The Lebanese National Anthem (Arabic: النشيد الوطني اللبناني, an-Našīd al-Waṭanī al-Lubnānī), officially known as "Koullouna lilouataan lil oula lil alam", was written by Rashid Nakhle and composed by Wadia Sabra. It was adopted on 12 July 1927, seven years after the proclamation of the state of Greater Lebanon during the French mandate.The Lebanese national anthem was chosen following an open nationwide competition. The result of the contest was published in newspapers.
Lyrics in Arabic:
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
ملء عين الزّمن سيفنا والقلم
سهلنا والجبل منبت للرجال
قولنا والعمل في سبيل الكمال
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلنا للوطن
شيخنا والفتى عند صوت الوطن
أسد غاب متى ساورتنا الفتن
شرقنا قلبه أبدا لبنان
صانه ربه لمدى الأزمان
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلنا للوطن
بحره بره درة الشرقين
رفده بره مالئ القطبين
إسمه عزه منذ كان الجدود
مجده أرزه رمزه للخلود
كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
كلنا للوطن
Lyrics Transliteration:
Kullunā li-l-waṭan, li-l-'ulā li-l-'alam
Mil'u 'ayn iz-zaman, sayfunā wa-l-qalam
Sahlunā wa-l-jabal, manbitun li-r-rijāl
Qawlunā wa-l-'amal fī sabīli l-kamāl
Kullunā li-l-waṭan, li-l-'ulā li-l-'alam
Kullunā li-l-waṭan
Šaykhunā wa-l-fatā, 'inda ṣawti l-waṭan
'Usdu ġābin matā, sāwaratnā l-fitan
Šarqunā qalbuhu, 'abadan Lubnān
Ṣānahu rabbuhu, li-madā l-'azmān
Kullunā li-l-waṭan, li-l-'ulā li-l-'alam
Kullunā li-l-waṭan
Baḥruhu barruhu, durratu š-šarqayn
Rifduhu birruhu, māli'u l-quṭbayn
'Ismuhu 'izzuhu, munḏu kāna l-judūd
Majduhu 'arzuhu, ramzuhu li-l-khulūd
Kullunā li-l-waṭan, li-l-'ulā li-l-'alam
Kullunā li-l-waṭan
English Translation:
All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
Our valor and our writings are the envy of the ages.
Our mountain and our valley, they bring forth stalwart men.
And to Perfection we devote our words and labor.
All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
All of us! For our Country!
Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call,
And on the Day of Crisis they are as Lions of the Jungle.
The heart of our East is ever Lebanon,
God has preserved him until the end of time.
All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
All of us! For our Country!
The Gems of the East are his land and sea.
Throughout the world his good deeds flow from pole to pole.
And his name is his glory since time began.
The cedars are his pride, his immortality's symbol.
All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
All of us! For our Country!
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