It was composed by the late Second Lieutenant Awaluddin Zainal Alam who submitted it to a competition made for selecting the state anthem.

It won the competition on 15 November 1972 and was introduced and first played on 22 December the same year, during the birthday celebrations of the then Governor of Penang, Tun Syed Sheh Hassan Barakhbah at the City Stadium in the capital George Town.

[1][2] The Penang state anthem was modified in 1993 from a slower tempo to its current, faster pace.

Majulah, jayalah, Negeriku yang ku-cinta, Bersatu dan bersama, Untuk negeri kita.

سلامت توهن کورنياکن⹁سلامت ڤولاو ڤينڠ⹁نݢريکو يڠ موليا⹁کوطاعة دان ستيا⹁امان دان بهاݢيا.ماجوله⹁ جايله⹁نݢريکو يڠ کوچينتا⹁برساتو دان برسام⹁اونتوق نݢري کيت.‎ [səlamat tuhan kurniakan] [səlamat pulau pinaŋ] [nəgəriku jaŋ mulia] [kutaʔat dan sətia] [aman dan bahagia] [madʒulah dʒajalah] [nəgəriku jaŋ kutʃinta] [bərsatu dan bərsama] [untuʔ nəgəri kita] May God safety grant, To Penang, our noble land, We swear solemn to thee, Ever faithful to be, In peace and prosperity.