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The Palestinian national anthem, Biladi ("My Country"), is the national anthem of the Palestinian people, adopted by the Palestinian National Council in 1996, in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988. It was written by Said Al Muzayin (aka Fata Al Thawra), and its music was composed by Egyptian maestro Ali Ismael, and it was known as the "Anthem of the Palestinian revolution".

Since 1936, Mawtini ("My homeland") Arabic:موطني was unofficially the anthem used by Palestinians, it was written by Ibrahim Towqan and composed by the Lebanese composer Mohammad Flaifel. This should not be confused with Biladi, the official anthem.

CHORUS:

Biladi Biladi

Biladi ya ardi ya arda al-judoud

Fida'i Fida'i

Fida'I ya sha'bi ya sha'b al-khuloud

Bi'azmi wa nari wa burkani thari

Wa ashwaqi dammi li ardi wa dari

Sa?adto al-jibala wa khodto an-nidala

Qaharto al-mohala abarto al-hudood

CHORUS

Bi'azmi al-riyah wa nari al-silah

Wa israri sha'bi bi ardi al-kifah

Filisteeno dari Filisteeno nari

Filisteeno thari wa ardi as-sumood

CHORUS

Bihaqqi al-qasam tahta zilli al-'alam

Bi ardi w sha'bi wa nari al-alam

Sa ahya fida'i wa amdee fida'i

Wa aqdee fida'i ila ann ta'oud

CHORUS

My country, my land, land of my ancestors
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With my determination, my fire and the volcano of my revenge
With the longing in my blood for my land and my home
I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the guns
And the determination of my nation in the land of struggle
Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire, Palestine is my revenge and the land of endurance
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
By the oath under the shade of the flag
By my land and nation, and the fire of pain
I will live as a fida'i*, I will remain a fida'i, I will end as a fida'i - until my country returns
My country, people of perpetuity.

• fida'i = one who risks his life voluntarily; one who sacrifices himself; hence the word fedayeen.

• Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
• The Interval Signals Online page for Palestine has a file named "al-Quds Palestinian Arab Radio", which ends with a different vocal version of the Anthem. The anthem starts at around 1:59.