PASHTO LYRICS

Daa watan afghanistan di
Daa ezzat de har afghan di
kor de soli kor de tori
har bachi ye qahraman di
daa watan di tolo kor di
de balocho, de uzbako
de pashtoon aw hazarwoo
de turkmano de tajeko
worsara arab, gojar di
pamirian, noristanian
barahawi di, qizilbash di
ham aimaq, ham pashaiyean
daa hiwan ba til zaligi
laka limar pa eshna aasman
pa sina ki de asia
laka zera wi jawidan
noom de haq mo di rahbar
wayoo Allah o Akbar, wayoo Allah o Akbar 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

This land is Afghanistan
It is pride of every Afghan
The land of peace, the land of sword
Its sons are all braves
This is the country of every tribe
Land of Baloochs, and Uzbeks
Pashtoons, and Hazaras
Turkman and Tajiks
with them, Arabs and Gojars
Pamirian, Nooristanian
Barahawi, and Qizilbash
Also Aimaq, and Pashaye
This Land will shine for ever
Like the sun in the blue sky
In the chest of Asia
It will remain as heart for ever
We will follow the one god
We all say, Allah is great, we all say, Allah is great




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Afghanistan

Words by:Abdul Bari Jahani
Music by:Babrak Wasa
Adopted:2006

In 2004, the new Afghan constitution stated that a new national anthem for the
country, requested by the post-Taliban government to signal a new era for
Afghanistan, must be written in Pashto and contain the phrase "Allahu Akbar"
(God is Great), and mention the names of the ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The
winning composition was created by two Afghans living outside the country due
to the war.

There has been some criticism of the anthem due to the above stated conditions
of composition, that the Pashto requirement places less importance on the other
languages spoken in the country; that the phrase "Allahu Akbar" should not be
used in the anthem, as it is a sacred phrase in Islam and should not be set to
music; and the ethnic groups mentioned in the anthem still do not represent the
entire spectrum of nationalities in the country.

See also: Afghanistan_(1926-1943), Afghanistan_(1943-1973), Afghanistan_(1973-
1978), Afghanistan_(1978-1992).

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