Walla Zaman Ya Selahy

*Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī*
English: "It's Been So Long, O My Weapon"
	National anthem of the UAR Former national anthem of Egypt Former national anthem of Iraq Former national anthem of Libya
Lyrics	Salah Jahin
Music	Kamal Al Taweel
Adopted	20 May 1960 (by the United Arab Republic); 1965 (by Iraq); 1969 (by Libya); 1971 (by Egypt)
Relinquished	1971 (by the United Arab Republic); 1979 (by Egypt); 17 July 1981 (by Iraq); 1972 (by Libya)
Preceded by	Salam Affandina (Egypt; 1958); Humat ad Diyar (Syria; 1958); Mawtini (Iraq; 1965); Libya, Libya, Libya (Libya; 1969)
Succeeded by	Humat ad-Diyar (Syria; 1961); Allahu Akbar (Libya; 1977, as sole anthem); Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (Egypt; 1979); Ardulfurataini (Iraq; 1981)[citation needed]
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"Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī" (Arabic: والله زمان يا سلاحي) was the national anthem of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a federation of Egypt and Syria, from 1960. Though the UAR disbanded in 1961, Egypt retained it as the official name of the state until 1971, and used its national anthem until 1979.