National Anthem of Iran

Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Erân
English: National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
	Sheet music
	National anthem of Iran
Lyrics	Sayed Bagheri, 1989
Music	Hassan Riyahi, 1988
Adopted	1990
Preceded by	"Payandeh Bada Iran"
Audio sample
	Official orchestral instrumental recording file; help;

The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini. It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth national anthem of Iran overall.

History

Due to the death of Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics

Official text in Persian	Romanization	IPA transcription	English translation
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 mehr-e khāvarān forugh-e dide-ye haq bāvarān Bahman farr-e Imān-e māst Payāmat ey Emām "esteqlāl, āzādi" naqsh-e jān-e māst Shahidān pichide dar gush-e zamān faryādetān Pāyande māni o jāvedān Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān	[sæɹ‿zæd ʔæz \| ʔoˈfoɢ \| ˈmeɦ.ɹe xɒː.væˈɹɒːn \|] [foˈɹuː.ʁe diːˈde.je \| hæɢ(ː) bɒː.væˈɹɒːn ‖] [bæɦˈmæn \| ˈfæ.re ʔiːˈmɒː.ne mɒːst ‖] [pʰæˈjɒː.mæt ʔej ʔeˈmɒːm \| ʔes.tʰeʁˈlɒːl \| ʔɒː.zɒːˈdiː \| ˈnæʁ.ʃe ˈd͡ʒɒː.ne mɒːst ‖] [ʃæ.hiːˈdɒːn \| pʰiː.t͡ʃʰiːˈde dæɹ ˈɡuː.ʃe zæˈmɒːn fæɹˌjɒː.deˈtʰɒːn ‖] [pʰɒː.jænˈde \| mɒːˈniː(.j‿)o d͡ʒɒː.veˈdɒːn ‖] [d͡ʒom.huːˈɹiː.je ʔes.lɒːˈmiː.je ʔiːˈɹɒːn ‖]	Upwards on the horizon rose the Eastern Sun The light in the eyes of the Believers in Justice Bahman is the zenith of our faith. Your message, O Imam, of Sovereignty and Freedom is imprinted on our souls O Martyrs! Your shouts echo in the ears of time: Be enduring, continuing, and eternal, The Islamic Republic of Iran.