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National Anthem of Saudi Arabia
النشيد الوطني
English: The National Anthem
an-Našīd al-Waṭaniyy

National anthem of	Saudi Arabia
Lyrics	‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi, 1984
Music	Abdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, 1947
Adopted	1950, 1984

The national anthem of Saudi Arabia, which can be known by its incipit "Hasten!" (سارعي Sâregħi), was first adopted in 1950. A few years before, this song was a present given by the Fâruq of Egypt to King Abdulaziz when he visited Egypt. It was composed by Abdol-Raħman al-Xaṭib, which was then rearranged by Serâġ Omar. Later in 1984, ‘Ebrâhim Xafâġi wrote the lyrics to the song; in the same year, the anthem was officially readopted with the lyrics.

Lyrics
- Official Arabic lyrics since 1984
- English translation
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Lyrics

Official Arabic lyrics since 1984

Arabic script	Roman Arabic	IPA transcription
سَارِعِي ،لِلْمَجْدِ وَالْعَلْيَاء !مَجِّدِي لِخَالِقِ الْسَّمَاء وَارْفَعِي الْخَفَّاقَ الْأَخْضَر ،يَحْمِلُ الْنُّورَ الْمُسَطَّر !رَدِّدِي اللهُ أَكْبَر !يَا مَوْطِنِي ،مَوْطِنِي !عِشْتَ فَخْرَ الْمُسْلِمِين عَاشَ الْمَلِك لِلْعَلَم !وَالْوَطَن	Sâregħi Lel-maġde wal-għaljâ‘, Maġġedi li-xâleqe s-samâ‘! Warfagħe l-xaffâqa ‘axḍar Jaħmelo n-nura l-mosaṭṭar, Raddedi: Allâho ‘akbar! Jâ mawṭeni! Mawṭeni, Għeẋta faxra l-moslemin! Għâẋa l-malek Lel-għalam Wal-waṭan!	/saːriʕij/ /lilmadʒdi walʕaljaːʔ/ /madʒdʒidij lixaːliqis samaːʔ/ /warfaʕil xaffaːqa ʔaxdˤar/ /jaħmilun nuwral musatˤtˤar/ /raddidij ʔallaːhu ʔakbar/ /jaː mawtˤinij/ /mawtˤinij/ /ʕiʃta faxral muslimijn/ /ʕaːʃal malik/ /lilʕalam/ /walwatˤan/