Bilady, Bilady, Bilady

Bilady, laki hubbi wa fu'adi

English: My homeland, you have my love and my heart
بلادي، لك حبي و فؤادي
National anthem of Egypt
Lyrics	Muhammad Yunis al-Qadi, 1878
Music	Sayed Darwish, 1923
Adopted	1923 1952 (unofficially) 1979 (officially)
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Bilady, laki hubbi wa fu'adi ("My homeland, you have my love and my heart"; Template:Lang-ar Bilādī, Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī) is the national anthem of Egypt. The melody was composed by Sayed Darwish (1892–1923) and was adopted in 1979. This anthem replaced Walla Zaman Ya Selahy as the national anthem.

Lyrics

Egyptian Arabic lyrics	Transliteration	IPA	English translation
Chorus
بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي	Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi	belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart.
First verse
مصر يا أم البلاد أنت غايتي والمراد وعلى كل العباد كم لنيلك من أيادي	Maṣre yâ omm el-belâd ’Ante ġâyti wal-morâd Wa-‘alá koll el-‘abâd Kam le-Nilek men ’âyâdi	mæsˤɾe jɑː omː elbelɑːd ʔanti ɣɑːjtiː wælmoɾɑːd wæʕælɑː kolː elʕæbɑːd kæm leniːlek men ʔɑːjɑːdiː	Egypt! O mother of all countries, You are my hope and my ambition, And above all people Your Nile has countless graces
Chorus
بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي	Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi	belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart.
Second verse
مصر أنت اغلى درة فوق جبين الدهر غرة يا بلادي عيشي حرة واسلمي رغم الأعادي	Maṣre ’ante aġlá dorrah Fawqe gebin ad-dahr ġorrah Yâ belâdi ‘ayši ħorrah Wa-aslami raġam al-a‘âdi	mæsˤɾi ʔænti æɣlɑː doɾːæh fæwqi gebiːn æddæhɾ ɣoɾːæh jɑː belɑːdiː ʕæjʃiː ħoɾːæh wæ.æslæmiː ɾæɣæm ælæʔɑːdiː	Egypt! Most precious gem, A blaze on the brow of eternity! O my homeland, be for ever free, Safe from every enemy!
Chorus
بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي	Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi	belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart.
Third verse
مصر أولادك كرام أوفياء يرعوا الزمام نحن حرب وسلام و فداكي يا بلادي	Maṣre awlâdek kerâm Awfeyâ’ yar‘u az-zemâm Naħno ħarbon wa-salâm Wa-fedâki yâ belâdi.	mæsˤɾi æwlɑːdek keɾɑːm æwfejɑːʔ jæɾʕuː æzzemɑːm næħnu ħæɾbon wæsælɑːm wæfedɑːkiː jɑː belɑːdiː	Egypt, noble are thy children. Loyal, and guardians of the reins. Be we at war or peace We will sacrifice ourselves for you, my country.
Chorus
بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي	Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi Laki ħobbi wa-fo’âdi	belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː belɑːdiː lækiː ħobːiː wæfoʔɑːdiː	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland You have my love and my heart.

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 was 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]. L'Encyclopédie des souverains d'Égypte des pharaons à nos jours [The Encyclopedia of rulers of Egypt from the Pharaohs until today] (in French). Alleur: Éditions du Perron. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-2-87114-173-0. OCLC 48965345.

Specific

External links

• Egypt: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady - Audio of the national anthem of Egypt, with information and lyrics
• "Sheet music for Bilady, Bilady, Bilady and Egypt's previous national anthems" (PDF) (in Arabic). Egypt State Information Service. Archived from the original (PDF, 1.84 MB) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)