The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran[a] was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini.

[1] It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri.

[2] Due to the death of Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year.

[3] At the time of its adoption, it was the second shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines.

سر زد از افق مهر خاوران فروغ دیده‌ی حق‌باوران بهمن فر ایمان ماست ،پیامت ای امام، استقلال آزادی، نقش جان ماست شهیدان، پیچیده در گوش زمان فریادتان پاینده مانی و جاودان جمهوری اسلامی ایران Sar zad az ofoq mehre khāvarān forughe dideye haq bāvarān Bahman, farre Imāne māst Payāmat ey Emām, esteqlāl āzādi, naqshe jāne māst Shahidān, picideh dar gushe zamān faryādetān Pāyandeh māni o jāvedān Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān [sæɹ zæd ˀæz ˀo.ˈfóq | ˈméɦ.ɹe xɒː.væ.ˈɹɒ́ːn |] [fo.ˈɹúː.ɣe diː.ˈdé.je | hæq(ː) bɒː.væ.ˈɹɒ́ːn ‖] [bæɦ.ˈmǽn | ˈfǽ.re ˀiː.ˈmɒ́ː.ne mɒːst ‖] [pʰæ.ˈjɒ́ː.mætʰ ˀej ˀe.ˈmɒ́ːm | ˀes.tʰeʁ.ˈlɒ́ːl |] [ˀɒː.zɒː.ˈdíː | ˈnǽx.ʃe ˈd͡ʒɒ́ː.ne mɒːst ‖] [ʃæ.hiː.ˈdɒ́ːn | pʰiː.t͡ʃʰiː.ˈdé dæɹ ˈɡúː.ʃe] [zæ.ˈmɒ́ːn fæɹ.ˌjɒː.de.ˈtʰɒ́ːn ‖] [pʰɒː.jæn.ˈdé mɒː.ˈníː(.j‿)o d͡ʒɒː.ve.ˈdɒ́ːn ‖] [d͡ʒom.huː.ˈɹíː.je ˀes.lɒː.ˈmíː.je ˀiː.ˈɹɒ́ːn ‖]