ARABIC LYRICS

Ya Rabbana Ehfid Lana Jalalat Al Sultan
Waashabi Fee Al'wtan
Bialeizy Walaman.

Walyadum Muoayadda,
Aahilan Momajjada;
Bilnufoosi Yuftda.
Walyadum Muoayadda,
Aahilan Momajjada;
Bilnufoosi Yuftda.

Ya Oman, Nahnoo Min Ahd Il Nabi
Awfiya Min K'ram Al Arabi.
Abshiry Qaboos Jaa
Faltubarakhu 'I Sama.

Waasidy Waltoq'hi Bilduoaa.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

O Lord, protect for us our Majesty the Sultan
And the people in our land,
With honour and peace.

May he live long, strong and supported,
Glorified be his leadership.
For him we shall lay down our lives.
May he live long, strong and supported,
Glorified be his leadership.
For him we shall lay down our lives.

O Oman, since the time of the Prophet
We are a dedicated people amongst the noblest Arabs.
Be happy! Qaboos has come
With the blessing of Heaven.

Be cheerful and commend him to the protection of our prayers.

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Oman
"Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani" (The Sultan's Anthem)

Words by:Rashid bin Uzayyiz Al Khusaidi
Music by:James Frederick Mills, arranged by Bernard Ebbinghaus
Adopted:1970

The music, in the "Arab_fanfare" style of anthem is taken from a salute to the
Sultan by a British ship in 1932. The bandmaster of the HMS Hawkins, while
visiting Muscat, was asked to write a saultation for the Sultan on the occasion
of his visiting the Hawkins. The tune was composed and first performed on the
occasion of the visit, December 10, 1932. When Oman became independent from
Britian in 1970, it became the national anthem. A slight change to the
harmonization was made in 1996.

Special thanks to:Josh Lim for providing the Arabic text lyrics and to Michael
Jamieson Bristow for some of this information.

