"Sououd-e-Melli" is the national anthem of Afghanistan. It was adopted in 1978, banned by the Taliban in 1992 as part of a general ban on music, and reinstated after the Taliban fell in 2002.
Original text
گرم شاه لا گرم شاه
تا اى مقدس لامارا
اى دا ازادي لامارا
اى دا نكمارغي لامارا
موژ پاتوفانونوكى
پري كرا دا بار لارا
هم دا تورو شپو لارا
هم دا راناي لارا
سرا دا سرباز لارا
پاكا دا رور لارا
Latin transliteration
Garam shah la garam shah Ta e muquadas lemara E da-azadi lemara E da-nekmarghÌ lemara
Muzh pa tufanunoke Pri kra da-bari laara Ham da-toro shpo laara Ham da-ranaei laara Sra da-sarbazi laara Paka da-rori laara
ma afghana ahmaghim
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Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55