and my majesty. Egypt! O mother of all lands, Thou are my hope and my ambition, And on all people Your Nile has countless graces Chorus Egypt! Most precious gem, A blaze on the brow of eternity! O my homeland, be for ever free, Safe from every enemy! Chorus Egypt, land of bounties You are filled with the ancient glory My purpose is to repel the enemy And on God I rely Chorus Egypt! Noble are thy sons, Loyal, and guardians of the reins. Be we at war or peace We will sacrifice ourselves for you, my country. Chorus

History

The lyrics were written by Mohamed Younis Al-Qady and Sayed Darwish composed the music and maintained close ties with early leaders of the national movement for independence in Egypt, such as Mustafa Kamel. In fact, the chorus of Egypt's national anthem were derived from one of Kamel's most famous speeches.

Egypt's first national anthem dated back to 1869 when a royal anthem was composed to honor the monarch. It is unclear how long this anthem was in use. Although the monarchy was deposed in 1952, the anthem was used as part of the anthem of the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1958.

See also

• List of national anthems

References

General

• el Ansary, Nasser (2001). "Le salut national [The national anthem]" (in French). L'Encyclopédie des souverains d'Égypte des pharaons à nos jours [The Encyclopedia of rulers of Egypt from the Pharaohs until today]. Alleur: Éditions du Perron. pp. 148–152. ISBN 9782871141730. OCLC 48965345. 

Specific

External links

• "Sheet music for Bilady, Bilady, Bilady and Egypt's previous national anthems" (in Arabic) (PDF, 1.84 MB). Egypt State Information Service. http://www.sis.gov.eg/PDF/Ar/History/0809000000000000210005.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-12.