National Anthem of Libya

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Country	Libya
Anthem	National Anthem of Libya
Duration	1:08
Format	MP3
License	Public Domain

Arabic & English Translation

يا بلادي بجهادي وجلاديO my country, with my struggle and my steadfastness

ادفعي كيد الأعاديRepel the plots of the enemies

واسلميAnd be safe

اسلمي طول المدي إننا نحن الفداBe safe for all time, for we are the sacrifice

ليبيا ليبيا ليبياLibya, Libya, Libya

يا بلادي أنت ميراث الجدودO my country, you are the legacy of the forefathers

لارعى الله يداً تمتد لكMay God not protect a hand that reaches out to you

فاسلمي، إنا -على الدهر- جنودSo be safe; we are, through the ages, soldiers

لا نبالي إن سلمت من هلكWe do not care if you are saved from ruin

وخذي منا وثيقات العهودAnd take from us the pledges of our vows

إننا يا ليبيا لن نخذلكWe, O Libya, will never fail you

لن نعود للقيود قد تحررنا وحررنا الوطنWe shall not return to chains; we have been freed, and we have freed the الوطن

ليبيا ليبيا ليبياLibya, Libya, Libya

جرّد الأجداد عزماً مرهفاًThe forefathers stripped themselves of a keen resolve

يوم ناداهم منادٍ للكفاحThe day a caller summoned them to struggle

ثم ساروا يحملون المصحفاThen they marched, carrying the Quran

باليد الأولى، وبالأخرى سلاحIn one hand, and in the other, a weapon

فإذا في الكون دين وصفاThen in the universe there was religion and purity

وإذا العالم خير وصلاحAnd then the world was goodness and righteousness

فالخلود للجدود إنهم قد شرفوا هذا الوطنEternity belongs to the forefathers; they have honored this homeland

ليبيا ليبيا ليبياLibya, Libya, Libya

يا ابن ليبيا، يا ابن آساد الشرىO son of Libya, O son of the lions of the desert

إننا للمجد والمجد والمجدُ لناWe are for glory, and glory, and glory is ours

مذ سرونا حمد القوم السرىSince we set out, the people have praised the journey

بارك الله لنا استقلالناMay God bless our independence

فابتغوا العلياء شأواً في الورىSo seek the heights, a lofty aim among mankind

واستعدوا للوغى أشبالناAnd prepare, our lion cubs, for battle

للغلاب يا شباب إنما الدنيا كفاح للوطنFor victory, O youth, this world is but struggle for the homeland

ليبيا ليبيا ليبياLibya, Libya, Libya

Romanization

Ya biladi bijihadi wa jiladi
Idfa'i kayda al-a'adi
Waslimi
Aslimi tul al-madi inna nahnu al-fida
Libya Libya Libya

Ya biladi anti mirath al-judud
La ra'a Allah yadan tamtaddu lak
Faslimi, inna -ala al-dahr- junud
La nabali in salimti min halak
Wakhudhi minna wathiqat al-uhud
Inna ya Libya lan nakhdhulak
Lan na'ud lil-qiyud qad taharrarna wa harrarna al-watan
Libya Libya Libya

Jarrad al-ajdad 'azman murhafan
Yawm nadaahum munadٍ lil-kifah
Thumma saru yahmilun al-mushaf
Bil-yad al-ula, wa bil-ukhra silah
Fa-idha fi al-kawn din wa wasafa
Wa-idha al-alam khayr wa salah
Fal-khulud lil-judud innahum qad sharrafu hadha al-watan
Libya Libya Libya

Ya ibn Libya, ya ibn asad al-shara
Inna lil-majd wa al-majd wa al-majd lana
Midh siruna hamd al-qawm al-sira
Barak Allah lana istiqalna
Fabtaghu al-‘ulya sha'an fi al-wara
Wasta'iddu lil-wagha asbalna
Lil-ghalab ya shabab innama al-dunya kifah lil-watan
Libya Libya Libya

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