Homat el Diyar

حُمَاةَ الدِّيَار

English: Guardians of the Homeland
Ħumāt ad-Diyār
Flag of Syria
National anthem of  Syria
Lyrics	Khalil Mardam Bey, 1936
Music	Mohammed Flayfel, 1936
Adopted	1936
Music sample
Ħumāt ad-Diyār (Instrumental) File:Syrianthem.mid

“Ħumāt ad-Diyār” (Arabic: حُمَاةَ الدِّيَار‎, translated Guardians of the Homeland, is the national anthem of Syria, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mohammed Flayfel, who also composed the national anthem of the Palestinian National Authority, as well as many other Arab folk songs. It was adopted in 1936 and temporarily fell from use when Syria joined the United Arab Republic with Egypt in 1958. It was decided that the national anthem of the UAR would be a combination of the then-Egyptian anthem and Ħumāt ad-Diyār. When Syria seceded from the union in 1961, the anthem was completely restored.

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Arabic lyrics	Transliteration	English translation
حـماةَ الـديارِ عليكمْ سـلامْ ّأبَتْ أنْ تـذِلَّ النفـوسُ الكرامّ عـرينُ العروبةِ بيتٌ حَـرام وعرشُ الشّموسِ حِمَىً لا يُضَامْ ربوعُ الشّـآمِ بـروجُ العَـلا تُحاكي السّـماءَ بعـالي السَّـنا فأرضٌ زهتْ بالشّموسِ الوِضَا سَـماءٌ لَعَمـرُكَ أو كالسَّـما رفيـفُ الأماني وخَفـقُ الفؤادْ عـلى عَـلَمٍ ضَمَّ شَـمْلَ البلادْ أما فيهِ منْ كُـلِّ عـينٍ سَـوادْ ومِـن دمِ كـلِّ شَـهيدٍ مِـدادْ؟ نفـوسٌ أبـاةٌ ومـاضٍ مجيـدْ وروحُ الأضاحي رقيبٌ عَـتيدْ فمِـنّا الوليـدُ و مِـنّا الرّشـيدْ فلـمْ لا نَسُـودُ ولِمْ لا نشـيد؟	Humāta d-diyāri alaykum salām Abat an tazilla n-nufūsu l-kirām Arīnu l-urūbati baytun harām Wa-arshu sh-shumūsi himan lā yudām Rubū'u sh-sha'āmi burūju l-'ala Tuhāki s-samā'a bi-āli s-sana Fa-ardun zahat bi-sh-shumūsi l-wida Samā'un la-'amruka aw ka-s-sama Rafīfu l-'amāni wa-khafqu l-fu'ād Alā alamin damma shamla l-bilād Amā fī-hi min kulli aynin sawād Wa min dami kulli shahīden midād Nufūsun ubātun wa mādin majīd Wa-rūhu l-adāhi rāqībun atīd Fa-min-na l-walīdu wa-min-na r-rashīd Fa-lim lā nasūdu wa-lim lā nashīd	Guardians of the Homeland, Peace on you; Our proud spirits will Not be subdued. The abode of Arabism, A hallowed sanctuary; The seat of the stars, An inviolable preserve. Syria's plains are Towers in the heights, Resembling the sky Above the clouds. A land resplendant With brilliant suns, Becoming another sky, Or almost a sky.

English translation

Protectors of the homeland, peace be upon you [Our] proud people will not be subjugated [Our] den of arabism is a sacred sanctuary [Our] throne of the suns is a preserve that will not be violated The fields of Syria and the towers of height Are in dialogue with the zenith of the skies A land that rivaled the bright suns, and a sky for you if not the real sky. The flutter of the dreams and the beat of the heart Are on a flag that united the country Its black is from the black of every eye And the ink is from every martyr's blood Our spirits are proud and past is great Where the martyr's spirits are formidable guardians The ‘’Waleed’’ is from amongst us and so is the ‘’Resheed’’, hence no reason why we will not prevail and prosper.

External links

• CHINS UP! Syrian National Songs - The website "Damascus Online" features a vocal version of the anthem among its collection of Syrian patriotic songs.
• Syria Events - This website about Syria includes a page with an Instrumental version of "Homat el Diyar".
• Lyrics, sheet music, and Audio