Bilady, laki hubbi wa fu'adi ("My homeland, you have my love and my heart"; Arabic: بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي Bilādī, Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī) is the national anthem of Egypt. The melody was composed by Sayed Darwish (1892–1923) and was adopted in 1979. This anthem replaced Walla Zaman Ya Selahy as the national anthem. Transliteration: Bilady Bilady Bilady Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī Bilady Bilady Bilady Laki ḥubbī wa-fu’ādī Miṣr yā umm al-bilad Anti ghāyatī wal-murād Wa-‘alá kull al-‘ibād Kam li-Nīlik min āyād Miṣr anti aghlá durrah Fawqa gabīn ad-dahr ghurrah Yā bilādī ‘ayshī ḥurrah Wa-aslamī raghm al-a‘ādī Miṣr awlādik kirām Awfiyā’ yar‘ū az-zimām Naḥnu ḥarbun wa-salām Wa-fidākī yā bilady