Ey Reqîb
Ethnic anthem of the Kurds and the Kurdistan Region
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"Ey Reqîb" (Kurdish: ئەی ڕەقیب, romanized: Ey Řeqîb, pronounced [ɛj rɛˈqiːb]) is the Kurdish national anthem and the official anthem of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[1] The poem was written in 1938 by Dildar in Sorani.[2]
History
It was written by the Kurdish poet and political activist, Dildar in 1938, while in jail. "Ey Reqîb" meaning "O Enemy!" refers to the jail guards in the prison where Dildar was held and tortured but also the broader oppression of Kurds.[3]
In 1946, the poem was adopted as the national anthem of the Kurdistan Republic of Mahabad, a short-lived Kurdish republic of the 20th century in Iran that lasted for a year. "Ey Reqîb" has been adopted as the national anthem of Kurdistan Region and is also used by Kurdistan Workers' Party.[2]
Official lyrics
Central Kurdish (Sorani)
Kurdo-Arabic script[4] |
IPA transcription | |
|---|---|---|
ئەی ڕەقیب، ھەر ماوە قەومی کوردزمان، |
Ey řeqîb her mawe qewmî Kurdziman, |
[aj ɾaqiːb haɾ maːwa qawmiː kuɾdzamaːn] |
Lyrics in other dialects
Northern Kurdish (Kurmanci)
Latin script[6] |
Kurdo-Arabic script[7] |
|---|---|
Ey reqîb her maye qewmê kurd ziman |
ئەی ڕەقیب ھەر، مایە قەومێ کورد زمان ناشکێ و دانایێ ب تۆپێ زەمان. |
Southern Kurdish
| Kurdo-Arabic script[8] |
|---|
ئهئێ ڕهقیب ههر ماگه قهوم کورد زوان، نیهشکنێگهئێ گهردش چهرخ زهمان، |
Zazaki
| Latin script[5] |
|---|
Ey reqîb, tim mendo qewmê kurziwan |
Translations
| Literal translation[9] | Alternative translation[10] |
|---|---|
Oh, enemy! The Kurdish people live on, |
Oh foes who watch us, the nation whose language is Kurdish is alive |
