Walla Zaman Ya Selahy

"**Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī**" () was the national anthem of the United Arab Republic from 1960 to 1971.

## Lyrics

|Arabic original|Romanization of Arabic|English translation|Italian translation (in Libya)|
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|<poem dir="rtl"> 𝄇 والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄆 𝄇 والله زمـان ع الجــنــود زاحفة بـتـرعـد رعـود 𝄆 حالـفة تـروح لم تـعـود إلا بـنـصــر الـزمــان 𝄇 همـوا وضـمـوا الصـفـوف شيلوا الحياة ع الكفوف 𝄆 ياما العدو راح يـشـوف منكـم في نـار المـيـدان والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄇 يـا مجـدنـا يـا مجـدنـا يا اللي اتبنـيت من عندنا 𝄆 𝄇 بـشـقــانـا وكــدنــا 𝄆 عـمـرك مـا تبقى هـوان 𝄇 همـوا وضـمـوا الصـفـوف شيلوا الحياة ع الكفوف 𝄆 ياما العدو راح يـشـوف منكـم في نـار المـيـدان والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄇 مصر الحرة مين يحميهــــا نحـميهـا بـسلاحـنـــا أرض الثورة مين يفديهـا نفـديها بأرواحـنــا 𝄆 𝄇 الشعب بيزحـف زى النور الشعب جبال الشعـب بحور بركان غضبان بركان بيفور زلزال بيـشق لهم في قبور 𝄆 𝄇 والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄆 </poem>|<poem>𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Wallāh zamān ʿa l-junūd Zāḥfa bitirʿid riʿūd 𝄇 Ḥālfa tirūh lam tiʿūd Illā binaṣri z-zamān. 𝄆 Hummū wu ḍummu ṣ-ṣufūf Shīlū l-ḥayāti l-kufūf 𝄇 Yāmā l-ʿaduww rāḥ yishūf Minkum fī nāri l-mīdān. 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Yā majdinā yā majdinā Yā-llī-tbanayt min ʿandanā 𝄇 𝄆 Bishaqānā wa-kaddinā 𝄇 ʿUmrak mā tibqā hawān. 𝄆 Hummū wu ḍummu ṣ-ṣufūf Shīlū l-ḥayāti l-kufūf 𝄇 Yāmā l-ʿaduww rāḥ yishūf Minkum fī nāri l-mīdān. 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Maṣri l-ḥurra min yiḥmīhā Niḥmihā bislāḥnā ʾArḍi th-thawra min yifdīhā Nifdīha biʾarwāḥnā. 𝄇 𝄆 Ash-shaʿb biyizḥaf zayyi n-nūr Ash-shaʿb jibāl ash-shaʿb buḥūr Burkān gaḍbān burkān biyfūr Zilzāl biyshuqq luhum fī qubūr. 𝄇 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 </poem>|<poem> 𝄆 It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄇 𝄆 It has been a long time for the soldiers, Advancing with thunderous roar, 𝄇 Swearing never to return, Except with epoch-making victory. 𝄆 Rise and close ranks, With lives ready for sacrifice. 𝄇 O! the horror that the enemy shall suffer, From you in the fire of the battlefield. It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄆 O! glory our glory, You who was built by us, 𝄇 𝄆 By toil and pain, 𝄇 Never to go to waste. 𝄆 Rise and close ranks, With lives ready for sacrifice. 𝄇 O! the horror that the enemy shall suffer, From you in the fire of the battlefield. It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄆 Who shall protect Free Egypt? We shall protect her with our weapons. Land of the Revolution, who will sacrifice for her sake? We will, with our souls. 𝄇 𝄆 The people advance like the light, The people stand like mountains and seas, Volcanoes of anger, volcanoes erupting, Earthquakes digging the enemy into their graves. 𝄇 𝄆 It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄇 </poem>|<poem> 𝄆 Oh!  Per anni!  la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄇 𝄆 È passato molto tempo per i soldati, Avanzando con fragoroso ruggito, 𝄇 Giurando di non tornare mai più Tranne che con una vittoria epocale. 𝄆 Alzati e stringi i ranghi, Con vite pronte per il sacrificio. 𝄇 Oh!  l'orrore che patirà il nemico, Da te nel fuoco del campo di battaglia. Oh!  Per anni!  la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄆 Oh!  gloria la nostra gloria, Tu che sei stato costruito da noi, 𝄇 𝄆 Con fatica e dolore, 𝄇 Non sprecare mai. 𝄆 Alzati e stringi i ranghi, Con vite pronte per il sacrificio. 𝄇 Oh! l'orrore che patirà il nemico, Da te nel fuoco del campo di battaglia. Oh!  Per anni!  la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄆 Chi proteggerà la Libia libera? La proteggeremo con le nostre armi. Terra della rivoluzione, chi sacrificherà per lei? Lo faremo, con le nostre anime. 𝄇 𝄆 Le persone avanzano come la luce, Le persone stanno come montagne e mari, Vulcani di rabbia, vulcani in eruzione, Terremoti che scavano il nemico nelle loro tombe. 𝄇 𝄆 Oh!  Per anni!  la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄇 </poem>|

## Infobox (anthem)

- **transcription**: Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī
- **english title**: It's Been So Long, O My Weapon
- **prefix**: National
- **country**: the  United Arab Republic, UAR
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Former national anthem of  Federation of Arab Republics, Egypt
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Former national anthem of  Iraqi Republic (1958–1968), Iraq
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Former national anthem of  History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Libyan Arab Republic, Libya
- **author**: Salah Jahin
- **composer**: Kamal Al Taweel
- **adopted**: 20 May 1960 (by the United Arab Republic)
 1965 (by Iraq)
1969 (by Libya)
1971 (by Egypt)
- **until**: 1971 (by the United Arab Republic)
1979 (by Egypt)
17 July 1981 (by Iraq)
1972 (by Libya)
- **predecessor**: Salam Affandina (Egypt; 1958)
Humat ad Diyar (Syria; 1958)
Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song), Mawtini (Iraq; 1965)
Libya, Libya, Libya (Libya; 1969)
- **successor**: Humat ad-Diyar (Syria; 1961)
Allahu Akbar (anthem), Allahu Akbar (Libya; 1977, as sole anthem)
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (Egypt; 1979)
Ardulfurataini (Iraq; 1981)
- **sound title**: Full vocal version