The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran[a] was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini.[1] It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth national anthem of Iranian overall.[2]
Due to the death of Supreme LeaderRuhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year.[3] At the time of its adoption, it was the second shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines.
سر زد از افق مهر خاوران
فروغ دیدهی حقباوران
بهمن فر ایمان ماست
،پیامت ای امام، استقلال
آزادی، نقش جان ماست
شهیدان، پیچیده در گوش
زمان فریادتان
پاینده مانی و جاودان
جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Sar zad az ofoq mehre khāvarān
forughe dideye haq bāvarān
Bahman, farre Imāne māst
Payāmat ey Emām, esteqlāl
āzādi, naqshe jāne māst
Shahidān, picideh dar
gushe zamān faryādetān
Pāyandeh māni o jāvedān
Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān
The sun of the east 'long the horizon
the believers of truth, glim of vision Bahman, the zenith of our faith
Your message, o Imam, independence
and freedom on our souls engraved
O shahids, your fervent cries
resound every generation
Enduring, lasting and eternal
The Islamic Republic of Iran
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