"Guardians of the Homeland" is the national anthem of Syria, written by Khalīl Mardam Bik and composed by Muḥammad Flayfil in 1936 when the Viénot Accords was signed. Two years later, it was adopted as the anthem for twenty years until Syria joined Egypt to form the United Arab Republic. In 1961 when Syria had a coup d'état, the country seceded and this song once again became the national anthem of Syria and has remained since.[1]
This anthem is also used by the Syrian Interim Government.
Lyrics[]

Khalīl Mardam Bik, author of the lyrics.
Arabic original[]
Arabic script | Latin script | IPA transcription |
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حُـماةَ الـدِّيارِ عليكمْ سـلامْ |
Ḥumāt ad-diyāri ʿalaykum salām |
[ħʊ.mæːt æd.di.jæː.ri ʕɑ.læj.kʊm sæ.læːm] |
Syrian version[]
ܓܢܱܬܪܱܝ ܱܬܪܱܽܬ ܫܠܱܡ ܓܠܷܟܢ
ܠܟܺܠܺ ܢܱܦܫܗ ܝܱܩܽܪܽܬ ܕܢܣܓܪܽܢ
ܡܱܪܒܱܽܓܬ ܓܱܪܒܽܬܽ ܒܱܝܬܝ ܗܗܪܡܽ
ܘܱ-ܓܪܣܽ ܕܫܡܫܗ ܒܝܬܽ ܟܱܤܱ ܠܽ ܢܬܬܱܠܱܡ
ܪܒܓܱܬܽ ܕ-ܫ’ܴܡ ܡܟܕܠܗ ܢܢ ܕܪܱܡܽ
ܒܱܡܓܱܠܝܽܬ ܗܕܪܽ ܢܬܕܱܡܝܽܢ ܠܫܡܱܝܽ
ܬܪܽ ܕܢ ܙ-ܗܺ ܒܫܡܫܗ ܢܱܗܪܬܽ
ܫܡܱܝܽ ܗܽܒܗܱܝܟ ܱܘ ܱܟܡ ܕܫܡܱܝܽ!
ܪܽܗܽܦܽܬ ܤܱܟܗ ܘܱܪܦܽܗܽ ܕܠܒܽ
ܓܷܠܺ ܢܫܽ ܕܠܱܡܕ ܟܢܫܝܽ ܕܱܬܪܱܬܽ
ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܟܷܝ ܡܷܢ ܟܽܠ ܓܱܝܢܢ ܱܘ ܟܽܡܬܽ
ܘܠܬ ܒܗ ܱܪܱܡܷܢ ܕܡܽ ܕܱܽܟܽܠ ܣܱܗܕܢ ܕܝܬܽ?
ܢܱܦܫܽܬܽ ܪܽܡܽܬܽ ܱܓܒܪܽ ܢܱܣܺܗܽ
ܘܪܗܽ ܕܱܓܠܱܬܽ ܪܩܒܱܘ ܱܬܺܕܽ
ܕܬ ܡܺܢܱܢ ܱܠ-ܘܱܠܺܕ ܱܬܒ ܱܬ ܱܪ-ܪܱܫܺܕ
ܠܽܡܽ ܟܷܝ ܠܽ ܢܫܬܱܠܱܬ ܘܱܠܡܽ ܠܽ ܢܱܩܷܝܡ?
English version[]
Guardians of homeland, upon thee be peace,
our ever-proud souls refuse to be seized.
The den of Arabism is our sacred home,
and the throne of our suns will never go down.
The mountains of Syria are towers in height,
which talk with the zenith of the highest skies.
A land that is splendid with brilliant sun,
turning to a sky or almost a sky.
The flutter of our hopes and the beats of our hearts,
depicted on the flag that united our land.
Did we not derive the black from every man's eye,
and from ink of martyrs' blood wrote to the tall sky?
Spirits defiant and past so glorious,
and the martyrs' souls are our guardians.
From us, a nation of souls and bravery,
Thy glory comes from us, my homeland![2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Syria. NationalAnthems.info.
- ↑ The Earth Walkers: Horses & Humans – Our Journey Together on Planet Earth (2019). Goldstein, Helen.