Imperial Anthem of Iran

"Sorude Shāhanshāhiye Irān"

English: Imperial Anthem of Iran
سرود شاهنشاهی ایران
Former royal anthem of Iran
Lyrics	Sheikh Afsar, 1933 [1]
Music	Davud Najmi Moqaddam, 1933 [1]
Adopted	1933;92 years ago (1933) [1]
Relinquished	February 1979;46 years ago (1979-02) [1]
Preceded by	"Salute of the Sublime State of Persia"
Succeeded by	"Payandeh Bada Iran" (as national anthem)
Audio sample
"Sorude Shāhanshāhi" (vocal) file help

The Imperial Anthem of Iran, ^[a] also known by its incipit "Long Live our King of Kings", ^[b] was the royal anthem of Iran from 1933 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979, when the monarchy was abolished. ^{[1] [2]}

Its tune, when set to a different respective set of lyrics, also simultaneously served as both the country's national and flag anthem. This anthem was composed by the order of Reza Shah to the Iranian Literary Association.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lyrics

Persian original	Romanization of Farsi	IPA transcription [c]
شاهنشه ما زنده بادا پايد کشور به فرش جاودان کز پهلوی شد ملک ایران صد ره بهتر ز عهد باستان از دشمنان بودی پریشان در سايه‌اش آسوده ایران ايرانیان پيوسته شادان همواره يزدان بود او را نگهبان ای پرچم خورشید ایران پرتو افکن به روی این جهان یاد آور از آن روزگاری کآسود از برق تیغت بر کران در سایه‌ات جان می‌فشانیم از دشمنان جان می‌ستانیم ما وارث ملک کیانیم همیشه خواهیم وطن را از دل و جان بودیم و هستیم پیرو حق جز حق هرگز نخواهیم از جهان با شه‌پرستی مملکت را داریم از دست دشمن در امان ما پیرو کردار نیکیم روشندل از پندار نیکیم رخشنده از گفتار نیکیم شد زین فضائل بلندآوازه ایران	Shāhanshāhe mā zendeh bādā Pāyad keshvar be farash jāvedān Kaz Pahlavi shod molke Irān Sad rah behtar ze ahde bāsetān Az doshmanān budi parishān Dar sāyeh-ash āsudeh Irān Irāniyān peyvasteh shādān Hamvāreh Yazdān bovad u rā negahbān. Ey parchame khorshide Irān Partov afkan be ruye in jahān Yād āvar az ān ruzegāri Kāsud az barqe tighat bar karān Dar sāyeh-at jān mi-feshānim Az doshmanān jān mi-setānim Mā vārese molke kiyānim Hamisheh khāhim vatan rā az del va jān. Budim va hastim peyrove haq Joz haq hargez nakhāhim az jahān Bā shāh-parasti mamlekat rā Dārim az daste doshman dar amān Mā peyrove kerdāre nikim Rovshandel az pendāre nikim Rakhshandeh az goftāre nikim Shod zin fazāyel boland-āvāzeh Irān.	[ˌʃɒː.hænˈʃɒː.he mɒː zenˈde bɒːˈdɒː |] [pʰɒːˈjæd̥ cʰeʃˈvæɹ be fæˈɹæʃ ˌd͡ʒɒː.veˈdɒːn |] [cʰæz ˌpʰæɦ.læˈviː ʃod̥ ˈmol.cʰe ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [sæd̥ ɹæɦ beɦˈtʰæɹ ze ˈʔæɦ.de ˌbɒː.seˈtʰɒːn ǁ] [ʔæz ˌdoʃ.mæˈnɒːn | buːˈdiː ˌpʰæ.ɹiːˈʃɒːn |] [dæɹ sɒːˈje‿ʔæʃ ˌʔɒː.suːˈde ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [ʔiːˌɹɒː.niːˈjɒːn | ˌpʰej.væsˈtʰe ʃɒːˈdɒːn |] [ˌhæɱ.vɒːˈɹe jæzˈdɒːn | boˈvæd̥ ʔuː‿ɹɒː ˌne.ɟæɦˈbɒːn ǁ] [ʔej pʰæɹˈt͡ʃʰæ.me xoɹˈʃi.de ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [pʰæɹˈtʰow ʔæfˈcʰæm be ˈɹuː.je ʔiːn d͡ʒæˈhɒːn |] [jɒːd̥ ʔɒːˈvæɹ ʔæz ʔɒːn ˌɹuː.ze.gɒːˈɹiː |] [kʰɒːˈsuːd̥ ʔæz ˈbæɹ.ɢe tʰiːˈɢæt bæɹ cʰæˈɹɒːn ǁ] [dæɹ sɒːˈje‿ʔæt d͡ʒɒːn ˈmiː.feˌʃɒː.niːm |] [ʔæz ˌdoʃ.mæˈnɒːn | d͡ʒɒːn ˈmiː.seˌtʰɒː.niːm |] [mɒː vɒːˈɹe.se | ˈmol.cʰe cʰiːˈjɒː.niːm |] [ˌhæ.miːˈʃe xɒːˈhiːm | væˈtʰæn ɹɒː ʔæz del væ d͡ʒɒːn ǁ] [ˈbuː.diːm væ ˈhæs.tʰiːm pʰejˈɹo.ve hæɢ̥ |] [d͡ʒoz hæɢ̥ hæɹˈgez ˌnæ.xɒːˈhiːm ʔæz d͡ʒæˈhɒːn |] [bɒː ˌʃɒːɦˌpʰæ.ɹæsˈtʰiː ˌmæm.leˈcʰæt ɹɒː |] [ˈdɒː.ɹiːm ʔæz ˈdæs.tʰe doʃˈmæn dæɹ ʔæˈmɒːn ǁ] [mɒː pʰejˈɹo.ve cʰeɹˈdɒː.ɹe niːˈcʰiːm |] [ˌɹow.ʃænˈdel | ʔæz pʰenˈdɒː.ɹe niːˈcʰiːm |] [ˌɹæx.ʃænˈde | ʔæz gofˈtʰɒː.ɹe niːˈcʰiːm |] [ʃod̥ ziːn ˌfæ.zɒːˈjel | boˌlændˌʔɒː.vɒːˈze ʔiːˈɹɒːn ǁ]

English translation

Long live our King of Kings, And may His glory make immortal our land For Pahlavi improved Iran, A hundredfold from where it once used to stand. Though once beset by the foemen's rage, Now it has peace in His keeping sure. We of Iran, rejoice in every age, O may God protect Him both now and evermore. O Sun that shines on Iran's banner, Shed upon each nation rays strong and fair. Those days keep in our recollection When thy flashing sword brought peace everywhere. We give our lives in thy shade benign, And take the lives of each enemy. We are the heirs of Kayanid's line; O beloved land, ever wholly thine are we. Of Right we've been and still are champions. What is right is all we ever demand. Through worship of King, we ever from the enemy will guard this our land. "Good Deeds" the first virtue of our call, "Good Thoughts" the light our hearts and minds to guide, And through "Good Speech" shining, one and all, 'Tis the fame of Iran that shall echo far and wide.[ citation needed ]

Notes

1. Persian: سرود شاهنشاهی ایران, romanized: Sorude Shāhanshāhiye Irān, IPA: [soˈɹuːdeʃɒːˌhæn.ʃɒːˈhiːjeʔiːˈɹɒːn]
2. Persian: شاهنشه ما زنده بادا, romanized: Shāhanshāhe mā zendeh bādā, IPA: [ˌʃɒːhænˈʃɒːhemɒːzenˈdebɒːˈdɒː]
3. See Help:IPA/Persian and Persian phonology.

References

1. "Iran (1933-1979)". National Anthems Info. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
2. "IRAN: Keshvaré Shahanshahiyé Irân", The Statesman's Year-Book 1978–79, Springer, 2016, pp. 674–682, ISBN   9780230271074

External links

• "Imperial Anthem of Iran" at National Anthems Info