Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan (Malay for "God Bless His Majesty, the Sultan") is the state anthem of Perak, Malaysia.
The tune was originally that of a popular song in Seychelles during 19th century, originally written by French Pierre Jean de Beranger. It was adopted as the Perak Royal Anthem by Sultan Abdullah, who was exiled on Seychelles for abetting murder.
In 1957 the national anthem of Malaysia, Negaraku was set to the melody of Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan.
Famous quotes containing the word allah:
“May Allah keep her
And other wives from me. But this young slave
For the Caliph? Well, only her thin mouth to save
My soul I can’t forget, nor her slack eyes:
The oasis of age is sand and lies.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)