National Anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan

لوی سلام
National anthem of  the Kingdom of Afghanistan
Lyrics	Muhammad Makhtar
Music	Muhammad Farukh
Adopted	1943
Relinquished	1973
History
Preceded by	National Anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1943)
Succeeded by	National Anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan

The "Grand Salute", also known by its incipit as "Our Brave and Noble King", was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1943 to 1973, and Afghanistan's second national anthem overall. It was replaced in 1973 with a new anthem after the monarchy was abolished.

Lyrics

Dari original

Arabic script	Latin script	IPA transcription
ای شاه غیور و مهربان ما هستیم از جان مطیع شما ما فرزندان توییم ما فداکار توییم 𝄆 ای شاه ما 𝄇 ای شاه ملت ‌خواه ما	Ei śāhi ghayūr u mehribāni mā Hastem az jān mutīyi śumā Mā farzandāni tūyem Mā fidākāri tūyem 𝄆 Ei śāhi mā 𝄇 Ei śāhi millat khāhi mā	[ej ˈʃɑː.hɪ ɣɐ.ˈjuː.ɾ‿ʊ mɪh.ɾɪ.ˈbɑː.nɪ mʌː] [ˈhas.t̪ʰeːm ɐz d͡ʒʌːn mʊ.ˈt̪ʰiː.ʔɪ ʃʊ.ˈmɑː] [mʌː fɐɹ.zɐn.ˈd̪ɑː.nɪ ˈt̪ʰuː.jeːm] [mʌː fɪ.d̪ʌː.ˈkʰɑː.ɾɪ ˈt̪ʰuː.jeːm] 𝄆 [ej ˈʃɑː.hɪ mʌː ‖] 𝄇 [ej ˈʃɑː.hɪ mɪl.ˈlat̪ʰ ˈxɑː.hɪ mʌː ‖]

Tajik version

Эй шоҳи ғаюру меҳрибони мо
Ҳастем аз ҷон мутӣъи шумо
Мо фарзандони туем
Мо фидокори туем
𝄆 Эй шоҳи мо 𝄇
Эй шоҳи миллат хоҳи мо

English version

O our King, brave and grand
To thy soul we obey
We are thy children
We are thy believers
O our King
O our King
O our beloved King!