Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia
English: National Anthem | |
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Pashto: ملی سرود Dari: سرود ملی | |
File:Former national anthem of Afghanistan, 1992-2006.png | |
Former national anthem of Afghanistan | |
Also known as | قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا (Template:Lang-en) |
Lyrics | Unknown |
Music | Ustad Qasim, 1919 |
Adopted | 1992–1999 |
Readopted | 2002 |
Relinquished | May 2006 |
Succeeded by | "Afghan National Anthem" |
Audio sample | |
transl. ur – transl. ALA-LC ملي سرود |
"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (Template:Lang-fa) is a Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2006[1][2][3][4][5]
During the late 1990s, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban took control over most of Afghanistan from the UN-recognized government and ruled most of the country until late 2001. The Taliban outlawed music throughout the territory that they controlled, which consisted of most of the country. As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown. The song was reintroduced by the new transitional government of Afghanistan in 2002;[6] it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by the latter until 2006.[7][8]
Lyrics
Persian script | Romanization | English Translation | ||
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First stanza | ||||
قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا
جاویدان ازاد خاک اریا زادگاه قهرمانان بزرگ سنگر رزمنده مردان خدا الله اکبر الله اکبرالله اکبر |
Qal’a-ye Islam, qalb-e Asiya,
Jawidan azad khak-e Ariya, Zadgah-e qahramanan-e bozorg, Sangar-e razmande-ye mardan-e khoda Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. |
Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia,
Forever free, soil of the Aryans, Birthplace of great heroes Fellow traveler of the warriors of the men of God, God is great! God is great! God is great! | ||
Second stanza | ||||
تیغ ایمانش به میدان جهاد
بند استبداد را از هم گسست ملت ازاده افغانستان در جهان زنجیر محکومان شکست الله اکبرالله اکبر الله اکبر |
Tigh-e imanash be meydan-e jihad,
Band-e estebdad-ra az ham gozast Mellat-e azade Afghanistan Dar jehan zanjir-e mahkuman shekest. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. |
Arrow of His faith to the arena of Jihad,
Removing the shackles of suppression, The nation of freedom, Afghanistan, Breaks the chains of the oppressed in the world. God is great! God is great! God is great! | ||
Third stanza | ||||
هر خط قران نظام ما بود پرچم ایمان به بام ما بود هم صدا و هم نوا با هم روان وحدت ملی مرام مابود الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر |
Har khatt-e qur’an nizam-e ma bowad,
Parcham-e iman be bam-e ma bowad, Ham seda o-ham nawa ba ham rawan, Wahdat-emelli muram-e ma bowad. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. |
Let the lines of the Koran be our order,
Let the banner of faith be on our roof, With the echoes and the voices going together, Let national unity be what we strive for, God is great! God is great! God is great! | ||
Fourth stanza | ||||
شاد زی ازاد زی اباد زی ای وطن در نور قانون خدا مشعل آزادگی را بر فراز مردم سر گشته راشو رهنما الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر |
Shad zey, azad zey, abad zey,
Ey watan dar nur-e qanun-e khoda. Mash’al-e azadegi-ra bar firaz, Mardom-e sar-goshte-ra shou rahnama. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. |
Live happy, live free, live and prosper,
Oh homeland in the light of God’s law, Lift the torch of freedom high, Become a leader for the people who are oppressed, God is great! God is great! God is great! |
References
- ^ Bristow, Michael; Lim, Josh; Popp, Reinhard (11 May 2012). "Afghanistan (1992-1999, 2002-2006)". NationalAnthems.info. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "National anthems - Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992-2006)". 21 August 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia…" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Afghanistan: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia…"" – via Amazon.
- ^ Pigott, Peter (28 February 2007). Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far. Dundurn. p. 17 – via Internet Archive.
Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.
- ^ "Sououd-e-Melli". 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005.[circular reference]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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