We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar

ما مسلح به «الله اکبر»یم
English: We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar
	Personal anthem of the Supreme Leader of Iran Organizational anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Lyrics	unknown, 1979
Music	unknown, 1979
Adopted	1979

"We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar" (Persian: ما مسلح به «الله اکبر»یم, romanized: Mā mosallah be "Allāho Akbar"im) is the name of an Iranian 1979 Islamic revolutionary military march song performed by IRGC troops in front of Ayatollah Khomeini in Jamaran Hussainiya.^[1] For more than three decades, the song was played before each television newscast across all IRIB TV channels and hours,^[2] and still plays before IRIB's flagship 7 pm IRST (UTC+03:30) news bulletin on TV1 and IRINN. The song lyrics are partially composed of parts from Muhammad's speech for the victory of the Conquest of Mecca, saying "There is no deity but God, the one. He has fulfilled His promise, He held to his servant" (Arabic: لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Lyrics

Khomeini era (1979–89)

Persian original	Persian romanization	Persian IPA transcription	English translation
ما مسلّح به ٱلله اکبریم / بر صف دشمنان حمله می‌بریم ما همه پیرو خط رهبریم / بر صف مشرکان حمله می‌بریم لا الٰه لا الٰه لا الٰه الّا ٱلله / لا الٰه لا الٰه لا الٰه الّا ٱلله وحدهُ وحدهُ وحدهُ وحده / انجزَ انجزَ انجزَ وعده نصرَ نصرَ نصرَ عبده / لا شریک لا شریک لا شریکَ له انجزَ وعده و نصرَ عبده / الله اکبر خمینی رهبر	Mā mosallah be Allāho Akbarim / Bar saff-e došmanān hamle mibarim Mā hame peyrov-e xatt-e rahbarim / Bar saff-e mošrekān hamle mibarim Lā elāh lā elāh lā elāha ellā llāh / Lā elāh lā elāh lā elāha ellā llāh Wahdahu wahdahu wahdahu wahda / Anjaza anjaza anjaza wa'da Nasara nasara nasara abda / Lā šarik lā šarik lā šarika la Anjaza wa'da wa nasara abda / Allāho Akbar Xomeyni rahbar	[mɒː mo.sæl.ˈlæh be ʔæl.lɒː.ˈhow ʔækʰ.ˈbæɾ.iːm / bæɾ ˈsæ.fe d̪oʃ.mæn.ˈɒːn hæm.ˈle ˈmiː.bæɾ.iːm] [mɒː hæ.ˈme pʰej.ˈɾo.ve ˈxæ.t̪ʰe ræh.ˈbæɾ.iːm / bæɾ ˈsæ.fe moʃ.ɾekʰ.ˈɒːn hæm.ˈle ˈmiː.bæɾ.iːm] [lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.lɒː.ˈhæ ʔel.læ‿l.ˈlɒːh / lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.lɒː.ˈhæ ʔel.læ‿l.ˈlɒːh] [wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.ˈd̪æ / ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ wæʔ.ˈd̪æ] [næ.sæ.ˈɾæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ ʔæb.ˈd̪æ / lɒː ʃæ.ˈɾiːkʰ lɒː ʃæ.ˈɾiːkʰ lɒː ʃæ.ɾiː.ˈkʰæ læ] [ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ wæʔ.ˈd̪æ wæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ ʔæb.ˈd̪æ / ʔæl.lɒː.ˈhow ʔækʰ.ˈbæɾ xo.mej.ˈniː ræh.ˈbæɾ]	We are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines We are all followers of the Leader / We attack the polytheists' lines There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Khomeini is the Leader

Khamenei era (1989–present)

Persian original	Persian romanization	Persian IPA transcription	English translation
ما مسلّح به ٱلله اکبریم / بر صف دشمنان حمله می‌بریم ما همه پیرو خط رهبریم / بر صف مشرکان حمله می‌بریم لا الٰه لا الٰه لا الٰه الّا ٱلله / لا الٰه لا الٰه لا الٰه الّا ٱلله وحدهُ وحدهُ وحدهُ وحده / انجزَ انجزَ انجزَ وعده نصرَ نصرَ نصرَ عبده / لا شریک لا شریک لا شریکَ له انجزَ وعده و نصرَ عبده / الله اکبر خامنه‌ای رهبر	Mā mosallah be Allāho Akbarim / Bar saff-e došmanān hamle mibarim Mā hame peyrov-e xatt-e rahbarim / Bar saff-e mošrekān hamle mibarim Lā elāh lā elāh lā elāha ellā llāh / Lā elāh lā elāh lā elāha ellā llāh Wahdahu wahdahu wahdahu wahda / Anjaza anjaza anjaza wa'da Nasara nasara nasara abda / Lā šarik lā šarik lā šarika la Anjaza wa'da wa nasara abda / Allāho Akbar Xāmene’i rahbar	[mɒː mo.sæl.ˈlæh be ʔæl.lɒː.ˈhow ʔækʰ.ˈbæɾ.iːm / bæɾ ˈsæ.fe d̪oʃ.mæn.ˈɒːn hæm.ˈle ˈmiː.bæɾ.iːm] [mɒː hæ.ˈme pʰej.ˈɾo.ve ˈxæ.t̪ʰe ræh.ˈbæɾ.iːm / bæɾ ˈsæ.fe moʃ.ɾekʰ.ˈɒːn hæm.ˈle ˈmiː.bæɾ.iːm] [lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.lɒː.ˈhæ ʔel.læ‿l.ˈlɒːh / lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.ˈlɒːh lɒː ʔe.lɒː.ˈhæ ʔel.læ‿l.ˈlɒːh] [wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.d̪æ.ˈhuː wæh.ˈd̪æ / ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ wæʔ.ˈd̪æ] [næ.sæ.ˈɾæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ ʔæb.ˈd̪æ / lɒː ʃæ.ˈɾiːkʰ lɒː ʃæ.ˈɾiːkʰ lɒː ʃæ.ɾiː.ˈkʰæ læ] [ʔæn.d͡ʒæ.ˈzæ wæʔ.ˈd̪æ wæ næ.sæ.ˈɾæ ʔæb.ˈd̪æ / ʔæl.lɒː.ˈhow ʔækʰ.ˈbæɾ xɒːmeneˈʔiː ræh.ˈbæɾ]	We are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines We are all followers of the Leader / We attack the polytheists' lines There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Khamenei is the Leader

References

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We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar

Lyrics

Khomeini era (1979–89)

Khamenei era (1989–present)

References

See also

Further reading