The Cherifian Anthem ( ar, النشيد الشريف, translit=an-našīd aš-šarīf; ber, ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵛⵔⵉⴼ, translit=izli ashrif),; ber, ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, translit=izli anamur n lmɣrib). was first adopted in 1970. Composed by French military officer , it has been in use since the French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by

Ali Squalli Houssaini Ali Squalli Houssaini (1932 in Fez – November 5, 2018) was the author of the lyrics of the national anthem of Morocco, "Hymne Chérifien", which he wrote in 1970. He was also the author of numerous books. A member of the Union of Moroccan Writ ...

and adopted in 1970.

History

The anthem's melody was composed by , a French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard, during the French protectorate, The anthem was believed to have been composed in 1952, or four years before

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

got back its independence from France and Spain. After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico for the first time, the idea to write lyrics for the anthem was proposed. Lyrics by writer

were either chosen as part of a competition by King

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, or by direct commission of the King to write the lyrics.

Lyrics

Notes

References

External links

Audio file of the "Hymne Cherifen" (.mp3)Video file with transliterationarchive link
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