The Cherifian Anthem (
Arabic: النشيد الشريف,
romanized: an-našīd aš-šarīf;
Berber languages: ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵛⵔⵉⴼ, romanized: izli ashrif)[1][a] was first adopted in 1970 and is the anthem of
Morocco. Composed by French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard
Léo Morgan [
fr], it has been in use since the
French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by the Moroccan author and poet
Professor Ali Squalli Houssaini and adopted in 1970.[2]
History
The anthem's melody was composed by
Léo Morgan [
fr], a French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard, during the
French protectorate, The anthem was believed to have been composed in 1952, or four years before
Morocco got back its independence from France and Spain.
After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the
1970 World Cup in Mexico for the first time, the idea to write lyrics for the anthem was proposed. Lyrics by writer
Ali Squalli Houssaini were either chosen as part of a competition by King
Hassan II, or by direct commission of the King to write the lyrics.[3]
منبت الأحرار
مشرق الأنوار
منتدى السؤدد وحماه
دمت منتداه وحماه
عشت في الأوطان
للعلى عنوان
ملء كل جنان
ذكرى كل لسان
بالروح
بالجسد
هب فتاك
لبى نداك
في فمي وفي دمي
هواك ثار نور ونار
إخوتي هيا
للعلى سعيا
نشهد الدنيا
أنا هنا نحيا
بشعار
الله الوطن الملك
Root of the free,
Rising place of the Lights,
Forum of glory and its protector,
May you perpetuate as its forum and its protector.
May you live among the homelands
As an address for grandeur
Filling every heart
conveyed by every tongue.
With the spirit,
With the body,
Your son has come
To answer your call.
In my mouth and in my blood,
Your love stirred up as light and fire.
Let's go brothers!
Heading for grandeur,
Making the world witness
That we here perpetually live
With the motto:
God, Homeland, King.
Asaɣmay n imaziɣn
Agmuḍ n ifawn
Asagraw n timmuɣra d wamur nns
A tqqimd d agraw d amur nns
Tddrd di tmura
D izwl i tanaya
D akttur n wulawn
D abddur n yilsawn
S iman nns
S tafkka nns
Ynkr warraw nnk
Yssidmr awal nnk
Dg imi inu d idammn
Tayri nnk tnkr s wafaw d wafa
Aytma inu d istma
Uyurt ɣr tanaya
Ad nsskn i umaḍal a
Is nkni nttddr da
S taẓugayt
Akuš, amur, agllid
^officially the National Anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco (
Arabic: النشيد الوطني المغربي,
romanized: an-našīd al-waṭany āl-maḡribi;
Berber languages: ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, romanized: izli anamur n lmɣrib).