Afghan National Anthem
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The Afghan National Anthem ( - Milli Surood"; - "Surood-e Milli") was adopted and officially announced in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan
Constitution of Afghanistan
The Constitution of Afghanistan is the supreme law of the state Afghanistan, which serves as the legal framework between the Afghan government and the Afghan citizens...

, "The national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest
Takbir
The Takbīr or Tekbir is the Arabic term for the phrase ' . It is usually translated "God is [the] Greatest," or "God is Great". It is a common Islamic Arabic expression...

" as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan
Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a multiethnic society. The population of the country is divided into a wide variety of ethnolinguistic groups. The ethnic groups of the country are as follow: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Arab, Brahui, Pamiri and some others.-Ethnic...

." The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.


Lyrics and translation

Afghan National Anthem
Pashto Lyrics Pashto Transliteration English Translation Dari Translation Transliteration
First stanza

دا وطن افغانستان دى
دا عزت د هر افغان دى
كور د سولې، كور د تورې
هر بچى يې قهرمان دى

Dā wait Afγānistān dai,
dā izat də har Afγān dai
Kor də sole, kor də ture,
har bačai ye qahramān dai

This land is Afghanistan,
it is the pride of every Afghan
The land of peace, the land of sword,
each of its sons is brave

این کشور افغانستان است
این عزت هر افغان است
خانهٔ صلح، خانهٔ شمشیر
هر فرزندش قهرمان است

in keshvar afghanestan ast
in azt har afghan ast
khaneh saleh, khaneh shamshir
har farzandesh ghareman ast
Second stanza

دا وطن د ټولو كور دى
د بلوچو، د ازبكو
د پــښــتون او هزارهوو
د تركمنو، د تاجكو

Dā watan də ttolo kor dai,
də Baločo, də Uzbəko
də aw Hazārawo,
də Turkməno, də

This is the country of every tribe,
The land of Balochs
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 and Uzbeks
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...


Pashtuns and Hazaras,
Turkmens
Turkmen people
The Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,...

 and Tajiks

این کشور خانهٔ همه است
از بلوچ، از ازبک
از پشتون و هزاره
از ترکمن و تاجیک

in keshvar khaneh hame ast
az baloch, az uzbek
az pashtun o hazaraha
az turkmen o tajek
Third stanza

ور سره عرب، ګوجر دي
پاميريان، نورستانيان
براهوي دي، قزلباش دي
هم ايماق، هم پشايان

Wər sara Arəb, di,
Pāmiryān, Nuristānyān
Brāhuwi di, Qizilbāsh di,
ham Aymāq, ham Pašāyān

With them, there are Arabs
History of Arabs in Afghanistan
The history of Arabs in Afghanistan spans over one millennium, from the 7th century Islamic conquest when Arab ghazis arrived with their Islamic mission until recently when others from the Arab world arrived to defend fellow Muslims from the Soviet followed by their liberation by NATO forces...

 and Gujjars,
Pamiris
Pamiri people
Pamiri is the name of an Iranian ethnic group in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan.-Ethnic Identity:The Pamiris are composed of people who speak the Pamiri languages, the indigenous language in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province, and adhere to the Ismaili sect of Shia...

, Nuristanis
Brahuis
Brahui people
The Brahui or Brohi are ethnic Baloch group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Baluchistan, Pakistan, but they are also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan and Iran. The Brahuis are almost entirely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:The ethnonym "Brahui" is a very...

, and Qizilbash,
also Aimaqs and Pashai
Pashai
Pashayi or Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern Afghanistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000. They are mainly concentrated in the northern parts of Laghman and Nangarhar provinces and eastern Kapisa...

s

هم عرب و گوجر است
پامیری‌ها، نورستانی ها
براهویی است و قزلباش است
هم ایماق و پشٌه‌ای ها

ham arab o gujar ast
pamiriha, nuristanha
brahui ast o qizilbash ast
ham aimaq o pashai ha
Fourth stanza

دا هيواد به تل ځلېږي
لكه لمر پر شنه آسمان
په سينې كې د آسيا به
لكه زړه وي جاويدان

Dā hiwād ba təl ,
ləka lmar pər šnə āsmān
Pə sine ke də Āsyā ba,
ləka zrrə wi

This land will shine for ever,
like the sun in the blue sky
In the chest of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

,
it will remain as heart for ever

این کشور همیشه تابان خواهد بود
مثل آفتاب در آسمان کبود
در سینهٔ آسیا
مثل قلب جاویدان

in keshvar hamishe taban khade bood
mesl aftab dar aseman kabood
dar sinaٔ asia
mesl ghalb javidan
Fifth stanza

نوم د حق مو دى رهبر
وايو الله اكبر
وايو الله اكبر
وايو الله اكبر

Num də haq mo dai rahbar,
Wāyu Allāhu Akbar,
Wāyu Allāhu Akbar,
Wāyu Allāhu Akbar

We will follow the one God
We all say, "Allah is the greatest!",
we all say, "Allah is the greatest!",
we all say, "Allah is the greatest!"

نام حق است ما را رهبر
میگویم الله اکبر
میگویم الله اکبر
میگویم الله اکبر

nam haq ast ma ra rahbar
migoim allah o akbar
migoim allah o akbar
migoim allah o akbar

External links

Various government websites include sound files of the Afghan National Anthem:
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