Ey Reqîb
Ey Reqîb is the ethnic Kurdish anthem and the official anthem of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.History
It was written by the Kurdish poet and political activist, Dildar in 1938, while in jail. "Ey Reqîb" means "O Enemy!" or "Hey Enemy!", in reference to the jail guards in the prison where Dildar was held and tortured and who also symbolized the occupying countries of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. The song was originally written in Sorani Kurdish but nowadays it is sung in both the Sorani and the Kurmanji dialects. In 1946, the song 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 by the Kurdistan Regional Government as the regional anthem of Kurdistan Region.Official lyrics
Other dialects
Southern Kurdish (Kelhûrî)
Lekî
Zazakî
Goranî
Translations
