As-Salam as-Sultani

An-Nashīd as-Salām as-Sulṭānī
English: 'Anthem of the Salute of the Sultan'
نشيد السلام السلطاني
	National anthem of Oman
Lyrics	Rashid bin Uzayyiz al-Khusaidi, 1970; Haitham bin Tariq as-Said (second stanza remake), 2020
Music	James Frederick Mills, 1932
Adopted	23 July 1970; 54 years ago
Audio sample
	U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in B-flat major file; help;

"The Salute of the Sultan" (Arabic: السلام السلطاني) is the national anthem of the Sultanate of Oman. It is an ode originally dedicated to Qaboos bin Said, the former Sultan of Oman.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The anthem's lyrics were written by poet Rashid bin Uzayyiz al-Khusaidi. The music for it was composed at the request of Muscat's government by James Frederick Mills, a Briton, in December 1932.^[4]^[5]

In 1970, a modified version was written by the poet Hafiz bin-Salim as-Sayl al-Gasani, the adviser of the former Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said. The melody was composed by Egyptian musician Mohammed Abdel Wahab.^[6]

Lyrics

Current lyrics

Arabic original^[7]	Romanization	IPA transcription^[a]	English translation
يَا رَبَّنَا اَحْفَظْ لَنَا جَلَالَةَ السُّلْطَان وَالشَّعْبَ فِي الْأَوْطَان بِالْعِزِّ وَ الْأَمَان 𝄇 وَلْيَدُمْ مُؤَيَدَا عَاهِلاً مُّمَجَّدَا بِالنُّفُوْسِ يُفْتَدٰى 𝄆 يَا عُمَان نَحْنُ مِنْ عَهْدِ النَّبِيْ أَوْفِيَاء مِنْ كِرَامِ الْعَرَبِيْ فَارْتَقِيْ هَامَ السَّمَاء وَامْلَئِي الْكَوْنَ ضِيَاء وَاسْعَدِيْ وَانْعَمِيْ بِالرَّخَاء	Yā rabbanā ʾaḥfaẓ lanā jalālat as-Sulṭān Wa-sh-shaʿba fi-l-ʾawṭān Bi-l-ʿizzi wa-l-ʾamān 𝄆 Wa-l-yadum muʾayadā, ʿĀhilān mumajjadā; Bi-n-nufūsi yuftadā. 𝄇 Yā ʿUmān, naḥnu min ʿahd in-Nabī ʾAwfiyāʾ min kirāmi l-ʿArabī. Fārtaqī hām as-samāʾ Wa-imlaʾī l-kawna ḍiyāʾ Wa-s-saʿdī wa-n-naʿmī bi-r-rakhāʾ.	[jɑː rɑb.bæ.næː ʔæħ.fɑðˤ læ.næː d͡ʒæ.læː.læt æs.sʊl.tˤɑːn] [wæ‿ʃ.ʃɑʕ.bæ fɪ‿l.ʔɑw.tˤɑːn] [bɪ‿l.ʕɪz.zi wæ‿l.ʔæ.mæːn] 𝄆 [wæ‿l.jæ.dʊm mʊ.ʔæ.jæ.dæː] [ʕɑː.hi.læːn mʊ.mæd.d͡ʒæ.dæː] [bɪ‿n.nʊ.fuː.si jʊf.tæ.dæː] 𝄇 [jæː ʕʊ.mæːn \| nɑħ.nʊ mɪn ʕɑhd ɪn.næ.biː] [ʔɑw.fiː.jæʔ mɪn ki.rɑː.mɪ‿l.ʕɑ.rɑ.biː] [fɑːr.tɑ.qɪː hæːm æs.sæ.mæːʔ] [wɑ‿(ɪ)m.læʔ.ɪː‿l.kɑw.nɑ‿ðˤ.ðˤɪː.jæːʔ] [wæ‿s.sɑʕ.diː wæ‿n.nɑʕ.miː bɪ‿r.rɑ.xɑːʔ]	O Almighty, save His Majesty the Sultan and His people in their homelands with pride and peace 𝄆 May He live long and triumphant a glorified leader for whom we shall lay down our lives 𝄇 O Oman, we have been from the time of the Prophet of the most loyal and noble Arabs So ascend to the apex of the heavens illuminate the cosmos rejoice and relish in prosperity

Previous lyrics (Qaboos-era version)

In 2020, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued a decree to remove the name of his predecessor, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, from the national anthem.^[8]

Arabic original^[9]	Romanization	IPA transcription^[a]	English translation
يا عمان نحن من عهد النبي أوفياء من كرام العربي ابشري قابوس جاء فلتباركه السماء واسعدي ولتقيه بالدعاء	Yā ʿUmān, naḥnu min ʿahd in-Nabī ʾAwfiyāʾ min kirāmi l-ʿArabī. Abshirī Qābūsū jāʾ Faltubārakhu s-samāʾ Wa-s-saʿdī wa-l-taqīh bi-d-duʿāʾ.	[jæː ʕʊ.mæːn \| nɑħ.nʊ mɪn ʕɑhd ɪn.næ.biː] [ʔɑw.fiː.jæʔ mɪn ki.rɑː.mɪ‿l.ʕɑ.rɑ.biː] [æb.ʃɪ.rɪː qɑː.buː.su d͡ʒæːʔ] [fæl.tʊ.bæː.rɑk.hʊ‿s.sæ.mæːʔ] [wæ‿s.sɑʕ.diː wæ‿l.tɑ.qɪːh bɪ‿d.dʊ.ʕæːʔ]	O Oman, since the time of the Prophet We are a dedicated people amongst the noblest Arabs Be happy! Qaboos has come May heaven bless him Be cheerful and commend him to the protection of our prayers.