Ey Reqîb Explained

ئەی ڕەقیب
Transcription:	Ey Reqîb
English Title:	O Enemy!
Caption:	Flag of Kurdistan
Prefix:	Regional
Country:	the Former national anthem of
Author:	Dildar
Lyrics Date:	1938
Adopted:	1946 (by Mahabad) 1991 (by Kurdistan Region)
Sound:	ئەی ڕەقیب - تاكا بك.ogg

"Kurdish: italic=no|Ey Reqîb" (ku|ئەی ڕەقیب, in Kurdish pronounced as /ɛj rɛˈqiːb/) is the Kurdish national anthem and the official anthem of the 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.

Official lyrics

Soranî Kurdish

Lyrics in other dialects

Zazakî

External links

- - performed by Kenwood Symphony Orchestra.

Notes and References

Web site: Ey Reqîb, Kurdish national anthem . 2008-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070914185814/http://www.kdp.se/dildar.htm . 2007-09-14 . dead .
Book: Gunter, Michael. Out of Nowhere: The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War. 2014. 9781849045322. 44–45.
News: 21 February 2021. The poet Dildar, writer of the Kurdish national anthem "EY REQÎB" (his life and struggle). ARK News. 4 March 2021.
News: ئەی رەقیب بە زاراوەی کوردی خوارگ . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/367879276576796/827809680583751 . 2022-02-26 . limited. . ku . 28 September 2014. 26 February 2021.
Book: Lezgîn . Roşan . Zilan . Bilal . Newe Pel 9 . 2011 . 26 December 2020 . diq, ku.
Web site: Basic facts. Kurdistan Regional Government-Representation in Poland. en. KRG Poland. 2019-08-20.
Web site: Flag and Anthem. Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq Representation in Austria. en. KRG Austria. 2014-01-22. 2019-08-20.