Afghan National Anthem

Pashto: ملی سرود
Dari: سرود ملی

English: Afghan National Anthem
Pashto: Milli Surood Dari: Surood-e Milli
National anthem of  Afghanistan
Lyrics	Abdul Bari Jahani
Music	Babrak Wassa
Adopted	2006
Relinquished	2012
Music sample
Afghan National Anthem (instrumental)

The Afghan National Anthem (Pashto: ملی سرود - Milli Surood"; Persian: سرود ملی - "Surood-e Milli") was adopted and officially announced in May 2006.^[1][2] According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan, "The national anthem of Afghanistan shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan."^[3] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.

Lyrics and translation

Afghan National Anthem
Pashto Lyrics	Pashto Transliteration	English Translation	Dari Translation	Transliteration
First stanza
دا وطن افغانستان دى دا عزت د هر افغان دى كور د سولې، كور د تورې هر بچى يې قهرمان دى	Dā wait Afγānistān dai, dā izat də har Afγān dai Kor də sole, kor də ture, har bačai ye qahramān dai	This land is Afghanistan, it is the pride of every Afghan The land of peace, the land of sword, each of its sons is brave	این کشور افغانستان است این عزت هر افغان است خانهٔ صلح، خانهٔ شمشیر هر فرزندش قهرمان است	in keshvar afghanestan ast in azt har afghan ast khaneh saleh, khaneh shamshir har farzandesh ghareman ast
Second stanza
دا وطن د ټولو كور دى د بلوچو، د ازبكو د پــښــتون او هزارهوو د تركمنو، د تاجكو	Dā watan də ttolo kor dai, də Baločo, də Uzbəko də Pax̌tun aw Hazārawo, də Turkməno, də Tāǰəko	This is the country of every tribe, The land of Balochs and Uzbeks Pashtuns and Hazaras, Turkmens and Tajiks	این کشور خانهٔ همه است از بلوچ، از ازبک از پشتون و هزاره از ترکمن و تاجیک	in keshvar khaneh hame ast az baloch, az uzbek az pashtun o hazaraha az turkmen o tajek
Third stanza
ور سره عرب، ګوجر دي پاميريان، نورستانيان براهوي دي، قزلباش دي هم ايماق، هم پشايان	Wər sara Arəb, Guǰər di, Pāmiryān, Nuristānyān Brāhuwi di, Qizilbāsh di, ham Aymāq, ham Pašāyān	With them, there are Arabs and Gujjars, Pamiris, Nuristanis Brahuis, and Qizilbash, also Aimaqs and Pashais	هم عرب و گوجر است پامیری‌ها، نورستانی ها براهویی است و قزلباش است هم ایماق و پشٌه‌ای ها	ham arab o gujar ast pamiriha, nuristanha brahui ast o qizilbash ast ham aimaq o pashai ha
Fourth stanza
دا هيواد به تل ځلېږي لكه لمر پر شنه آسمان په سينې كې د آسيا به لكه زړه وي جاويدان	Dā hiwād ba təl dzaleγ̌i, ləka lmar pər šnə āsmān Pə sine ke də Āsyā ba, ləka zrrə wi ǰāwidān	This land will shine for ever, like the sun in the blue sky In the chest of Asia, it will remain as heart for ever	این کشور همیشه تابان خواهد بود مثل آفتاب در آسمان کبود در سینهٔ آسیا مثل قلب جاویدان	in keshvar hamishe taban khade bood mesl aftab dar aseman kabood dar sinaٔ asia mesl ghalb javidan
Fifth stanza
نوم د حق مو دى رهبر وايو الله اكبر وايو الله اكبر وايو الله اكبر	Num də haq mo dai rahbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar	We will follow the one God We all say, "Allah is the greatest!", we all say, "Allah is the greatest!", we all say, "Allah is the greatest!"	نام حق است ما را رهبر میگویم الله اکبر میگویم الله اکبر میگویم الله اکبر	nam haq ast ma ra rahbar migoim allah o akbar migoim allah o akbar migoim allah o akbar

References

1. ^ Constitution of Afghanistan in Dari and Pashto
2. ^ The Page about national anthem from Wikipedia in Pashto
3. ^ Office of the President - The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

External links

Various government websites include sound files of the Afghan National Anthem:

• The Office of the President of Afghanistan
• The Embassy of Afghanistan in the United States, which features both instrumental and vocal versions of the anthem.