"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia"[a] is an Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim.

As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown.

شاد زی ازاد زی اباد زی ای وطن در نور قانون خدا مشعل آزادگی را بر فراز مردم سر گشته راشو رهنما الله اکبر الله اکبر الله اکبر Qal’a-yi Islām, qalb-i Āsiyā, Jāwēdān āzād, xāk-e Āriyā, Zādgāh-i qahramānān-i buzurg, Sangar-i razminda mardān-i Xudā Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar.

Tēǧ-i īmān-aš ba maydān-i jihād, Band-i istibdād-rā az ham gusast Millat-i āzāda-yi Afğānistān Dar jihān zanjīr-u mahkūmān šekast.

Arrow of her faith to the arena of Jihad, Removing the shackles of suppression, The nation of freedom, Afghanistan, Breaks the chains of the oppressed in the world.

Let the lines of the Qur'an be our order, Let the banner of faith be on our roof, With the echoes and the voices going together, Let national unity be what we strive for, God is great!