Anthem of the Syrian Arab Republic (1963-2024) "Ḥumāt ad-Diyār" (Guardians of the Homeland)

"Ḥumāt ad-Diyār" was the national anthem of Syria, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mohammed Flayfel, who also composed the national anthem of Iraq as well as many other Arab folk songs. It was adopted in 1938 after a national competition was held by Hashim al-Atassi's nationalist Syrian government to choose a state anthem for the new republic two years after the Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence was signed which gave Syria limited autonomy and future independence. The anthem was initially set to lose the competition, but it later won the competition after it gained rapid popularity amongst the Syrian population which put pressure on the competition's committee to reconsider its decisions, and eventually the anthem won and was adopted by the government as Syria's national anthem. It temporarily fell from use when Syria joined the United Arab Republic with Egypt. In 1958, it was decided that the national anthem of the United Arab Republic would be a combination of the then-Egyptian national anthem "Salam Affandina" and "Ḥumāt ad-Diyār". In 1960, it was replaced by the national anthem of United Arab Republic's "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy". When Syria seceded from the union in 1963, "Ḥumat ad-Diyār" was completely restored and has been used ever since as the official national athem of Syria. The anthem's usage being disputed between the ruling Ba'ath government and the opposition after the start of the civil war in 2011.


Lyrics:

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‎حُـمَاةَ الـدِّيَارِ عَلَيْكُمْ سَـلَامْ
‎أَبَتْ أَنْ تَـذِلَّ النُّفُـوْسُ الْكِرَام
‎عَـرِيْنُ الْعُرُوْبَةِ بَيْتٌ حَـرَام
‎وَعَرْشُ الشُّمُوْسِ حِمَىً لَّا يُضَامْ

𝄇 رُبُوْعُ الشَّـآمِ بُـرُوْجُ الْعَـلَا
‎تُحَاكِي السَّـمَاءَ بِعَـالِي السَّـنَا 𝄆
‎فَأَرْضٌ زَهَتْ بِالشُّمُوْسِ الْوِضَا
‎سَـمَاءٌ لَعَمْـرُكَ أَوْ كَالسَّـمَا

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‎رَفِيْـفُ الْأَمَانِيْ وَخَفْـقُ الْفُؤادْ
‎عَـلٰى عَـلَمٍ ضَمَّ شَـمْلَ الْبِلَادْ
‎أَمَا فِيْهِ مِنْ كُـلِّ عَـيْنٍ سَـوَادْ
‎وَمِـنْ دَمِ كُـلِّ شَـهِيْدٍ مِـدَادْ؟

𝄇 نُفُـوْسٌ أُبَـاةٌ وَمَـاضٍ مَجِيْـد
‎وَرُوْحُ الْأَضَاحِيْ رَقِيْبٌ عَـتِيْد 𝄆
‎فَمِـنَّا الْوَلِيْـدُ وَ مِـنَّا الرَّشِـيْد
‎فَلِـمْ لَا نَسُـوْدُ وَلِمْ لَا نَشِيْد؟