Title: Ishy Bilady - عيشي بلادي (Long Live my Nation) Lyrics: Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan, 1996 Music: Mohammed Abdel Wahab Adopted: 1971 Lyrics: Arabic transliteration: 'īšiy bilādī, 'aiš itaḥidu imārātinā 'išit liš`abin dīnuhul islāmu haḏihul qurʾānu ḥaṣnatuki bismillah yā waṭan bilādī, bilādī, bilādī, bilādī, ḥamāki illāhu šurūr a'zamāni aqsamnā an nabnī n'amalu n'amalu nuḫliṣ n'amal nuḫliṣ mahmā 'ašna nuḫliṣ nuḫliṣ dām alamān wa 'āš al-'ālamu yā al-imārātinā ramzul 'arūbati kullunā nafdīki bidimā nurwīki nafdīkā bil-arwāḥi yā waṭan English translation: Live my country, that the unity of our Emirates has lived may you live for a nation Whose religion is Islam and guide is the Qur'an I made you fortified by the name of Allah, my homeland My country, My country, My country, My country May God protect you from the evil through time We have sworn to build and work we will Work and sincere, Work and sincere As long as we live, we will be sincere may the safety last and the flag rise, oh Emirates The symbol of Arabism We all sacrifice for you, we supply you with our blood We sacrifice for you with our souls oh homeland