| English: Afghan National Anthem | |
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| Pashto: Milli Surood Dari: Surood-e Milli |
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National anthem of Afghanistan |
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| Lyrics | Abdul Bari Jahani |
| Music | Babrak Wassa |
| Adopted | 2006 |
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Afghan National Anthem (instrumental)
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The Afghan National Anthem (Pashto: ملی سرود - Milli Surood"; Persian: سرود ملی - "Surood-e Milli") was adopted and officially announced in May 2006.[1][2] According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan, "The national anthem of Afghanistan shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan."[3] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.
| Afghan National Anthem | ||||
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| Pashto Lyrics | Pashto Transliteration | English Translation | Dari Translation | Transliteration |
| First stanza | ||||
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دا وطن افغانستان دى |
Dā wait Afγānistān dai, |
This land is Afghanistan, |
این کشور افغانستان است |
in keshvar afghanestan ast |
| Second stanza | ||||
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دا وطن د ټولو كور دى |
Dā watan də ttolo kor dai, |
This is the country of every tribe, |
این کشور خانهٔ همه است |
in keshvar khaneh hame ast |
| Third stanza | ||||
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ور سره عرب، ګوجر دي |
Wər sara Arəb, Guǰər di, |
With them, there are Arabs and Gujjars, |
هم عرب و گوجر است |
ham arab o gujar ast |
| Fourth stanza | ||||
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دا هيواد به تل ځلېږي |
Dā hiwād ba təl dzaleγ̌i, |
This land will shine for ever, |
این کشور همیشه تابان خواهد بود |
in keshvar hamishe taban khade bood |
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نوم د حق مو دى رهبر |
Num də haq mo dai rahbar, |
We will follow the one God |
نام حق است ما را رهبر |
nam haq ast ma ra rahbar |
Various government websites include sound files of the Afghan National Anthem: