National anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan

*Tso če dā źməka asmān wī*
English: So Long as There is Earth and Heaven
څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي
	Former national anthem of Afghanistan
Lyrics	Abdul Rauf Benawa, 1973
Music	Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, 1973
Adopted	1973
Relinquished	1978
Preceded by	National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
Succeeded by	National anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Audio sample
	Millī Surūd; ملي سرود; "The National Anthem" file; help;

"Tso če dā źməka asmān wī" (Pashto: څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي, lit. 'So long as there is Earth and Heaven') was the national anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. In 1973, the Kingdom of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état and the Republic was established by Mohammad Daoud Khan, so the country began to formulate a new national anthem, because the second national anthem was a pure tribute to the king Mohammad Zahir Shah. In 1978, the Afghan military launched the Saur Revolution to overthrow the Republic, and the national anthem was abolished five years after its opening.^[1]^[2]

Lyrics

Pashto lyrics	Romanization of Pashto	English translation
څو چي ده ځمکه او اسمان وي څو چي دا جهان ودان وي څو چي ژوندي په دي جهان وي څو چي پاتي يو افغان وي تل به دا افغانستان وي تل دي وي افغان ملت تل دي وي جمهوريت تل دي وي ملي وحدت تل دي وي افغان ملت جمهوريت تل دي وي افغان ملت جمهوريت ملي وحدت ملي وحدت	Tso če dā źməka asmān wī Tso če dā jahān wadān wī Tso če žwand pə de jahān wī Tso če pāte yaw Afǧān wī Təl ba dā Afǧānistān wī Təl de wī Afǧān millat Təl de wī jumhūriyat Təl de wī millī wahdat Təl de wī Afǧān millat, jumhūriyat Təl de wī Afǧān millat, jumhūriyat Millī wahdat, millī wahdat.	So long as there is Earth and Heaven; So long as the world is populated; So long as there is life in the world; So long as a single Afghan breathes; There will always be this Afghanistan. Long live the Afghan nation! Long live the Republic! Long live our national unity! Long live the Afghan nation and the Republic! Long live the Afghan nation, the Republic; And our national unity — national unity!