The anthem of Tajikistan, a Central Asian nation, was officially adopted three years after 1991 independence when new words were given to the old music used when Tajikistan was part of the Soviet Union.

Special thanks to: Rohmeen Hodeezodah-Vance for providing me with some of this information, Maria de Jesus Picon for providing me with the Romanized lyrics, and Erwin Hoheisel for the English translation.