Cherifian Anthem

The Cherifian Anthem (Arabic: النشيد الشريف, romanized: an-našīd aš-šarīf)^[1][a] is the national anthem of Morocco. Composed by French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard Léo Morgan [fr], it has been in use since the French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by the Moroccan author and poet Professor Ali Squalli Houssaini and adopted in 1970.^[2]

an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy al-Maġhribī

English: National Anthem of Morocco
النشيد الوطني المغربي
National anthem of Morocco
Lyrics	Ali Squalli Houssaini, 1970
Music	Léo Morgan [fr], 1952
Adopted	1956
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version in F minor file help

History

The anthem's melody was composed by Léo Morgan [fr], a French military officer and chief of music for the Moroccan royal guard, during the French protectorate. The anthem was believed to have been composed in 1952, four years before Morocco's independence in 1956.^[1]

After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time, the idea to write lyrics for the anthem was proposed. Lyrics by writer Ali Squalli Houssaini were either chosen as part of a competition by King Hassan II, or by direct commission of the king to write the lyrics.^[3]

Lyrics

Arabic original[4][5]	Romanisation	IPA transcription[b]	English translation
مَنْبِتَ الْأَحْرَارْ مَشْرِقَ الْأَنْوَارْ مُنْتَدَى السُّؤْدَدِ وَحِمَاه دُمْتَ مُنْتَدَاه وَحِمَاه عِشْتَ فِي الْأَوْطَانْ لِلْعُلَىٰ عُنْوَانْ مِلْءَ كُلِّ جَنَانْ ذِكْرَىٰ كُلِّ لِسَانْ بِالرُّوحِ بِالْجَسَدِ هَبَّ فَتَاكْ لَبَّىٰ نِدَاكْ فِي فَمِي وَفِي دَمِي هَوَاكَ ثَارَ نُورْ وَنَارْ إِخْوَتِي هَيَّا لِلْعُلَىٰ سَعْيَا نُشْهِدِ الدُّنْيَا أَنَّا هُنَا نَحْيَا بِشِعَارْ اَللَّٰه اَلْوَطَنْ اَلْمَلِكْ	Manbita l-ʾaḥrār Mašriqa l-ʾanwār Muntadā s-suʾdadi wa-ḥimāh Dumta muntadāh wa-ḥimāh ʿIšta fi l-ʾawṭān Li-l-ʿulā ʿunwān Milʾa kulli ǧanān Ḏikrā kulli lisān Bi-r-rūḥi, Bi-l-jasadi Habba fatāk, Labbā nidāk Fī famī wa-fī damī Hawāka ṯāra nūr wa-nār ʾIḫwatī hayyā Li-l-ʿulā saʿyā Nušhidi d-dunyā ʾAnnā hunā naḥyā Bi-šiʿār Allāh, al-waṭan, al-malik.	[mæn.bi.tˢæ‿l.ʔɑħ.rɑːr] [mæʃ.rɪ.qɑ‿l.ʔæn.wɑːr] [mʊn.tˢæ.dæː‿s.suʔ.dæ.di wɑ.ħi.mæːh] [dʊm.tˢæ mʊn.tˢæ.dæːh wɑ.ħi.mæːh] [ʕɪʃ.tˢæ fɪ‿l.ʔɑw.tˤɑːn] [lɪ‿l.ʕʊ.læː ʕʊn.wæːn] [mɪl.ʔæ kul.lɪ ʒæ.næːn] [d̪ɪk.rɑː kul.lɪ li.sæːn] [bɪ‿r.ruː.ħi |] [bɪ‿l.ʒæ.sæ.di] [hæb.bæ fæ.tˢæːk] [læb.bæː ni.dæːk] [fiː fæ.miː wɑ.fiː dæ.miː] [hæ.wɑː.kæ t̪ɑː.rɑ nʊːr wɑ‿nɑːr] [ʔɪχ.wɑ.tˢiː hæj.jɑː] [lɪ‿l.ʕʊ.læː sæʕ.jɑː] [nʊʃ.hɪ.dɪ‿d.dʊn.jɑː] [ʔæn.næː hu.næː nɑħ.jɑː] [bɪ‿ʃɪ.ʕɑːr] [ɑɫ.ɫɑːh | æl.wɑ.tˤɑn | æl.mæ.lik]	Root of the free, Rising place of the Lights, Forum of glory and its protector, May you perpetuate as its forum and its protector. May you live among the homelands As an address for grandeur Filling every garden conveyed by every tongue. With the spirit, With the body, Your son has come To answer your call. In my mouth and in my blood, Your love stirred up as light and fire. Let's go brothers! Heading for grandeur, Making the world witness That we here perpetually live With the motto: God, Homeland, King.

Notes

1. officially the National Anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: النشيد الوطني المغربي, romanized: an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy āl-Maḡhribi).
2. See Help:IPA/Arabic and Moroccan Arabic § Phonology.