# Qolobaa Calankeed

"Qolobaa Calankeed" (pronounced; Arabic: علم أي امة; English: "Every nation has its own flag") is the national anthem of Somalia. Written and composed by Abdullahi Qarshe, it was adopted on 1 August 2012 with the passage of the Somali national constitution, in which it is enshrined. It replaced "Soomaaliyeey toosoo", which had been in use since 2000. "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" is often still used as a de facto national anthem, though the official national anthem for Somalia is "Qoloba Calankeed".

## Lyrics

| Somali original (Somali Latin alphabet) | Somali original (Osmanya script) | Somali original (Wadaad's writing) | IPA transcription | Official English translation | Poetic English translation |
| Chorus: (𝄆) Qolobaa calankeedu, waa ceynoo, (𝄇) Innaga keenu waa, Cirkoo kala ee, aan caadna lahayn, Ee caashaqaye. I (𝄆) Xiddigyahay caddi waad, Naa ciidamisee, (𝄇) Carradaa keligaa adow curadee, cadceedda sideeda, caan noqo ee! Chorus II (𝄆) Cashadaad dhalataa caloosheennee, (𝄇) Sidii culaygii cidaad marisee, Allow ha ku celin, "Cawooy!" dhahe ee Chorus III (𝄆) Shanteena cududood Cadkii ka maqnaa (𝄇) Adow celiyow Nacaawimayee Waa calaf cimrigu Isku keen simayee | Chorus: (𝄆) 𐒎𐒙𐒐𐒙𐒁𐒛 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒒𐒏𐒜𐒆𐒚, 𐒓𐒛 𐒋𐒗𐒕𐒒𐒝, (𝄇) 𐒘𐒒𐒒𐒖𐒌𐒖 𐒏𐒜𐒒𐒚 𐒓𐒛, 𐒋𐒘𐒇𐒏𐒝 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒗 𐒜, 𐒛𐒒 𐒋𐒛𐒆𐒒𐒖 𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒒𐒝, 𐒜 𐒋𐒛𐒉𐒖𐒎𐒖 𐒜. I (𝄆) 𐒄𐒘𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒕𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒆𐒘 𐒓𐒛𐒆, 𐒒𐒛 𐒋𐒕𐒆𐒖𐒑𐒘𐒈𐒜, (𝄇) 𐒋𐒖𐒇𐒇𐒖𐒆𐒛 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒌𐒛 𐒛𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒖 𐒚 𐒋𐒚𐒇𐒖𐒆 𐒜 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒋𐒜𐒆𐒖 𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒜𐒆𐒖 𐒐𐒖 𐒋𐒛𐒒 𐒒𐒙𐒎𐒙 𐒜𐒕 Chorus II (𝄆) 𐒋𐒘𐒉𐒖𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒊𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒂𐒛𐒆 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒝𐒉𐒖𐒕𐒆𐒕 (𝄇) 𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒕 𐒋𐒚𐒐𐒖𐒕𐒌𐒕 𐒋𐒘𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒑𐒖𐒇𐒘𐒈𐒜 𐒔𐒖 𐒏𐒚 𐒋𐒗𐒐𐒘𐒒 𐒋𐒖𐒓𐒙𐒕 𐒊𐒖𐒔𐒗 𐒜 Chorus III (𝄆) 𐒉𐒔𐒖𐒒𐒂𐒜𐒒𐒖 𐒋𐒚𐒆𐒚𐒆𐒝𐒆 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒏𐒕 𐒏𐒖 𐒑𐒖𐒎𐒒𐒛 (𝄇) 𐒛𐒆𐒙𐒓 𐒋𐒗𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒙𐒓 𐒒𐒖𐒋𐒛𐒓𐒘𐒑𐒖𐒕𐒜 𐒓𐒛 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒍 𐒋𐒘𐒑𐒇𐒘𐒌𐒚 𐒙𐒈𐒏𐒚 𐒏𐒜𐒒 𐒈𐒘𐒑𐒖𐒕𐒜 | Chorus: (𝄇) قلبا علنكئد وا عينو (𝄆) انغ كئن وا عركو كل أى أى عاشق أى حدغيهي عدواد ١ (𝄇) حدغيهي عد واد نا عيدمسي (𝄆) عردا كلغا ادغ او عرد أى عدعئد سدئد ل عان نق أىي Chorus ٢ (𝄇) عشداد طلتاد علوشيدى (𝄆) سدى عليغى عداد مرسئ ه ك علن عوي طه أى Chorus ٣ (𝄇) شنتين عددود عدكي ك مقنا (𝄆) ادو عليو نعاوميي وا علف عمرگ اسك كين سميي | (𝄆) [qo.lo.baː ʕa.lan.keː.du] [waː ʕej.noː] (𝄇) [in.na.ga keː.nu waː] [ʕir.koː ka.la eː] [aːn ʕaːd.na la.hajn] [eː ʕaː.ʃa.qa.jeː] 1 (𝄆) [ħid̪.d̪ig.ja.haj ʕad.di waːd] [naː ʕiː.da.mi.seː] (𝄇) [ʕar.ra.daː ke.li.gaː] [a.dow ʕu.ra.deː] [ʕad.ʕeːd.da si.deː.da] [ʕaːn no.qo eː] Chorus 2 (𝄆) [ʕa.ʃa.daːd ɖa.la.taː] [ʕa.lowː.ʃeːn.naː] (𝄇) [si.diː ʕu.laj.giː] [ʕi.daːd ma.ri.seː] [al.low ha ku ʕe.lin] [ʕa.woːj ɖa.he eː] Chorus 3 (𝄆) [ʃan.t̪eːna ʕu.du.doːd] [ʕad.kiː ka maq.naː] (𝄇) [a.dow ʕe.li.jow] [na.ʕaː.wi.ma.jeː] [waː ʕa.laf ʕim.ri.gu] [is.ku keːn si.ma.jeː] | Chorus: (𝄆) Any nation's flag, bears its own color (𝄇) The sky (above us), does ours look like Defects it has none; love it with candor I (𝄆) Oh you White Star, at your service we are (𝄇) Superior you are, in any part of our land Be famous oh Star, like the sun (of the far) Chorus II (𝄆) On the day you arose, our hearts you have (𝄇) Purified with pureness, (Oh you our flag) Lord may not dim you, pray we in this night Chorus III (𝄆) The detached part of, our forces of five (𝄇) I beseech from God, their return you cause This fate that wrote, for us to meet now | Chorus: (𝄆) The flag of any nation beareth its color, (𝄇) but the sky, doth our flag resemble, and without defects; love it with candour! I (𝄆) Oh thou White Star, at thy service we are (𝄇) Thou art superior, in any part of our land, be famous oh Star! like the sun of the far. Chorus II (𝄆) On the day thou arosest, our hearts thou hast (𝄇) with pureness purified! oh thou banner, Lord shan't thee dim, in this night we pray. Chorus III (𝄆) The detached part of, our forces of five. (𝄇) From Lord I beseech, their return thou causest this fate that wrote, for us now to meet. |