"Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan" (; "God Lengthen the Sultan's Age") is the state anthem of Perak, Malaysia.

The tune was originally that of "La Rosalie", a popular song in the Seychelles during the 19th century, originally written by French composer Pierre-Jean de Béranger. It was adopted as Perak's royal anthem by Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II, who was exiled in the Seychelles for abetting murder.

In 1957, the national anthem of Malaysia, "Negaraku" was set to the melody of "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan".

Lyrics

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!colspan="4" bgcolor="coral"|Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan

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| <poem>Dilanjutkan Allah usianya Sultan

Adil dan murah memerintah watan

Ditaati rakyat kiri dan kanan

Iman yang soleh Allah kurniakan

Allah berkati Perak Ridzuan

Allah selamatkan Negeri dan Sultan.</poem>

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| <poem>[di.lan.d͡ʒut.kan ɑɫ'ɫɑːh u.sia.ɲa sul.tan]

[a.dil dan mu.rah mə.mə.rin.tah wa.tan]

[di.ta.ʔa.ti raʔ.jat ki.ri dan ka.nan]

[i.man jaŋ so.leh ɑɫ'ɫɑːh kur.nia.kan]

[ɑɫ'ɫɑːh bər.ka.ti pe.raʔ ri.dzu.an]

[ɑɫ'ɫɑːh sə‿la.mat.kan nə.gə‿ri dan sul.tan]</poem>

| <poem>A long life may God grant to our Sultan

Reigning just and kind o'er the land!

We shall obey his every command

May our faith be true, by Allah's hand

O God almighty, bless Perak abode of grace

God save our state, God save our Sultan!</poem>

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References

Notes

  • Perak State Anthem (From the Official Webpage of the Office of the Sultan of Perak)