{{Infobox anthem |title = ئەی ڕەقیب |transcription = Ey Reqîb |english_title = 'O Enemy!' |image = |image_size = |caption = Flag of Kurdistan |prefix = Regional |country =the Former national anthem of |author = Dildar |lyrics_date = 1938 |composer = |music_date = |adopted = 1946 (by Mahabad)1991 (by Kurdistan Region) |until = 1946 (by Mahabad) |sound = ئەی ڕەقیب - تاكا بك.ogg |sound_title = }} "'''" (, ) is the Kurdish national anthem and the official anthem of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The poem was written in 1938 by Dildar in Sorani. History It was written by the Kurdish poet and political activist Dildar in 1938 while he was in jail. "Ey Reqîb" means "O Enemy!" and refers to the guards in the prison in which Dildar was held and tortured but also to the broader oppression of Kurds. In 1946, the poem was adopted as the national anthem of the Kurdistan Republic of Mahabad, a short-lived Kurdish republic in Iran that lasted for a year. "Ey Reqîb" has been adopted as the national anthem of Kurdistan Region, and it is also used by Kurdistan Workers' Party. Official lyrics Soranî Kurdish Lyrics in other dialects Northern Kurdish (Kurmancî) Southern Kurdish Zazakî Translations References External links performed by Kenwood Symphony Orchestra. Kurdish literature Patriotic songs Republic of Mahabad 1938 songs Asian anthems Regional songs National anthem compositions in F major National anthem compositions in G major