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“Ħumāt ad-Diyār” (Arabic: حُمَاةَ الدِّيَار, translated Guardians of the Homeland, is the national anthem of Syria, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mohammed Flayfel, who also composed the national anthem of the Palestinian National Authority, as well as many other Arab folk songs. It was adopted in 1936 and temporarily fell from use when Syria joined the United Arab Republic with Egypt in 1958. It was decided that the national anthem of the UAR would be a combination of the then-Egyptian anthem and Ħumāt ad-Diyār. When Syria seceded from the union in 1961, the anthem was completely restored.
[edit] Arabic
حـماةَ الـديارِ عليكمْ سـلامْ
أبَتْ أنْ تـذِلَّ النفـوسُ الكرامْ
عـرينُ العروبةِ بيتٌ حَـرام
وعرشُ الشّموسِ حِمَىً لا يُضَامْ
ربوعُ الشّـآمِ بـروجُ العَـلا
تُحاكي السّـماءَ بعـالي السَّـنا
فأرضٌ زهتْ بالشّموسِ الوِضَا
سَـماءٌ لَعَمـرُكَ أو كالسَّـما
رفيـفُ الأماني وخَفـقُ الفؤادْ
عـلى عَـلَمٍ ضَمَّ شَـمْلَ البلادْ
أما فيهِ منْ كُـلِّ عـينٍ سَـوادْ
ومِـن دمِ كـلِّ شَـهيدٍ مِـدادْ؟
نفـوسٌ أبـاةٌ ومـاضٍ مجيـدْ
وروحُ الأضاحي رقيبٌ عَـتيدْ
فمِـنّا الوليـدُ و مِـنّا الرّشـيدْ
فلـمْ لا نَسُـودُ ولِمْ لا نشـيد؟ |
[edit] Latin transliteration
- Humāta d-diyāri alaykum salām
- Abat an tazilla n-nufūsu l-kirām
- Arīnu l-urūbati baytun harām
- Wa-arshu sh-shumūsi himan lā yudām
- Rubū'u sh-sha'āmi burūju l-'ala
- Tuhāki s-samā'a bi-āli s-sana
- Fa-ardun zahat bi-sh-shumūsi l-wida
- Samā'un la-'amruka aw ka-s-sama
- Rafīfu l-'amāni wa-khafqu l-fu'ād
- Alā alamin damma shamla l-bilād
- Amā fī-hi min kulli aynin sawād
- Wa min dami kulli shahīden midād
- Nufūsun ubātun wa mādin majīd
- Wa-rūhu l-adāhi rāqībun atīd
- Fa-min-na l-walīdu wa-min-na r-rashīd
- Fa-lim lā nasūdu wa-lim lā nashīd
[edit] translation
- Defenders of the realm,
- Peace on you;
- Our proud spirits will
- Not be subdued.
- The abode of Arabism,
- A hallowed sanctuary;
- The seat of the stars,
- An inviolable preserve.
[edit] External links
- CHINS UP! Syrian National Songs - The website "Damascus Online" features a vocal version of the anthem among its collection of Syrian patriotic songs.
- Syria Events - This website about Syria includes a page with an Instrumental version of "Homat el Diyar".
