The National Anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was first introduced in 1947, when His Majesty King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud visited Egypt. His Majesty King Ibnu Saud asked an Egyptian composer Abdul Rahman Al-Khatib to create an anthem for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Then, Al-Khatib created an anthem, really an Arab-fanfare style melody. In 1958, the first set of the anthem’s lyrics was written by Muhammad Talat, but wasn’t often heard. And then 26 years later, The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques His Majesty King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud asked poet Ibrahim Al-Khafaji to write the new lyrics of the anthem. Nowadays, the lyrics that was written by Ibrahim Al-Khafaji had became the official lyrics of the national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, titled “’Aash Al-Malik“ (“Long Live the King!“). Below is the official lyrics of the national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ’Aash Al-Malik.