"as-Salām al-ʾAmīrī" (Arabic: السلام الأميري, lit. 'Peace to the Amir') is the national anthem of Qatar, written by al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī and composed by ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū.[2]
English: "Peace to the Emir" | |
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السلام الأميري | |
National anthem of Qatar | |
Lyrics | al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī |
Music | ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū[1] |
Adopted | 7 December 1996 |
Preceded by | National anthem of Qatar (1954-1996) |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
This was also the title of the Kuwaiti national anthem from 1951 to 1978.
History and use
editThe anthem was adopted on 7 December 1996 upon the accession of Shaykh Ḥamad bin Khalīfa al-Thānī to the throne.[3] It was first used at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting held in Qatar in December of that year.[4]
In 2015, Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī presented the first written draft of the anthem to the Qatar National Museum, where it will be put on display.[5]
Lyrics
editArabic script | MSA Romanization | IPA transcription[a] | English translation[6] |
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جوقة: |
Jawqa: |
[d͡ʒɑw.qɑ] |
Chorus: |
Notes
edit- ^ See Help:IPA/Arabic and Qatari Arabic.
References
edit- ^ "Home". abdulaziznaser.com.
- ^ "National Anthem of Qatar". Royal Thai Embassy, Doha Qatar.
- ^ "Group of 77 and China Second South Summit: Information manual" (PDF). g77.org. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ The CIA World Factbook 2012. Central Intelligence Agency. 2012. ISBN 9781616083328.
- ^ "Poet's donation shines spotlight on origins of Qatar's national anthem". Doha News. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Qatar National Anthem". Qatar National Library. Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ a b "English Translation of National Anthem of Qatar". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06.
External links
edit- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs' page on the National Anthem.
- Qatar: As Salam al Amiri - Audio of the national anthem of Qatar, with information and lyrics (archive link)
- 15th Asian Games (archive link) - Qatar National Anthem played at the 2006 Asian Games closing ceremony in Doha (from YouTube).