As-Salam al-Amiri

as-Salām al-Amīrī

English: "Peace to the Emir"
السلام الأميري
National anthem of Qatar
Lyrics	al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī
Music	ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū
Adopted	7 December 1996
Preceded by	National anthem of Qatar (1954-1996)
Audio sample
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"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.

This was also the title of the Kuwaiti national anthem from 1951 to 1978.

History and use

The anthem was adopted on 7 December 1996 upon the accession of Shaykh Ḥamad bin Khalīfa al-Thānī to the throne. It was first used at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting held in Qatar in December of that year.

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.

Lyrics

Arabic script	MSA Romanization	IPA transcription	English translation
جوقة: قَسَماً قَسَماً قَسَماً بِمَنْ رَفَعَ السَّمَٓاء قَسَماً بِمَنْ نَشَرَ الضِّيَاء قَطَرٌ سَتَبْقَى حُرَّةً تَسْمُوْ بِرُوْحِ الْاَوْفِيَاء سِيْرُوْا عَلٰى نَهْجِ الْأُلٰى سِيْرُوْا وَعَلٰى ضِيَاءِ الْاَنۢبِيَاء قَطَرٌ بِقَلْبِيْ سِيْرَةٌ عَزٌّ وَأَمْجَادُ الْاِبَاء 𝄇 قَطَرٌ الرِّجَالِ الْاَوَّلِيْن حُمَاتُنَا يَوْمَ النِّدَاء وَحَمَائِمٌ يَوْمَ السَّلَام جَوَارِحٌ يَوْمَ الْفِدَاء 𝄆 جوقة	Jawqa: Qasamān Qasamān Qasamān biman rafaʿa as-samāʾ Qasamān biman našara aḍ-ḍiyāʾ Qaṭarun satabqa ḥurratan tasmū birūḥ il-ʾawfiyāʾ Sīrū ʿalā nahji l-ʾawlā sīrū Wa-ʿalā ḍiyāʾ il-ʾanbiyāʾ Qaṭarun biqalbī sīratun ʿazun waʾamjādu l-ʾibāʾ 𝄇 Qaṭarun r-rijāli l-ʾawwalīn Ḥumātunā yawm an-nidā Wa-ḥamāʾimun yawm as-salām Jawāriḥun yawm al-fidāʾ 𝄇   Jawqa	[d͡ʒɑw.qɑ] [qɑ.sæ.mæːn qɑ.sæ.mæːn] [qɑ.sæ.mæːn bɪ.mæn rɑ.fɑ.ʕæ‿s.sæ.mæːʔ] [qɑ.sæ.mæːn bɪ.mæn næ.ʃɑ.rɑ‿ðˤ.ðˤɪ.jæːʔ] [qɑ.tˤɑ.rʊn sæ.tæb.qɑ ħʊr.rɑ.tæn tæs.mʊː bɪ.rʊː.ħɪ‿l.ʔɑw.fi.jæːʔ] [siː.rʊː ʕɑ.læː næh.d͡ʒɪ‿l.ʔu.læː siː.rʊː] [wɑ.ʕɑ.læː ðˤɪ.jæː.ʔɪ‿l.ʔæn.bi.jæːʔ] [qɑ.tˤɑ.rʊn bɪ.qɑl.bɪː siː.ræ.tʊn ʕæ.zʊn wɑ ʔæm.d͡ʒæː.dʊ‿l.ʔɪ.bæːʔ] 𝄆 [qɑ.tˤɑ.rʊ‿r.rɪ.d͡ʒæː.lɪ‿l.ʔæw.wæ.liːn] [ħʊ.mæː.tʊ.næː jɑwm æn.ni.dæːʔ] [wɑ ħæ.mæː.ʔɪ.mʊn jɑwm æs.sæ.læːm] [d͡ʒæ.wæː.rɪ.ħʊn jɑwm æl.fi.dæːʔ] 𝄇 [d͡ʒɑw.qɑ]	Chorus: I swear, I swear Swearing by the One who raised the sky Swearing by the One who spread the light Qatar will always be free, elevated by the spirit of the loyal Travel the high road Travel by the guiding light of the Prophets Qatar, in my heart, is an epic of dignity and the glories of the forefathers 𝄆 Qatar is the land of the foremost men Who protect us in time of distress, Doves at times of peace Birds of prey they are at times of sacrifice 𝄇 Chorus

External links

• 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).