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The Australian National Anthem and citizenship pledge in Assyrian

We have translated the Australian National Anthem and citizenship pledge into many of the languages spoken throughout Australia.

Published 8 September 2025 9:22am

Updated 24 September 2025 4:44pm

Source: SBS

SBS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Australia as the Traditional Owners of Country, and their continuing connection to land, waters, and community.

Advance Australia Fair’s original lyrics were written in 1878 by Australian schoolteacher and songwriter Peter Dodds McCormick. The song was confirmed as Australia’s national anthem on 19 April 1984.

In 2021 the words in the Anthem’s second line were updated from ‘young and free’ to ‘one and free’ to reflect inclusivity.

The Anthem is played at official ceremonies, sporting competitions and other community events.

Australian National Anthem lyrics

ܐܘܿܤܬܖ̈ܵܠܵܝܹܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܟܠܲܢ ܦܲܨܚܵܚ

ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܲܕ ܝܘܵܚ ܘܚܹܐܖܹ̈ܐ

ܐܲܪܥܲܢ ܕܲܗܒ̣ܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܬܝ̣ܪܘ̣ܬܲܢ ܒܫܲܪܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܢܝ̣ܬܵܐ

ܐܲܬܪܲܢ ܒܝܵܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܚܘܼܪܕܝ̣ܵܐ

ܘܐܲܪܥܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܝ̣ܬܵܐ

ܕܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝ̣ܪܵܐ ܘܕܲܠܝ̣ܠܵܐ

ܓܵܘ ܦܲܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝ̣ܬܵܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܚܲܕ ܪܲܗܛܵܐ

ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ

ܒܩܝ̣ܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡܲܚܕܝ̣ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܙܵܡܪܵܚ

ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ

ܬܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܟܼܒ̣ܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ ܠܵܘܓ̰ܵܢܵܐ

ܦܲܠܚܲܚ ܒܟܲܫܝ̣ܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܲܢ ܘܐܝ̣ܕܵܬ̈ܲܢ

ܕܥܲܒ̣ܕܵܚܠܹܗ ܟܘܿܡܘܿܢܘܹܠܬܼ ܕܕܝܼܲܢ

ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐ ܒܟܠܲܝܗܝ ܐܲܬܖ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ

ܘܠܐܵܢܝ̣ ܕܐ݇ܬܹܐܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܥܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ

ܐܸܬܠܲܢ ܠܡܫܲܪܵܟܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܲܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ

ܒܲܠܒ̣ܝ̣ܒ̣ܘ̣ܬ̣ܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܡܚܲܝܸܕܵܚ

ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ

ܗܵܝܓܵܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܙܵܡܪܵܚ ܒܩܝ̣ܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܐ

ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ

10 things you should know about Advance Australia Fair

Australian Citizenship Pledge

Since the introduction of Australian citizenship in 1949, over six million people have become citizens through formal awarding.

Citizenship ceremonies are organised by local councils, including on Australian Citizenship Day marked on 17 September.

As part of the ceremony, the Australian National Anthem is played, and people make the pledge accepting the responsibilities of Australian citizenship.

There are two versions of the pledge, one of which mentions God.

Pledge version 1

From this time forward, under God,

I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,

whose democratic beliefs I share,

whose rights and liberties I respect, and

whose laws I will uphold and obey.

Pledge version 2

From this time forward,

I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,

whose democratic beliefs I share,

whose rights and liberties I respect, and