"Ishy Bilady" (Arabic: عيشي بلادي, lit. 'Long Live my Country') is the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: النشيد الوطني الإماراتي, romanized: an-Nashīd al-Waṭanī al-ʾImārātī, lit. '"Emirati National Anthem"'). It was officially accepted as the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates after the formation of the country in 1971.