Egyptian TV archive - Suez Crisis military marching song (Allahu Akbar) / National Anthem of Libya

"Allahu Akbar" ('''God is the greatest''') was an Egyptian military marching song which became popular in Egypt and Syria during the Suez Crisis. The lyrics were written by Mahmoud El-Sherif, and the music was composed by Abdalla Shams El-Din. "Allahu Akbar" was adopted as the official national anthem of the Libyan Arab Republic on 1 September 1969, by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, showing his hopes of uniting the Arab world. "Allahu Akbar" replaced the previous national anthem "Libya, Libya, Libya", which had been used by the Kingdom of Libya since its independence in 1951. When the Libyan Arab Republic became the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 2 March 1977, "Allahu Akbar" remained the national anthem of Libya. However, when Libya and Egypt broke off diplomatic relations following the latter's peace treaty with the State of Israel in 1979, the Egyptian origins of the national anthem were no longer mentioned by official government sources. When the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was dissolved on 20 October 2011, following the First Libyan Civil War and the death of Muammar Gaddafi, "Libya, Libya, Libya" was once again adopted as the new national anthem of Libya, by the National Transitional Council. Gaddafi loyalists continued to use the anthem. L Y R I C S God is the greatest! God is the greatest! And God is greatest above plots of the aggressors, And God is the best helper of the oppressed. With faith and with weapons I shall defend my country And the light of truth will shine in my hand. Say with me! Say with me! God, God, God is the greatest! God is above any attacker! God is the greatest! God is the greatest! Oh this world, watch and listen: The enemy came coveting my demise, I shall fight with Truth and defences And if I die, I'll take her with me! Say it with me, say it with me: God, God, God is the greatest! God is above any attacker! God is the greatest! God is the greatest! Say with me, woe to the colonialist And God is over the invader egotist, God is the greatest, my country say with me: And behold of enemies forelock and destroy it Say it with me, say it with me: God, God, God is the Greatest! God is above any attacker! God is the Greatest! God is the Greatest! God is the Greatest! God is the Greatest!

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