Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia

"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (Persian: قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا‎) is a Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2006[1][2][3][4][5]

Pashto: Milli Surood
Dari: Surūd-e Millī
English: National Anthem
Pashto: ملی سرود
Dari: سرود ملی
Former national anthem of Afghanistan
Also known asقلعه اسلام قلب اسیا (English: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia")
LyricsDaoud Farani
MusicUstad Qasim, 1919
Adopted1992–1999
Readopted2002
RelinquishedMay 2006
Succeeded by"Afghan National Anthem"
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transl. ur – transl. ALA-LC
ملي سرود
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During the late 1990s, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban took control over most of Afghanistan from the UN-recognized government and ruled most of the country until late 2001. The Taliban outlawed music throughout the territory that they controlled, which consisted of most of the country. As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown. The song was reintroduced by the new transitional government of Afghanistan in 2002;[6] it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by the latter until 2006.[7][8]

Lyrics
Persian scriptRomanizationEnglish Translation
First stanza
قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا

جاویدان ازاد خاک اریا

زادگاه قهرمانان بزرگ

سنگر رزمنده مردان خدا

الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر

 Qal’a-ye Islam, qalb-e Asiya,

Jawidan azad khak-e Ariya,

Zadgah-e qahramanan-e bozorg,

Sangar-e razmande-ye mardan-e khoda

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

 Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia,

Forever free, soil of the Aryans,

Birthplace of great heroes

Fellow traveler of the warriors of the men of God,

God is great! God is great! God is great!

Second stanza
تیغ ایمانش به میدان جهاد

بند استبداد را از هم گسست

ملت ازاده افغانستان

در جهان زنجیر محکومان شکست

الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر

 Tigh-e imanash be meydan-e jihad,

Band-e estebdad-ra az ham gozast

Mellat-e azade Afghanistan

Dar jehan zanjir-e mahkuman shekest.

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

 Arrow of her faith to the arena of Jihad,

Removing the shackles of suppression,

The nation of freedom, Afghanistan,

Breaks the chains of the oppressed in the world.

God is great! God is great! God is great!

Third stanza

هر خط قران نظام ما بود

پرچم ایمان به بام ما بود

هم صدا و هم نوا با هم روان

وحدت ملی مرام مابود

الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر

 Har khatt-e qur’an nizam-e ma bowad,

Parcham-e iman be bam-e ma bowad,

Ham seda o-ham nawa ba ham rawan,

Wahdat-emelli muram-e ma bowad.

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

 Let the lines of the Koran be our order,

Let the banner of faith be on our roof,

With the echoes and the voices going together,

Let national unity be what we strive for,

God is great! God is great! God is great!

Fourth stanza

شاد زی ازاد زی اباد زی

ای وطن در نور قانون خدا

مشعل آزادگی را بر فراز

مردم سر گشته راشو رهنما

الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر

 Shad zey, azad zey, abad zey,

Ey watan dar nur-e qanun-e khoda.

Mash’al-e azadegi-ra bar firaz,

Mardom-e sar-goshte-ra shou rahnama.

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

 Live happy, live free, live and prosper,

Oh homeland in the light of God’s law,

Lift the torch of freedom high,

Become a leader for the people who are oppressed,

God is great! God is great! God is great!

References
  1. Bristow, Michael; Lim, Josh; Popp, Reinhard (11 May 2012). "Afghanistan (1992-1999, 2002-2006)". NationalAnthems.info. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "National anthems - Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992-2006)". 21 August 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. "Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia…" – via Amazon.
  4. "Afghanistan: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia…"" – via Amazon.
  5. Pigott, Peter (28 February 2007). Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far. Dundurn. p. 17 – via Internet Archive. Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.
  6. "Sououd-e-Melli". 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "National Anthem Downloads, Lyrics, & Information: NationalAnthems.us - Afghanistan: New recording by the composer". www.nationalanthems.us.


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