 the national anthem of the united arab emirates, (), also popularly known as ishy bilady (Ø¹ÙØ´Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯Ù; ; literally, long live my nation), was officially accepted as the united arab emirates' national anthem after the formation of the country in 1971. the anthem was composed by mohammed abdel wahab, who also composed the national anthems of other arab states. the lyrics to the anthem, officially adopted in 1996, were written by arif al sheikh abdullah al hassan. == lyrics == {|class="wikitable" |arabic text || transliteration ||english translation |- |Ø¹ÙØ´Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯Ù Ø¹Ø§Ø´ Ø§ØªØ­Ø§Ø¯ Ø¥ÙØ§Ø±Ø§ØªÙØ§|| || live my country, that the unity of our emirates has lived |- |Ø¹Ø´Øª ÙØ´Ø¹Ø¨ |||| may you live for a nation |- |Ø¯ÙÙÙ Ø§ÙØ¥Ø³ÙØ§Ù ÙØ¯ÙÙ Ø§ÙÙØ±Ø¢Ù|||| whose religion is islam and guide is the qur'an |- |Ø­ØµÙØªÙ Ø¨Ø§Ø³Ù Ø§ÙÙÙ ÙØ§ ÙØ·Ù|| || i made you fortified by the name of allah, my homeland |- |Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¯ ||  || my country, my country, my country, my country |- |Ø­ÙØ§Ù Ø§ÙØ¥ÙÙ Ø´Ø±ÙØ± Ø§ÙØ²ÙØ§Ù||  || may god protect you from the evil through time |- |Ø£ÙØ³ÙÙØ§ Ø£Ù ÙØ¨ÙÙ ÙØ¹ÙÙ|| || we have sworn to build and work |- |ÙØ¹ÙÙ ÙØ®ÙØµ ÙØ¹ÙÙ ÙØ®ÙØµ|| || we will work and sincere, work and sincere |- |ÙÙÙØ§ Ø¹Ø´ÙØ§ ÙØ®ÙØµ ÙØ®ÙØµ||  || as long as we live, we will be sincere |- |Ø¯Ø§Ù Ø§ÙØ£ÙØ§Ù Ù Ø¹Ø§Ø´ Ø§ÙØ¹ÙÙ ÙØ§ Ø¥ÙØ§Ø±Ø§ØªÙØ§|| || may the safety last and the flag rise, o emirates |- |Ø±ÙØ² Ø§ÙØ¹Ø±ÙØ¨Ø©||  || the symbol of arabism |- |ÙÙÙØ§ ÙÙØ¯ÙÙ Ø¨Ø§ÙØ¯ÙØ§ ÙØ±ÙÙÙ|| || we all sacrifice for you, we supply you with our blood |- |ÙÙØ¯ÙÙ Ø¨Ø§ÙØ£Ø±ÙØ§Ø­ ÙØ§ ÙØ·Ù|| {{transl|ar|nafdÄ«kÄ bil-arwÄá¸
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