# Imperial Anthem of Iran

The "Imperial Anthem of Iran" (Persian: سرود شاهنشاهی ایران, romanized: Sorude Šâhanšâhiye Irân), also known by its incipit "Long Live our King of Kings" (Persian: شاهنشه ما زنده بادا, romanized: Šâhanšâhe mâ zende bâdâ), was the royal anthem of Iran from 1933 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979, when the monarchy was abolished.
Its tune, when set to a different respective set of lyrics, also served as Iran's national anthem and flag anthem at the time. This anthem was composed by the order of Reza Shah to the Iranian Literary Association.

## Lyrics

| Persian script | UniPers Romanization | IPA transcription |
| شاهنشه ما زنده بادا پايد کشور به فرش جاودان کز پهلوی شد ملک ایران صد ره بهتر ز عهد باستان از دشمنان بودی پریشان در سايه‌اش آسوده ایران ايرانیان پيوسته شادان همواره يزدان بود او را نگهبان ای پرچم خورشید ایران پرتو افکن به روی این جهان یاد آور از آن روزگاری کآسود از برق تیغت بر کران در سایه‌ات جان می‌فشانیم از دشمنان جان می‌ستانیم ما وارث ملک کیانیم همیشه خواهیم وطن را از دل و جان بودیم و هستیم پیرو حق جز حق هرگز نخواهیم از جهان با شه‌پرستی مملکت را داریم از دست دشمن در امان ما پیرو کردار نیکیم روشندل از پندار نیکیم رخشنده از گفتار نیکیم شد زین فضائل بلندآوازه ایران | Šâhanšâhe mâ zende bâdâ Pâyad kešvar be faraš jâvedân Kaz Pahlavi šod molke Irân Sad rah behtar ze ahde bâsetân Az došmanân budi parišân Dar sâye-aš âsude Irân Irâniyân peyvaste šâdân Hamvâre Yazdân bovad u râ negahbân Ey parčame xoršide Irân Partow afkan be ruye in jahân Yâd âvar az ân ruzegâri Kâsud az barqe tiqat bar karân Dar sâye at jân mifešânim Az došmanân jân misetânim Mâ vârese molke kiyânim Hamiše xâhim vatan râ az del va jân Budim va hastim peyrove haq Joz haq hargez naxâhim az jahân Bâ šâhparasti mamlekat râ Dârim az daste došman dar amân Mâ peyrove kerdâre nikim Rowšandel az pendâre nikim Raxšande az goftâre nikim Šod zin fazâyel bolandâvâze Irân | [ʃɒː.hæn.ʃɒː.he mɒː zen.de bɒː.dɒː |] [pʰɒː.jæd kʰeʃ.væɾ be fæ.ɾæʃ d͡ʒɒː.ve.dɒːn |] [kʰæz pʰæh.læ.viː ʃod mol.kʰe (ʔ)iː.ɾɒːn |] [sæd ræh beh.tʰæɾ ze (ʔ)æh.de bɒː.se.tʰɒːn ǁ] [(ʔ)æz doʃ.mæ.nɒːn | buː.diː pʰæ.ɾiː.ʃɒːn |] [dæɾ sɒː.je | (ʔ)æʃ (ʔ)ɒː.suː.de (ʔ)iːɾɒːn |] [(ʔ)iː.ɾɒːɲ.jɒːn | pʰej.væs.tʰe ʃɒː.dɒːn |] [hæɱ.vɒː.ɾe jæz.dɒːn | bo.væd (ʔ)uː.ɾɒː ne.gæh.bɒːn ǁ] [(ʔ)ej pʰæɾ.t͡ʃʰæ.me xoɾ.ʃi.de (ʔ)iː.ɾɒːn |] [pʰæɾ.tʰow (ʔ)æf.kʰæm be ruː.je (ʔ)iːn d͡ʒæ.hɒːn |] [jɒːd (ʔ)ɒː.væɾ (ʔ)æz (ʔ)ɒːn ruː.ze.gɒː.ɾiː |] [kʰɒː.suːd (ʔ)æz bæɾ.ɢe tʰiː.ɢætʰ bæɾ kʰæ.ɾɒːn ǁ] [dæɾ sɒː.je | (ʔ)ætʰ d͡ʒɒːm miː.fe.ʃɒː.niːm |] [(ʔ)æz doʃ.mæ.nɒːn | d͡ʒɒːm miː.se.tʰɒː.niːm |] [mɒː vɒː.ɾe.se | mol.kʰe kʰiː.jɒː.niːm |] [hæ.miː.ʃe xɒː.hiːm | væ.tʰæn rɒː (ʔ)æz del væ d͡ʒɒːn ǁ] [buː.diːɱ væ hæs.tʰiːm pʰej.ɾo.ve hæɢ |] [d͡ʒoz hæɢ hæɾ.gez næ.xɒː.hiːm (ʔ)æz d͡ʒæ.hɒːn |] [bɒː ʃɒːh.pʰæ.ɾæs.tʰiː mæm.le.kʰɒːtʰ rɒː |] [dɒː.ɾiːm (ʔ)æz dæs.tʰe doʃ.mæn dæɾ (ʔ)æ.mɒːn ǁ] [mɒː pʰej.ɾo.ve kʰeɾ.dɒː.ɾe niː.kʰiːm |] [row.ʃæn.del | (ʔ)æz pʰen.dɒː.ɾe niː.kʰiːm |] [ræx.ʃæn.de | (ʔ)æz gof.tʰɒː.ɾe niː.kʰiːm |] [ʃod ziːɱ fæ.zɒː.jel | bo.læn.dɒː.vɒː.ze (ʔ)iː.ɾɒːn ǁ] |
* English translation
* Long live our King of Kings,
* And may His glory make immortal our land
* For Pahlavi improved Iran,
* A hundredfold from where it once used to stand.
* Though once beset by the foemen's rage,
* Now it has peace in His keeping sure.
* We of Iran, rejoice in every age,
* O may God protect Him both now and evermore.
* O Sun that shines on Iran's banner,
* Shed upon each nation rays strong and fair.
* Those days keep in our recollection
* When thy flashing sword brought peace everywhere.
* We give our lives in thy shade benign,
* And take the lives of each enemy.
* We are the heirs of Kayanid's line;
* O beloved land, ever wholly thine are we.
* Of Right we've been and still are champions.
* What is right is all we ever demand.
* Through worship of King, we ever
* from the enemy will guard this our land.
* "Good Deeds" the first virtue of our call,
* "Good Thoughts" the light our hearts and minds to guide,
* And through "Good Speech" shining, one and all,
* 'Tis the fame of Iran that shall echo far and wide.