Imperial Anthem of Iran

"Sorud-e Shâhanshâhi-ye Irân"

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;93 years ago (1933) [1]
Relinquished	February 1979;47 years ago (1979-02) [1]
Preceded by	Salute of the Sublime State of Persia
Succeeded by	"Payandeh Bada Iran" (as national anthem)
Audio sample
"Sorud-e Shâhanshâhi" (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	Shâhanshâh-e mâ zende bâdâ Pâyad keshvar be farash jâvedân Kaz Pahlavi shod molk-e Irân Sad rah behtar ze ahd-e bâsetân Az doshmanân budi parishân Dar sâye-ash âsude Irân Irâniyân peyvaste shâdân Hamvâre Yazdân bovad u râ negahbân. Ey parcham-e khorshid-e Irân Partov afkan be ru-ye in jahân Yâd âvar az ân ruzegâri Kâsud az barq-e tighat bar karân Dar sâye-at jân mi-feshânim Az doshmanân jân mi-setânim Mâ vâres-e molk-e kiyânim Hamishe khâhim vatan râ az del va jân. Budim va hastim peyrov-e haq Joz haq hargez nakhâhim az jahân Bâ shâh-parasti mamlekat râ Dârim az dast-e doshman dar amân Mâ peyrov-e kerdâr-e nikim Rovshandel az pendâr-e nikim Rakhshande az goftâr-e nikim Shod zin fazâyel boland-âvâze Irân.	[ʃɒːhænˈʃɒːhe mɒː zenˈde bɒːˈdɒː |] [pʰɒːˈjæd kʰeʃˈvæɹ be fæˈɹæʃ d͡ʒɒːveˈdɒːn |] [kʰæz pʰæɦlæˈviː ʃod ˈmolkʰe ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [sæd ɹæɦ beɦˈtʰæɹ ze ˈʔæɦde bɒːseˈtʰɒːn ǁ] [ʔæz doʃmæˈnɒːn | buːˈdiː pʰæɹiːˈʃɒːn |] [dæɹ sɒːˈje.ʔæʃ ʔɒːsuːˈde ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [ʔiːˌɹɒːniːˈjɒːn | pʰejvæsˈtʰe ʃɒːˈdɒːn |] [hæɱvɒːˈɹe jæzˈdɒːn | boˈvæd ʔuː ɹɒː negæɦˈbɒːn ǁ] [ʔej pʰæɹˈt͡ʃʰæme xoɹˈʃide ʔiːˈɹɒːn |] [pʰæɹˈtʰow ʔæfˈkʰæn be ˈɹuːje ʔiːn d͡ʒæˈhɒːn |] [jɒːd ʔɒːˈvæɹ ʔæz ʔɒːn ɹuːzegɒːˈɹiː |] [kʰɒːˈsuːd ʔæz ˈbæɹɢe tʰiːˈɢæt bæɹ kʰæˈɹɒːn ǁ] [dæɹ sɒːˈje.ʔæt d͡ʒɒːn ˈmiːfeˌʃɒːniːm |] [ʔæz doʃmæˈnɒːn | d͡ʒɒːn ˈmiːseˌtʰɒːniːm |] [mɒː vɒːˈɹese | ˈmolkʰe kʰiːˈjɒːniːm |] [hæmiːˈʃe xɒːˈhiːm | væˈtʰæn ɹɒː ʔæz del væ d͡ʒɒːn ǁ] [ˈbuːdiːm væ ˈhæstʰiːm pʰejˈɹove hæɢ |] [d͡ʒoz hæɢ hæɹˈgez næxɒːˈhiːm ʔæz d͡ʒæˈhɒːn |] [bɒː ˌʃɒːɦ.pʰæɹæsˈtʰiː mæmleˈkʰæt ɹɒː |] [ˈdɒːɹiːm ʔæz ˈdæstʰe doʃˈmæn dæɹ ʔæˈmɒːn ǁ] [mɒː pʰejˈɹove kʰeɹˈdɒːɹe niːˈkʰiːm |] [ɹowʃænˈdel | ʔæz pʰenˈdɒːɹe niːˈkʰiːm |] [ɹæxʃænˈde | ʔæz gofˈtʰɒːɹe niːˈkʰiːm |] [ʃod ziːn fæzɒːˈjel | boˌlænd.ʔɒːvɒːˈze 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: Sorud-e Shâhanshâhi-ye Irân, pronounced [soˈɹuːdeʃɒːˌhæn.ʃɒːˈhiːjeʔiːˈɹɒːn]
2. Persian: شاهنشه ما زنده بادا, romanized: Shâhanshâh-e mâ zende bâdâ, pronounced [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