National Anthem of Mauritania

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Country	Mauritania
Anthem	National Anthem of Mauritania
Duration	1:27
Format	MP3
License	Public Domain

Arabic & English Translation

بلاد الأباة الهداة الكرامLand of noble guides and the generous

وحصن الكتاب الذي لا يضامAnd fortress of the Book that cannot be wronged

أيا موريتان ربيع الوئامO Mauritania, springtime of harmony

وركن السماحة ثغر السلامAnd corner of tolerance, threshold of peace

سنحمي حماك ونحن فداكWe shall protect your sanctuary, and we are your sacrifice

ونكسو رباك بلون الأملAnd clothe your hills with the color of hope

وعند نداك نلبي أجلAnd at your call we answer, yes indeed

بدور سمائك لم تحجبThe moons of your sky have not been veiled

وشمس جبينك لم تغربAnd the sun of your brow has not set

نماك الأماجد من يعربYour glory has been nurtured by the noble sons of Arab ancestry

لإفريقيا المنبع الأعذبFor Africa, the sweetest source

رضعنا لبان الندى والإباWe were suckled on the milk of generosity and pride

سجايا حملن جنى طيباNatures that bore the fruit of goodness

ومرعى خصيبا، وإن أجدباAnd a fertile pasture, even if it withered

سمونا، فكان لنا أرحباWe rose high, and it became more spacious for us

سقينا عدوك صابا ومراWe gave your enemy bitter aloes and bitterness

فما نال نزلا ولا مستقراSo he found neither lodging nor resting place

أخذناك عهدا حملناك وعداWe took you as a covenant, we carried you as a promise

ونهديك سعدا لجيل أطلAnd we offer you happiness for a generation that has appeared

FINAL CHORUSFINAL CHORUS

سنحمي حماك ونحن فداكWe shall protect your sanctuary, and we are your sacrifice

ونكسو رباك بلون الأملAnd clothe your hills with the color of hope

سنحمي حماك ونحن فداكWe shall protect your sanctuary, and we are your sacrifice

وعند نداك نلبي أجلAnd at your call we answer, yes indeed

Romanization

Bilād al-abāh al-hudāt al-karām
Wa-ḥiṣn al-kitāb alladhī lā yuḍām
Ayā Mūrītān rabīʿ al-wiʾām
Wa-rukn al-samāḥa thiġr al-salām

Sanḥmī ḥamāk wa-naḥnu fidāk
Wa-naksū rabāk bilawn al-amal
Wa-ʿinda nadāk nalbī ajl

Bidūr samā'ik lam tuḥjab
Wa-shams jabīnik lam taghrib
Namāk al-amājid min yaʿrub
Li-Ifriqiyā al-manbaʿ al-aʿdab

Riḍʿnā libān al-nadā wa-l-ibā
Sajāyā ḥamlan janā ṭayyibā
Wa-marʿā khaṣībā, wa-in ajdabā
Samawnā, fa-kān lanā arḥabā

Saqaynā ʿadūka ṣābā wa-mirā
Fa-mā nāl nazlā wa-lā mustaqarrā

Akhadhnāka ʿahdān ḥamalnāka waʿdā
Wa-nahdīka saʿdā li-jīl aṭal
FINAL CHORUS
Sanḥmī ḥamāk wa-naḥnu fidāk
Wa-naksū rabāk bilawn al-amal
Sanḥmī ḥamāk wa-naḥnu fidāk
Wa-ʿinda nadāk nalbī ajl

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