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"Ishy Bilady" (Long Live my Country) is the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates.
It was officially accepted as the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates after the formation of the country in 1971.

History and use
After the country's formal nationalisation in 1971, Egyptian composer Saad Abdel Wahab – a nephew of famous Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab – created the melody for "ʿĪshī Bilādī" in that same year; however, the anthem did not have lyrics until 1986, which were written by ʿĀrif al-Shaykh.

"Ishy Biladi"

ʿĪšī bilādī ʿāš ittiḥādu ʾimārātinā
ʿIšti li-šaʿbin dīnuhu l-ʾislāmu haddyuhu l-qurʾānu
Ḥaṣṣantuka bismillah yā waṭan

Bilādī bilādī bilādī bilādī
Ḥamāki-lʾilāhu šurūra z-zamān
ʾAqsamnā ʾan nabniya naʿmal
Naʿmal nuxliṣ naʿmal nuxliṣ
Mahmā ʿišnā nuxliṣ nuxliṣ

Dām al-ʾamānu wa ʿāš al-ʿalam yā ʾimārātinā
Ramz al-ʿurūbati kullunā nafdīki bid-dimāʾ narwīki
Nafdīka bil-ʾarwāḥ yā waṭan.

"Long live my country"

Long live my country, live United, our Emirates
Your life for your people
Whose religion is Islam and whose guide is the Quran
We fortify you with the name of Allah, oh my homeland
My country, my country, my country, my country
Allah protects you from evil throughout time
Each of us swears to build you and work for you
Our work is pure, we work in purity
with all our lives, pure and unequivocal
The peace is everlasting and the flag lives on, my Emirates
You are the symbol of the Arab character
Every one of us sacrifices with all of our blood
We sacrifice with our very souls, oh, my homeland

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