National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran^[a] was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini.^[1] It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth national anthem of Iran overall.^[2]

Sorude Melliye Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān

English: National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Sheet music
National anthem of Iran
Lyrics	Sayed Bagheri, 1989
Music	Hassan Riyahi, 1988
Adopted	1990
Preceded by	"Pāyandeh Bādā Irān"

History

Due to the death of Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year.^[3] At the time of its adoption, it was the second shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines.

Lyrics

Persian original

Perso-Arabic script[4][5]	Latin script	IPA transcription
سر زد از افق مهر خاوران فروغ دیده‌ی حق‌باوران بهمن فر ایمان ماست ،پیامت ای امام، استقلال آزادی، نقش جان ماست شهیدان، پیچیده در گوش زمان فریادتان پاینده مانی و جاودان جمهوری اسلامی ایران	Sar zad az ofoq mehre khāvarān forughe dideye haq bāvarān Bahman, farre Imāne māst Payāmat ey Emām, esteqlāl āzādi, naqshe jāne māst Shahidān, picideh dar gūshe zamān faryādetān Pāyandeh māni o jāvedān Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān	[sæɹ zæd ˀæz ˀo.ˈfóq | ˈméɦ.ɹe xɒː.væ.ˈɹɒ́ːn |] [fo.ˈɹúː.ɣe diː.ˈdé.je | hæq(ː) bɒː.væ.ˈɹɒ́ːn ‖] [bæɦ.ˈmǽn | ˈfǽ.re ˀiː.ˈmɒ́ː.ne mɒːst ‖] [pʰæ.ˈjɒ́ː.mætʰ ˀej ˀe.ˈmɒ́ːm | ˀes.tʰeʁ.ˈlɒ́ːl |] [ˀɒː.zɒː.ˈdíː | ˈnǽx.ʃe ˈd͡ʒɒ́ː.ne mɒːst ‖] [ʃæ.hiː.ˈdɒ́ːn | pʰiː.t͡ʃʰiː.ˈdé dæɹ ˈɡúː.ʃe] [zæ.ˈmɒ́ːn fæɹ.ˌjɒː.de.ˈtʰɒ́ːn ‖] [pʰɒː.jæn.ˈdé mɒː.ˈníː(.j‿)o d͡ʒɒː.ve.ˈdɒ́ːn ‖] [d͡ʒom.huː.ˈɹíː.je ˀes.lɒː.ˈmíː.je ˀiː.ˈɹɒ́ːn ‖]

English translation

Rises along the horizon, the sun of the east

the believers of truth, glim of vision

Bahman,^[b] zenith of our faith

Your message, O Imam,^[c] independence

and freedom on our souls engraved

O martyrs, your fervent cries

resound every generation

Enduring, lasting and eternal

The Islamic Republic of Iran

See also

• Iran portal
• Music portal

• Royal Salute (anthem)
• Imperial Anthem of Iran
• "Ey Irān"
• "Pāyandeh Bādā Irān"

Notes

1. Persian: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Sorude Melliye Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān; IPA: [soˈɹuːde melˈliːje dʒomhuːˈɹiːje ʔeslɒːˈmiːje ʔiːˈɹɒːn]
2. Eleventh month of the Solar Hijri calendar, here refers to the Iranian revolution.
3. Leader of the Muslim community. Here refers to Ruhollah Khomeini.