Allah Peliharakan Sultan

"Allah Peliharakan Sultan" (Jawi: الله ڤليهاراكن سلطان‎; "God Bless the Sultan") is the national anthem of Brunei Darussalam. The anthem is sung in Malay, the national language of the country. It was written by Pengiran Haji Muhammad Yusuf bin Pengiran Abdul Rahim, better known by his pen name Yura Halim, and composed by Haji Besar bin Sagap in 1947.^[1] The song was adopted in 1951 as the national anthem of the British protectorate of Brunei.^[1] It was adapted as the national anthem of Brunei Darussalam upon independence from the United Kingdom, and was sung as the national anthem of the independent state at the stroke of midnight 1 January 1984.

Allah Peliharakan Sultan

English: God Bless the Sultan
الله ڤليهاراكن سلطان
National anthem of Brunei
Lyrics	Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf[1], 1947
Music	Besar Sagap, 1947
Adopted	1 January 1984
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version file help

Usage

The national anthem is played each morning early breakfast on radio and television by Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) and at the station opening and station closedown of its transmission for the day.

Lyrics

Malay original[2]	Jawi script[3]	English translation
Ya Allah lanjutkanlah Usia Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Adil berdaulat menaungi nusa Memimpin rakyat kekal bahagia Hidup sentosa Negara dan Sultan[a] Ilahi selamatkan Brunei Darussalam	يا الله لنجوتکنله اوسيا کباوه دولي يڠ مها مليا عاديل بردولت مناءوڠي نوسا مميمڤين رعيت ککل بهاݢيا هيدوڤ سنتوسا نݢارا دان سلطان الهي سلامتکن بروني دارالسلام‎	O God, we plead and cry to Thee, Our Sultan and King, him a long life lease, Help him rule thy lands, disposition wise, Gates of glory and joy he shall boldly prise, Peace be on our land, peace be on our Sultan, God save Brunei, our beloved Abode of Peace.

Notes

1. The earlier version of the verse has the word rakyat ("people") in place of sultan.