"as-Salām al-ʾAmīrī" (
Arabic: السلام الأميري,
lit. 'Peace to the Amir') is the
national anthem of
Qatar, written by al-
Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf
al-Thānī and composed by ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū.[2]
This was also the title of the
Kuwaiti national anthem from 1951 to 1978.
In 2015, Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī presented the first written draft of the anthem to the
Qatar National Museum, where it will be put on display.[5]
Chorus:
I swear, I swear
Swearing by
the One who raised the sky[7]
Swearing by the One who spread the light
Qatar will always be free, elevated by the spirit of the loyal
Travel the high road
Travel by the guiding light of
the Prophets
Qatar, in my heart, is an epic of dignity and the glories of the forefathers
𝄆 Qatar is the land of the foremost men
Who protect us in time of distress,
Doves at times of peace
Birds of prey they are at
times of sacrifice 𝄇