Song – Al Watan Al Akbar

Composed by Mohhamed Abdel Wahab, arranged by Ali Ismael, and Ahmad Shafik Kamal, this song was created to celebrate the formation United Arab Republic and in a wider sense is an anthem to pan-Arabism as a whole. I’ve liked the song in the past and thought it would connect nicely with the wider political movement of pan-Arabism which we’ve talked a bit about in class.

Translated lyrics can be found online if you’d like to see them and additionally this same recording can be found on Youtube in translated lyric videos if searched on Youtube.