Terengganu State Anthem

Selamat Sultan
سلامت سلطان‎
English: (God) Save The Sultan
	Coat of arms of Terengganu
	State anthem of Terengganu
Lyrics	Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar, 1927
Music	Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar, 1927
Adopted	1927
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"Selamat Sultan" (chorus)

Official anthem of Terengganu (vocal)

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"(God) Save The Sultan" (Malay: Selamat Sultan, Jawi: سلامت سلطان‎, pronounced [səlamat sultan]) is the official state anthem of Terengganu, Malaysia. It was composed by Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar in 1927, an Assistant Teacher at the Malay Primary School at Paya Bunga. He also wrote the lyrics.

History

In 1927, Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah instructed Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar to compose a tune, which was to be played on the occasion of His Highness's birthday. Abu Bakar was then the leader of a Boy Scout band in Kuala Terengganu and later Bandmaster of the Terengganu Police Band. The music which he composed with accompanying words were submitted to the late Dato Sri Andika Di Raja, who was Aide-de-Camp to the Sultan and also a member of the Council of Ministers, and a few days later Abu Bakar was commanded to appear outside the Istana Kolam (Royal Palace), and he sang the anthem to the accompaniment of the Band of the Sultan Sulaiman Boy Scouts Troop in His Highness's presence. Not long afterwards Abu Bakar trained a group of school children from Paya Bunga to sing the anthem and after he sang it a second time the Sultan accepted the music and words as the Terengganu State Anthem and commanded that Abu Bakar should be rewarded.

Japanese Occupation

A slight amendment was made to the fourth and sixth lines during the Japanese occupation but the music and the rest of the words remained as they were originally composed.

Lyrics

Malay	Jawi	IPA transcription^[a]	Translation
Selamat Sultan
Allah daulatkan Tuanku Sultan Terengganu Darul Iman Allah peliharakan Tuanku Sultan Sejahtera sepanjang zaman Allah rahmatkan Tuanku Sultan Memerintah rakyat aman.	الله دولتکن توانکو سلطان ترڠݢانو دارالإيمان الله ڤليهاراکن توانکو سلطان سجهترا سڤنجڠ زمان الله رحمتکن توانکو سلطان ممرينته رعيت امان‎	[allah daulatkan tuanku sultan] [tərəŋɡanu darul iman allah pəliharakan] [tuanku sultan] [sədʒahtəra səpandʒaŋ zaman] [allah rahmatkan tuanku sultan] [məmərintah raʔjat aman]	God bestow upon His Majesty sovereignty Terengganu the Abode of Faith God cherish His Majesty Blissful throughout his reign God bless His Majesty Govern the People in peace.