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English: "It's Been So Long, O My Weapon" | |
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National anthem of the ![]() Former national anthem of Former national anthem of Former national anthem of ![]() | |
Lyrics | Salah Jahin |
Music | Kamal Al Taweel |
Adopted | 20 May 1960 (by the United Arab Republic) 1965 (by Iraq) 1969 (by Libya) 1971 (by Egypt) |
Relinquished | 1971 (by the United Arab Republic) 1979 (by Egypt) 17 July 1981 (by Iraq) 1972 (by Libya) |
Preceded by | Salam Affandina (Egypt; 1958) Humat ad Diyar (Syria; 1958) Mawtini (Iraq; 1965) Libya, Libya, Libya (Libya; 1969) |
Succeeded by | Humat ad-Diyar (Syria; 1961) Allahu Akbar (Libya; 1977, as sole anthem) Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (Egypt; 1979) Ardulfurataini (Iraq; 1981)[citation needed] |
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"Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī" (Arabic: والله زمان يا سلاحي) was the national anthem of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a federation of Egypt and Syria, from 1960. Though the UAR disbanded in 1961, Egypt retained it as the official name of the state until 1971, and used its national anthem until 1979.