The Afghan National Anthem ( - Milli Surood"; - "Surood-e Milli") was adopted and officially announced in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan

Constitution of Afghanistan

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, "The national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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 shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest

Takbir

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" as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan

Ethnic groups in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a multiethnic society. The population of the country is divided into a wide variety of ethnolinguistic groups. The ethnic groups of the country are as follow: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Arab, Brahui, Pamiri and some others.-Ethnic...

." The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.

Lyrics and translation

Afghan National Anthem
Pashto Lyrics	Pashto Transliteration	English Translation	Dari Translation	Transliteration
First stanza
دا وطن افغانستان دى دا عزت د هر افغان دى كور د سولې، كور د تورې هر بچى يې قهرمان دى	Dā wait Afγānistān dai, dā izat də har Afγān dai Kor də sole, kor də ture, har bačai ye qahramān dai	This land is Afghanistan, it is the pride of every Afghan The land of peace, the land of sword, each of its sons is brave	این کشور افغانستان است این عزت هر افغان است خانهٔ صلح، خانهٔ شمشیر هر فرزندش قهرمان است	in keshvar afghanestan ast in azt har afghan ast khaneh saleh, khaneh shamshir har farzandesh ghareman ast
Second stanza
دا وطن د ټولو كور دى د بلوچو، د ازبكو د پــښــتون او هزارهوو د تركمنو، د تاجكو	Dā watan də ttolo kor dai, də Baločo, də Uzbəko də aw Hazārawo, də Turkməno, də	This is the country of every tribe, The land of Balochs Baloch people The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....  and Uzbeks Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China... Pashtuns and Hazaras, Turkmens Turkmen people The Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,...  and Tajiks	این کشور خانهٔ همه است از بلوچ، از ازبک از پشتون و هزاره از ترکمن و تاجیک	in keshvar khaneh hame ast az baloch, az uzbek az pashtun o hazaraha az turkmen o tajek
Third stanza
ور سره عرب، ګوجر دي پاميريان، نورستانيان براهوي دي، قزلباش دي هم ايماق، هم پشايان	Wər sara Arəb, di, Pāmiryān, Nuristānyān Brāhuwi di, Qizilbāsh di, ham Aymāq, ham Pašāyān	With them, there are Arabs History of Arabs in Afghanistan The history of Arabs in Afghanistan spans over one millennium, from the 7th century Islamic conquest when Arab ghazis arrived with their Islamic mission until recently when others from the Arab world arrived to defend fellow Muslims from the Soviet followed by their liberation by NATO forces...  and Gujjars, Pamiris Pamiri people Pamiri is the name of an Iranian ethnic group in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan.-Ethnic Identity:The Pamiris are composed of people who speak the Pamiri languages, the indigenous language in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province, and adhere to the Ismaili sect of Shia... , Nuristanis Brahuis Brahui people The Brahui or Brohi are ethnic Baloch group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Baluchistan, Pakistan, but they are also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan and Iran. The Brahuis are almost entirely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:The ethnonym "Brahui" is a very... , and Qizilbash, also Aimaqs and Pashai Pashai Pashayi or Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern Afghanistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000. They are mainly concentrated in the northern parts of Laghman and Nangarhar provinces and eastern Kapisa... s	هم عرب و گوجر است پامیری‌ها، نورستانی ها براهویی است و قزلباش است هم ایماق و پشٌه‌ای ها	ham arab o gujar ast pamiriha, nuristanha brahui ast o qizilbash ast ham aimaq o pashai ha
Fourth stanza
دا هيواد به تل ځلېږي لكه لمر پر شنه آسمان په سينې كې د آسيا به لكه زړه وي جاويدان	Dā hiwād ba təl , ləka lmar pər šnə āsmān Pə sine ke də Āsyā ba, ləka zrrə wi	This land will shine for ever, like the sun in the blue sky In the chest of Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... , it will remain as heart for ever	این کشور همیشه تابان خواهد بود مثل آفتاب در آسمان کبود در سینهٔ آسیا مثل قلب جاویدان	in keshvar hamishe taban khade bood mesl aftab dar aseman kabood dar sinaٔ asia mesl ghalb javidan
Fifth stanza
نوم د حق مو دى رهبر وايو الله اكبر وايو الله اكبر وايو الله اكبر	Num də haq mo dai rahbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar, Wāyu Allāhu Akbar	We will follow the one God We all say, "Allah is the greatest!", we all say, "Allah is the greatest!", we all say, "Allah is the greatest!"	نام حق است ما را رهبر میگویم الله اکبر میگویم الله اکبر میگویم الله اکبر	nam haq ast ma ra rahbar migoim allah o akbar migoim allah o akbar migoim allah o akbar

External links

Various government websites include sound files of the Afghan National Anthem:

• The Office of the President of Afghanistan
• The Embassy of Afghanistan in the United States, which features both instrumental and vocal versions of the anthem.