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Officially the “Islamic Republic of Mauritania“, Mauritania is a country on the North-Western fringe of the African continent. While it spans a large territory (11th largest country in Africa by surface area), it is one of the least populous on the continent. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of the sovereign is located in the Sahara desert.
Motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic)
“Honor, Fraternity, Justice”
Anthem: نشيد وطني موريتاني
(English: “Country of the Proud, Guiding Noblemen”)
| Arabic | Arabic Transliteration | English Translation |
| كن للاله ناصرا وأنكر المناكرا وكن مع الحق الذي يرضاك منك دائرا ولا تعد نافعا سواه أو ضائرا واسلك سبيل المصطفى ومت عليه سائرا فما كفى والان أليسا يكفي لأخيرا وكن لقوم احدثوا في أمره مهاجرا قد موهوا بشبه واعتذروا معاذرا وزعموا مزاعما وسودوا دفاترا واحتنكوا أهل الفلا واحتنكوا الحواضرا وأورثت أكابر بدعتها أصاغرا وإن دعا مجادل في أمرهم إلى مرا فلا تمار فيهم إلا مراء ظاهرا | Kun lil-ilahi nasiran, wa-ankir al-manakira Wa-kun maʿa l-haqqi l-ladhi yarda-hu minka da’ira Wa-la ta ʿuddu nafi ʿa siwa-hu aw da’ira Wa-sluk sabila l-mustafa wa-mutt ʿalayhi sa’ira Fa-ma kafa awwalana a-laysa yakfi l-akhira Wa-kun li-qawmin ahdathu fi amrihi muhajira Qad mawwahu bi-shibhin wa- ʿtadhiru ma ʿadhira, Wa-za ʿamu maza ʿima wa-sawwadu dafatira, Wa-htanaku ahla l-fala, wa-htanaku l-hawadira Wa-awrathat akabira bid ʿatuha asaghira Wa-in da ʿa mujadilun fi-amri-him ila mira Fa-la tumari fihim illa mira’a zahira | Be a helper for God, and censure what is forbidden, And turn with the law which, which He wants you to follow, Hold no one to be useful or harmful, except for Him, And walk the path of the chosen one, and die while you are on it! For what was sufficient for the first of us, is sufficient for the last one, too. And leave those people who do evil things with respect to God. They misrepresented him by making him similar, and made all kinds of excuses. They made bold claims, and blackened notebooks. They let the nomads and the sedentary people, both make bitter experiences, And the great sins of their [doctrinal] innovations bequeathed small. And just in case a disputant, calls you to dispute about their claims, Do not, then, dispute on them, except by way of an external dispute. |
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