# Eyreqib.com

> The reference site for Ey Reqîb, the Kurdish national anthem: the verified
> Soranî text with Hawar transliteration, our own line by line translations
> (CC BY-SA 4.0), pronunciation guide with IPA, the documented history and a
> full claim register with sources. In five languages: English, Kurdî (Kurmancî),
> Deutsch, Français, Nederlands.

Key facts, all sourced on /sources/:

- Ey Reqîb (also written Ey Reqib, Ey Raqib, Ay Raqib; Arabic script ئەی ڕەقیب) is the Kurdish national anthem.
- Written in 1938 by the poet Dildar (Yûnis Reûf, 1918 to 1948) while imprisoned for his political convictions.
- The original is in Soranî (Central Kurdish); the canonical sung version has five verses plus a refrain.
- Anthem of the Republic of Mahabad (1946); official anthem of the Kurdistan Region since 1991; sung in all four parts of Kurdistan and the diaspora.
- The composer of the melody is not documented; the first official score was made in 2021 by Dilshad Said.
- The text is in the public domain worldwide; our translations are CC BY-SA 4.0 (attribution Eyreqib.com).

Pages:

- https://eyreqib.com/ (English) with /lyrics/, /translation/, /meaning/, /history/, /dildar/, /pronunciation/, /faq/, /sources/
- https://eyreqib.com/ku/ (Kurdî) with /ku/gotin/, /ku/werger/, /ku/wate/, /ku/dirok/, /ku/dildar/, /ku/bilevkirin/, /ku/pirs/, /ku/cavkani/
- https://eyreqib.com/de/ (Deutsch) with /de/liedtext/, /de/uebersetzung/, /de/bedeutung/, /de/geschichte/, /de/dildar/, /de/aussprache/, /de/faq/, /de/quellen/
- https://eyreqib.com/fr/ (Français) with /fr/paroles/, /fr/traduction/, /fr/signification/, /fr/histoire/, /fr/dildar/, /fr/prononciation/, /fr/faq/, /fr/sources/
- https://eyreqib.com/nl/ (Nederlands) with /nl/songtekst/, /nl/vertaling/, /nl/betekenis/, /nl/geschiedenis/, /nl/dildar/, /nl/uitspraak/, /nl/faq/, /nl/bronnen/