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Ishy Bilady

Ishy Bilady

National anthem of the United Arab Emirates

Ishy Bilady (Arabic: عيشي بلادي, lit. 'Long Live my Country') is the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates. It was officially accepted as the national anthem of the UAE after the formation of the country in 1971.[1]

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History and use

It is not clear whether it was the Egyptian composer Saad Abdel Wahab or his uncle, Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab, who created the melody for the anthem in 1971.[2] The anthem did not have lyrics until 1986, which were written by Arif Al Sheikh.[1][3]

Lyrics

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Notes

  1. See Help:IPA/Arabic and Gulf Arabic.

References

  1. [1]
    "United Arab Emirates". nationalanthems.info.
  2. [2]
    "The day the UAE's national anthem was heard for the first time". The National. December 2, 2022. There is some confusion over who composed the anthem, between Mohammed Abdel Wahab and his nephew Saad Abdel Wahab, who is better known as an actor and singer.
  3. [3]
    "Pride of poet who penned the words of UAE national anthem". The National. November 25, 2013.
  4. [4]
    "National Anthem". Protocol Department - Dubai. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  5. [5]
    "عارف الشيخ.. مبدع النشيد الوطني الإماراتي". بوابة العين الاخبارية. 2017-12-02.
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