Allahu Akbar (anthem)
| English: God is The Greatest | |
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| الله أكبر | |
 Sheet music | |
Patriotic anthem of the  Arab WorldFormer military anthem of the  Egyptian Armed ForcesFormer national anthem of  Libya | |
| Lyrics | Mahmoud El-Sherif, 1955 |
| Music | Abdalla Shams El-Din, 1954 |
| Adopted | 1 September 1969 |
| Readopted | 2 March 1977 |
| Relinquished | 20 October 2011 |
| Preceded by | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" |
| Succeeded by | "Libya, Libya, Libya" |
"Allahu Akbar" (Template:Lang-ar; lit. '"Allah is the greatest"') is a pro-military patriotic song composed by Egyptian songwriter Abdalla Shams El-Din in 1954 and written by the Egyptian poet Mahmoud El-Sherif in 1955 in Egypt. It was first used as an Egyptian military marching song during the Suez Crisis in 1956. From 2 March 1977 to 20 October 2011, the song was adopted as the national anthem of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi.
History
Egyptian origins
"Allahu Akbar" was originally an Egyptian military marching song which became popular in Egypt and Syria during the Suez Crisis.[1] The lyrics were written by Mahmoud El-Sherif, and the music was composed by Abdalla Shams El-Din. The song continues to be popular among the Arab world.
Use in Libya
"Allahu Akbar" was adopted as the official national anthem of the Libyan Arab Republic on 1 September 1969, by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, showing his hopes of uniting the Arab world. "Allahu Akbar" replaced the previous national anthem "Libya, Libya, Libya", which had been used by the Kingdom of Libya since its independence in 1951.
When the Libyan Arab Republic became the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 2 March 1977, "Allahu Akbar" remained the national anthem of Libya. However, when Libya and Egypt broke off diplomatic relations following the latter's peace treaty with the State of Israel in 1979, the Egyptian origins of the national anthem were no longer mentioned by official government sources.[2]
When the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was dissolved on 20 October 2011, following the Libyan Civil War and the death of Muammar Gaddafi, "Libya, Libya, Libya" was once again adopted as the new national anthem of Libya, by the National Transitional Council. Gaddafi loyalists continued to use the anthem.
Lyrics
Arabic official
| Arabic | Arabic Latin | Arabic Cyrillic |
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الله اكبر الله اكبر |
Allāhu Akbar! Allāhu Akbar! |
Эллахьо Экбэр! Эллахьо Экбэр! |
English translation
God is the greatest! God is the greatest!
𝄆 Oh this world, watch and listen:
The enemy came coveting my demise, 𝄇
I shall fight with truth and defences,
And if I die, I'll take her with me!
Say with me, say with me:
God, God, God is the greatest!
God is above any attacker!
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!colspan="4" bgcolor="#228B22"|Third verse
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𝄇 قولوا معي الويل للمستعمر
وﷲ فوق الغادر المتجبر 𝄆
الله أكبر يا بلادي كبري
وخذي بناصية المغير ودمري
قولوا معي قولوا معي
الله الله الله أكبر
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Allāhu akbar! Allāhu akbar!
𝄆 Qūlū maʿī l-waylu li-l-mustaʿmiri
Wa-llāhu fawqa l-gāṣibi l-mutakabbiri 𝄇
Allāhu akbaru yā bilādī kabbirī
Wa-xuđī bin-aṣīyâti l-mugīri wa-dammirī
Qūlū maʿī Qūlū maʿī
Allāhu Allāhu Allāhu Akbar!
Allāhu fawqa l-muʿtadī
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ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ æk.bɑr ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ æk.bɑr
𝄆 quː.luː mæ.ʕiːl‿wɑj.lʊ lɪl‿mʊs.tɑʕ.mɪ.rɪ
wɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ fɑw.qɑl‿ɣɑː.sˤɪ.bɪl‿mʊ.tæ.kæb.bɪ.rɪ 𝄇
ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ æk.bɑ.rʊ jæː bɪ.læː.diː kæb.bɪ.riː
wɑ.xʊ.ðiː bɪ.næ.sˤiː.jæ.tɪl‿mʊ.ɣiː.rɪ wɑ.æam.mɪ.riː
quː.luː mæ.ʕiː quː.luː mæ.ʕiː
ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ æk.bɑr
ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ fɑw.qɑl‿mʊʕ.tæ.diː
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God is the greatest! God is the greatest!
𝄆 Say with me, woe to the colonialist!
And God is over the invader egotist. 𝄇
God is the greatest, my country, say with me:
And behold of enemies forelock and destroy it.
Say with me, say with me:
God, God, God is the Greatest!
God is above any attacker!
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!colspan="4" bgcolor="#228B22"|Outro
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الله أكبر
الله أكبر
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Allāhu akbar!
Allāhu akbar!
Allāhu akbar!
Allāhu akbar!
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al.laːhu akbar
al.laːhu akbar
al.laːhu akbar
al.laːhu akbar
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God is the greatest!
God is the greatest!
God is the greatest!
God is the greatest!
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See also
References
- ^ "Allahu Akbar: The Call to Jihad, Religious War, and Acts of Terrorism". sutori.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ nationalanthems.info. "Libya 1969-2011 - nationalanthems.info". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
External links
- Online Museum, Syrian History.com. "Songs through History". Archived from the original on 2005-12-11. Retrieved 2006-04-15.