"We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar" () is the name of an Iranian 1979 Islamic revolutionary military march song performed by IRGC troops in front of Ayatollah Khomeini in Jamaran Hussainiya. For more than three decades, the song was played before each television newscast across all IRIB TV channels and hours, and still plays before IRIB's flagship 7 pm IRST (UTC+03:30) news bulletin on TV1 and IRINN. The song lyrics are partially composed of parts from Muhammad's speech for the victory of the Conquest of Mecca, saying "There is no deity but God, the one. He has fulfilled His promise, He held to his servant" ().
Lyrics Khomeini era (1979–89) Persian originalPersian romanizationPersian IPA transcriptionEnglish translationWe are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines
We are all followers of the Leader / We attack the polytheists' lines
There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah
He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise
Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him
He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Khomeini is the Leader
Supreme Leader version Khamenei era (1989–2026) Persian originalPersian romanizationPersian IPA transcriptionEnglish translationWe are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines
We are all followers of the Leader / We attack the polytheists' lines
There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah
He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise
Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him
He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Khamenei is the Leader
Khamenei era (2026–present) Persian originalPersian romanizationPersian IPA transcriptionEnglish translationWe are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines
We are all followers of the Leader / We attack the polytheists' lines
There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah
He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise
Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him
He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Khamenei is the Leader
President version Raisi era (2021–2024) Persian originalPersian romanizationPersian IPA transcriptionEnglish translationWe are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines
We are all followers of the President / We attack the polytheists' lines
There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah
He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise
Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him
He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Raisi is the President
Pezeshkian era (2024–present) Persian originalPersian romanizationPersian IPA transcriptionEnglish translationWe are armed with Allahu Akbar / We attack the enemy's lines
We are all followers of the President / We attack the polytheists' lines
There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah / There is no, there is no, there is no deity but Allah
He is the sole God, He is the sole God, He is the sole God, the sole / He fulfilled, He fulfilled, He fulfilled His promise
Succeeded, Succeeded, His servants succeeded / There is no partner, no partner, no partner for Him
He fulfilled his promise and His servant succeeded / Allah is greater, Pezeshkian is the President
References
See also The Angelus (Irish broadcast) and RTÉ News: Six One: stemming from the Roman Catholic tradition of Angelus, the RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland airs the sound of Angelus bells every night at 6 pm IST on RTÉ One, before its evening news bulletin starts at 6:01 pm. The key difference is that the "We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar" song and its accompanying video sequence are incorporated into the title sequence of IRIB's 7 pm news bulletin, while RTÉ's broadcast of Angelus is technically separate from the Six One news.
Further reading Live performance of the song in the presence of Ayatollah Khomeini