National anthem of Mauritania

النشيد الوطني الموريتاني

English: National Anthem of Mauritania
National anthem of Mauritania
Also known as	"Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram" (English: "Land of the Proud, Guided by Noblemen") French: "Pays des fiers, nobles guides"
Lyrics	Unknown
Music	Rageh Daoud, 2017
Adopted	16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)
Preceded by	"National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania"
Audio sample
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The national anthem of Mauritania (Arabic: النشيد الوطني الموريتاني), also known by its incipit, "Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram" (English: "Land of the Proud, Guided by Noblemen"; French: "Pays des fiers, nobles guides"), was adopted on 16 November 2017 and was composed by Egyptian composer Rageh Daoud.

History

In March 2017, following a referendum to amend the constitution of July 1991, the Mauritanian National Assembly adopted a new national anthem to replace the previous one, which was considered almost impossible to sing.

Lyrics

The anthem currently has six verses, with a chorus repeated after each verse. The fifth verse (in brackets) is sung in an extended version of the anthem. It was first sung on the 57th independence day of Mauritania, on 28 November 2017.

Full lyrics

Arabic lyrics	Transliteration	IPA transcription	English translation
١ بلادَ الأُبَاةِ الهُدَاةِ الكِرامْ وحِصْنَ الكِتابِ الذي لا يُضَامْ أيا مَوْريتانِ رَبيعَ الوئامْ ورُكْنَ السَّماحةِ ثَغْرَ السلامْ كورال: سنَحْمي حِماك ونحِن فداكِ ونَكْسُو رُبَاكِ بِلَوْن الأمَلْ وعند نِداكِ نُلَبِّي أجَلْ ٢ بُدورُ سَمَائِكِ لَمْ تُحْجَبِ وشمسُ جَبِينِكِ لَمْ تَغرُبِ نَماكِ الأمَاجدُ مِن يَعْرُبِ لإفْرِيقِيَّا المَنْبَعِ الأعْذَبِ كورال ٣ رَضَعْنَا لِبانَ النَّدَى والإبَا سَجَايَا حَمَلْنَ جَنًى طَيِّبَا  ومَرْعًى خَصِيباً، وإنْ أجْدَبَا سَمَوْنَا، فَكَانَ لَنَا أرحَبَا كورال ٤ سَقَيْنا عَدُوَّكِ صَاباً ومُرًّا فَمَا نالَ نُزْلًا ولا مُسْتَقَرَّا نُقَاومُهُ حَيْثُ جَاسَ ومَرَّا نُرَتِّلً إنَّ مَعَ العُسْرِا يُسْرَا كورال (٥) قَفَوْنَا الرسولْ بِنَهْجٍ سَمَا إلى سِدْرَة المجد فوقَ السَّمَا حَجَزْنَا الثرَيَا لَنَا سُلَّمَا رسَمْنَا هُنالِكَ حَدَّ الحِمى كورال ٦ أخَذْنَاكِ عَهْدًا حَمَلْنَاكِ وَعْدًا ونُهدِيكِ سَعْداً لِجِيلٍ أطَلْ كورال النهائي: سنَحْمي حِماك ونحِن فداكِ ونَكْسُو رُبَاكِ بِلَوْن الأمَلْ سنَحْمي حِماك ونحِن فداكِ وعند نِداكِ نُلَبِّي أجَلْ	I Bilāda l-ʾubāti l-hudāti l-kirām Wa-ḥisna l-kitābi l-ladhī lā yuḍām ʾAyā Mūrītāni rabīʿa l-wiʾām Wa-rukna s-samāḥati thaġra s-salām Kūrāl: Sanaḥmī ḥimāki wa-naḥnu fidāki Wa-naksū rubāki bilawni l-ʾamal Wa-ʿinda nidāki nulabbī ʾajal II Budūru samāʾiki lam tuḥjabi Wa-shamsu jabīniki lam taġrubi Namāki l-ʾamājidu min yaʿrubi Liʾifrīqīyya l-manbaʿe l-ʿadhabi Kūrāl III Ra-ḍaʿnā libāna n-nadā wā-l-ʾibā Sajāyā ḥamalna janān ṭayibā Wa-mar ʿan ḥaṣībān, wa-ʾin ʾajdabā Samawnā, fakāna lanā ʾar-ḥabā Kūrāl IV Saqaynā ʿaduaki ṣābān wa-murrān Famā nala nuzulān wa-lā mustaqarrā Nuqāwimuhu ḥaythu jāsa wa-murrān Nurattilu ʾin-na ma‘a l-‘usri yusrā Kūrāl (V) Qafawnā ar-rasūla bi-nahjin samā ʾIlā sidrati l-majdi fawqa as-samā Ḥajaznā ath-thurayyā lanā sullamā Rasamnā hunalika ḥadda l-ḥimā Kūrāl VI Aḥadhnāki ʿahdan ḥamalnāki wa-ʿadan Wa-nuhdīki saʿadān lijilin aṭal Kūrāl an-nihāʾī: Sanaḥmī ḥimāki wa-naḥnu fidāki Wa-naksū rubāki bilawni l-ʾamal Sanaḥmī ḥimāki wa-naḥnu fidāki Wa-ʿinda nidāki nulabbī ʾajal	1 [bɪ.læː.dæ‿l.ʔʊ.bæː.tɪ‿l.hʊ.dæː.tɪ‿l.ki.rɑːm] [wɑ.ħɪs.næ‿l.ki.tæː.bɪ‿l.læ.ðiː læː jʊ.dˤɑːm] [ʔæ.jæː muː.rɪ.tæː.ni rɑ.biː.ʕɑ‿l.wɪ.ʔæːm] [wɑ.rʊk.næ‿s.sæ.mæː.ħɑ.ti θɑʁ.rɑ‿s.sæ.læːm] [kuː.rɑːl] [sæ.nɑħ.miː ħɪ.mæː.ki wɑ.nɑħ.nʊ fɪ.dæ.ki] [wɑ.næk.suː ru.bæː.ki bɪ.lɑw.nɪ‿l.ʔæ.mæl] [wɑ.ʕɪn.dæ ni.dæː.ki nʊ.læb.biː ʔæ.ʒæl] 2 [bʊ.duː.rʊ sæ.mæː.ʔi.ki læm tʊħ.ʒæ.bi] [wɑ.ʃæm.sʊ ʒæ.biː.ni.ki læm tɑʁ.rʊ.bi] [næ.mæː.kɪ‿l.ʔæ.mæː.ʒɪ.dʊ mɪn jɑʕ.rʊ.bi] [lɪ.ʔɪf.rɪ.qɪj.jæː‿l.mæn.bɑ.ʕɪ‿l.ʕɑ.ðæ.bi] [kuː.rɑːl] 3 [rɑ.dˤɑʕ.næː li.bæ.næ‿n.næ.dæː wæl.ʔi.bæː] [sæ.ʒæː.jɑː ħɑ.mæl.næ ʒæ.næːn tˤɑ.ji.bæː] [wɑ.mɑr ʕɑn ħɑ.sˤiː.bæːn wɑ.ʔɪn ʔæʒ.dæ.bæː] [sæ.mɑw.næː fæ.kæː.næ læ.næː ʔɑr.ħɑ.bæː] [kuː.rɑːl] 4 [sɑ.qɑj.næː ʕɑ.duw.wæ.ki sˤɑ.bæːn wɑ.mʊr.rɑn] [fæ.mæː næ.læ nʊ.zʊ.læːn wɑ.læː mʊs.tɑ.qɑr.rɑː] [nʊ.qɑː.wɪ.mʊ.hʊ ħɑj.θʊ ʒæː.sæ wɑ.mʊr.rɑn] [nʊ.rɑt.tɪ.lʊ ʔɪn.næ mɑ.ʕɑ‿l.ʕʊs.rɪ jʊs.rɑː] [kuː.rɑːl] (5) [qɑ.fɑw.nɑː‿r.rɑ.sʊː.læ bi.næh.ʒin sæ.mæː] [ʔi.læː sɪd.rɑ.tɪ‿l.mæʒ.di fɑw.qɑ‿s.sæ.mæː] [ħɑ.ʒæz.næː‿θ.θʊ.rɑj.jæː læ.næː sʊl.læ.mæː] [rɑ.sæm.næː hʊ.næ.li.kæ ħɑd.dæ‿l.ħɪ.mæː] [kuː.rɑːl] 6 [ɑ.ħɑð.næː.ki ʕɑh.dæn ħɑ.mæl.næː.ki wɑ.ʕɑ.dæn] [wɑ.nʊh.diː.ki sɑ.ʕɑ.dæːn lɪ.ʒi.lɪn ɑ.tˤɑl] [kuː.rɑːl æn.nɪ.hæː.ʔi] [sæ.nɑħ.miː ħɪ.mæː.ki wɑ.nɑħ.nʊ fɪ.dæ.ki] [wɑ.næk.suː ru.bæː.ki bɪ.lɑw.nɪ‿l.ʔæ.mæl] [sæ.nɑħ.miː ħɪ.mæː.ki wɑ.nɑħ.nʊ fɪ.dæ.ki] [wɑ.ʕɪn.dæ ni.dæː.ki nʊ.læb.biː ʔæ.ʒæl]	I Land of the proud, guided by noblemen The fortress of the Book that can't be bound O Mauritania, the spring of harmony The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace Chorus: We will protect you with our lives and paint your hills with the colour of hope When you call, "yes!" is our answer II The crescent moon in your sky will never wane and the sun on your forehead will never set Because the noble Arabs enriched you and the purest source is Africa's Chorus III We drank the milk of dew and pride A nature that brought a good harvest and a fertile pasture, even when it's barren welcoming us as we ascend Chorus IV We made your enemy drink a bitter downpour so he couldn't settle or rest We resist him wherever he goes Praying: "Surely, with hardship comes ease" Chorus (V, only sung on 57th independence day) We followed the prophet along the path of the heavens to the tree of glory above the sky occupying the Pleiades as our stairway drawing our border there Chorus VI We took you as a vow and carried you as a promise and we happily give you up to the future generations Final chorus: We will protect you with our lives and paint your hills with the colour of hope We will protect you with our lives When you call, "yes!" is our answer

Short version

On official occasions requiring brevity, a short version is sung comprising verse one (which is repeated), the chorus (which is split before line three), verse two and verse six.

Arabic lyrics	Transliteration	IPA transcription	English translation
١ بلادَ الأُبَاةِ الهُدَاةِ الكِرامْ وحِصْنَ الكِتابِ الذي لا يُضَامْ أيا مَوْريتانِ رَبيعَ الوئامْ ورُكْنَ السَّماحةِ ثَغْرَ السلامْ كورال: سنَحْمي حِماك ونحِن فداكِ ونَكْسُو رُبَاكِ بِلَوْن الأمَلْ ٢ بُدورُ سَمَائِكِ لَمْ تُحْجَبِ وشمسُ جَبِينِكِ لَمْ تَغرُبِ نَماكِ الأمَاجدُ مِن يَعْرُبِ لإفْرِيقِيَّا المَنْبَعِ الأعْذَبِ ٦ أخَذْنَاكِ عَهْدًا حَمَلْنَاكِ وَعْدًا ونُهدِيكِ سَعْداً لِجِيلٍ أطَلْ ١ بلادَ الأُبَاةِ الهُدَاةِ الكِرامْ وحِصْنَ الكِتابِ الذي لا يُضَامْ أيا مَوْريتانِ رَبيعَ الوئامْ ورُكْنَ السَّماحةِ ثَغْرَ السلامْ كورال: وعند نِداكِ نُلَبِّي أجَلْ	I Bilāda l-ʾubāti l-hudāti l-kirām Wa-ḥisna l-kitābi l-ladhī lā yuḍām ʾAyā Mūrītāni rabīʿa l-wiʾām Wa-rukna s-samāḥati thaġra s-salām Kūrāl: Sanaḥmī ḥimāki wa-naḥnu fidāki Wa-naksū rubāki bilawni l-ʾamal II Budūru samāʾiki lam tuḥjabi Wa-shamsu jabīniki lam taġrubi Namāki l-ʾamājidu min yaʿrubi Liʾifrīqīyya l-manbaʿe l-ʿadhabi VI Aḥadhnāki ʿahdan ḥamalnāki wa-ʿadan Wa-nuhdīki saʿadān lijilin aṭal I Bilāda l-ʾubāti l-hudāti l-kirām Wa-ḥisna l-kitābi l-ladhī lā yuḍām ʾAyā Mūrītāni rabīʿa l-wiʾām Wa-rukna s-samāḥati thaġra s-salām Kūrāl: Wa-ʿinda nidāki nulabbī ʾajal	1 [bɪ.læː.dæ‿l.ʔʊ.bæː.tɪ‿l.hʊ.dæː.tɪ‿l.ki.rɑːm] [wɑ.ħɪs.næ‿l.ki.tæː.bɪ‿l.læ.ðiː læː jʊ.dˤɑːm] [ʔæ.jæː muː.rɪ.tæː.ni rɑ.biː.ʕɑ‿l.wɪ.ʔæːm] [wɑ.rʊk.næ‿s.sæ.mæː.ħɑ.ti θɑʁ.rɑ‿s.sæ.læːm] [kuː.rɑːl] [sæ.nɑħ.miː ħɪ.mæː.ki wɑ.nɑħ.nʊ fɪ.dæ.ki] [wɑ.næk.suː ru.bæː.ki bɪ.lɑw.nɪ‿l.ʔæ.mæl] 2 [bʊ.duː.rʊ sæ.mæː.ʔi.ki læm tʊħ.ʒæ.bi] [wɑ.ʃæm.sʊ ʒæ.biː.ni.ki læm tɑʁ.rʊ.bi] [næ.mæː.kɪ‿l.ʔæ.mæː.ʒɪ.dʊ mɪn jɑʕ.rʊ.bi] [lɪ.ʔɪf.rɪ.qɪj.jæː‿l.mæn.bɑ.ʕɪ‿l.ʕɑ.ðæ.bi] 6 [ɑ.ħɑð.næː.ki ʕɑh.dæn ħɑ.mæl.næː.ki wɑ.ʕɑ.dæn] [wɑ.nʊh.diː.ki sɑ.ʕɑ.dæːn lɪ.ʒi.lɪn ɑ.tˤɑl] 1 [bɪ.læː.dæ‿l.ʔʊ.bæː.tɪ‿l.hʊ.dæː.tɪ‿l.ki.rɑːm] [wɑ.ħɪs.næ‿l.ki.tæː.bɪ‿l.læ.ðiː læː jʊ.dˤɑːm] [ʔæ.jæː muː.rɪ.tæː.ni rɑ.biː.ʕɑ‿l.wɪ.ʔæːm] [wɑ.rʊk.næ‿s.sæ.mæː.ħɑ.ti θɑʁ.rɑ‿s.sæ.læːm] [kuː.rɑːl] [wɑ.ʕɪn.dæ ni.dæː.ki nʊ.læb.biː ʔæ.ʒæl]	I Land of the proud, guided by noblemen The fortress of the Book that can't be bound O Mauritania, the spring of harmony The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace Chorus: We will protect you with our lives and paint your hills with the colour of hope II The crescent moon in your sky will never wane and the sun on your forehead will never set Because the noble Arabs enriched you and the purest source is Africa's VI We took you as a vow and carried you as a promise and we happily give you up to the future generations I Land of the proud, guided by noblemen The fortress of the Book that can't be bound O Mauritania, the spring of harmony The corner of tolerance, the haven of peace Chorus: When you call, "yes!" is our answer

See also

• Flag of Mauritania
• National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017)
• Seal of Mauritania

External links

• MP3
• New National Anthem of Mauritania sung in 57th independence celebration (Extended Version)
• New National Anthem of Mauritania (Children's version)