"Naḥnu Jund Allāh Jund al-Waṭan" (
Arabic: نحن جند الله جند الوطن; English: "We are Soldiers of God, Soldiers of the Homeland") is the
national anthem of
Sudan. The words were written by the poet
Ahmed Mohammed Saleh and the tune was composed by Ahmed Morjan in 1955.[1] It is officially called the Republican Salute (especially when played musically), as it is called for short, the Flag Anthem or Flag Salute.
History
The current national anthem of Sudan was originally the organizational anthem of the
Sudan Defence Force prior to independence. The poem "We are the Soldiers of God, the Soldiers of Homeland" was chosen among other poems that participated in a general competition about poetic works praising the strength of the Sudan Defence Force in 1955. When Sudan gained
independence in 1956, the first four verses of the poem were chosen to be the national anthem.[2][3]
نحن جند الله جند الوطن
إن دعا داعي الفداء لم نخن
نتحدى الموت عند المحن
نشتري المجد بأغلى ثمن
هذه الأرض لنا
فليعش سوداننا علماً بين الأمم
يا بني السودان هذا رمزكم
يحمل العبء ويحمي أرضكم
We are soldiers of god, soldiers of the homeland
If called for redemption we will not betray
We defy death upon ordeals
We buy glory at the most expensive price
This land is ours, long live our Sudan
An edifice among the nations
O Sons of the Sudan this is your symbol,
Carries the burden and protecting your land
As for the rest of the verses, they are not officially approved in the national anthem:
نحن أسود الغاب أبناء الحروب
لا نهاب الموت أو نخشى الخطوب
نحفظ السودان في هذي القلوب
نفتديه من شمال أو جنوب
بالكفاح المُرُّ والعزم المتين
وقلوب من حديد لا تلين
نهزم الشرَّ ونجلي الغاصبين
كنسورٍ الجوِّ أو أُسْد العرين
ندفعُ الرّدَى
نصدُّ من عدى
نردُّ من ظلم
ونحمي العلم
We are the lions of the jungle, the sons of wars
We do not fear death or fear engagements
We keep Sudan in these hearts
We redeem it from North or South
With bitter struggle and solid determination
And hearts of unrelenting iron
We defeat evil and deliver the usurpers
As the air eagles or the lion of the den
We fend off death
We repel those who attack
We respond whomever unjust
And protect the flag