Bilady, Bilady, Bilady ("My homeland, my homeland, my homeland"; Arabic: بلادي بلادي بلادي Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī) is the national anthem of Egypt. The melody was composed by Sayed Darwish (1892--1923) and was adopted in 1979. Although the modern version has three stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. This anthem replaced Walla Zaman Ya Selahy.