Walla Zaman Ya Selahy

Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī

English: "It's Been So Long, O My Weapon"
National anthem of the UAR Former national anthem of Egypt Former national anthem of Iraq Former national anthem of Libya
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)
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"Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī" (Arabic: والله زمان يا سلاحي) was the national anthem of the United Arab Republic from 1960 to 1971.

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Arabic original	Romanization of Arabic	English translation	Italian translation (for Libyan Arab Republic)
𝄇 والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي ‎اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي ‎انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي ‎يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄆 𝄇 والله زمـان ع الجــنــود زاحفة بـتـرعـد رعـود 𝄆 حالـفة تـروح لم تـعـود إلا بـنـصــر الـزمــان 𝄇 همـوا وضـمـوا الصـفـوف شيلوا الحياة ع الكفوف 𝄆 ياما العدو راح يـشـوف منكـم في نـار المـيـدان والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄇 يـا مجـدنـا يـا مجـدنـا يا اللي اتبنـيت من عندنا 𝄆 𝄇 بـشـقــانـا وكــدنــا 𝄆 ‎عـمـرك مـا تبقى هـوان 𝄇 همـوا وضـمـوا الصـفـوف شيلوا الحياة ع الكفوف 𝄆 ياما العدو راح يـشـوف منكـم في نـار المـيـدان والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄇 مصر الحرة مين يحميهــــا ‎نحـميهـا بـسلاحـنـــا ‎أرض الثورة مين يفديهـا ‎نفـديها بأرواحـنــا 𝄆 𝄇 الشعب بيزحـف زى النور ‎الشعب جبال الشعـب بحور ‎بركان غضبان بركان بيفور ‎زلزال بيـشق لهم في قبور 𝄆 𝄇 والله زمــان يـا سـلاحـي ‎اشتـقـت لـك في كـفـاحي ‎انطق وقـول أنـا صاحـي ‎يــا حــرب والله زمــان 𝄆	𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Wallāh zamān ʿa l-junūd Zāḥfa bitirʿid riʿūd 𝄇 Ḥālfa tirūh lam tiʿūd Illā binaṣri z-zamān. 𝄆 Hummū wu ḍummu ṣ-ṣufūf Shīlū l-ḥayāti l-kufūf 𝄇 Yāmā l-ʿaduww rāḥ yishūf Minkum fī nāri l-mīdān. 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Yā majdinā yā majdinā Yā-llī-tbanayt min ʿandanā 𝄇 𝄆 Bishaqānā wa-kaddinā 𝄇 ʿUmrak mā tibqā hawān. 𝄆 Hummū wu ḍummu ṣ-ṣufūf Shīlū l-ḥayāti l-kufūf 𝄇 Yāmā l-ʿaduww rāḥ yishūf Minkum fī nāri l-mīdān. 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇 𝄆 Maṣri l-ḥurra min yiḥmīhā Niḥmihā bislāḥnā ʾArḍi th-thawra min yifdīhā Nifdīha biʾarwāḥnā. 𝄇 𝄆 Ash-shaʿb biyizḥaf zayyi n-nūr Ash-shaʿb jibāl ash-shaʿb buḥūr Burkān gaḍbān burkān biyfūr Zilzāl biyshuqq luhum fī qubūr. 𝄇 𝄆 Wallāh zamān yā silāḥī Ishtaqti lak fī kifāḥī Intaq wa-qūl ʾanā ṣāḥī Yā ḥarb wallāh zamān. 𝄇	𝄆 It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄇   𝄆 It has been a long time for the soldiers, Advancing with thunderous roar, 𝄇 Swearing never to return, Except with epoch-making victory. 𝄆 Rise and close ranks, With lives ready for sacrifice. 𝄇 O! the horror that the enemy shall suffer, From you in the fire of the battlefield. It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄆 O! glory our glory, You who was built by us, 𝄇 𝄆 By toil and pain, 𝄇 Never to go to waste. 𝄆 Rise and close ranks, With lives ready for sacrifice. 𝄇 O! the horror that the enemy shall suffer, From you in the fire of the battlefield. It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄆 Who shall protect Free Egypt? We shall protect her with our weapons. Land of the Revolution, who will sacrifice for her sake? We will, with our souls. 𝄇 𝄆 The people advance like the light, The people stand like mountains and seas, Volcanoes of anger, volcanoes erupting, Earthquakes digging the enemy into their graves. 𝄇 𝄆 It has been a long time, oh my weapon! I long for you in my struggle! Speak and say I am awake, Oh war it has been a long time. 𝄇	𝄆 Oh! Per anni! la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄇   𝄆 È passato molto tempo per i soldati, Avanzando con fragoroso ruggito, 𝄇 Giurando di non tornare mai più Tranne che con una vittoria epocale. 𝄆 Alzati e stringi i ranghi, Con vite pronte per il sacrificio. 𝄇 Oh! l'orrore che patirà il nemico, Da te nel fuoco del campo di battaglia. Oh! Per anni! la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄆 Oh! gloria la nostra gloria, Tu che sei stato costruito da noi, 𝄇 𝄆 Con fatica e dolore, 𝄇 Non sprecare mai. 𝄆 Alzati e stringi i ranghi, Con vite pronte per il sacrificio. 𝄇 Oh! l'orrore che patirà il nemico, Da te nel fuoco del campo di battaglia. Oh! Per anni! la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄆 Chi proteggerà la Libia libera? La proteggeremo con le nostre armi. Terra della rivoluzione, chi sacrificherà per lei? Lo faremo, con le nostre anime. 𝄇 𝄆 Le persone avanzano come la luce, Le persone stanno come montagne e mari, Vulcani di rabbia, vulcani in eruzione, Terremoti che scavano il nemico nelle loro tombe. 𝄇 𝄆 Oh! Per anni! la mia arma! Ti desidero nella mia lotta! Parla e dì che sono sveglio Oh guerra è passato tanto tempo. 𝄇